Fooling Nobody

MARC IN SEASON 3 OF DELOCATED

2012-01-31T07:00:00.002Z

Season 3 of DELOCATED premieres in the USA on Adult Swim on Thursday February 2nd 2012 at midnight.

Marc stars as Jon's therapist The Glaze, a "...self-help self-styled guru who is stealing quite a lot of money from Jon".

Watch a behind the scenes clip of Marc as THE GLAZE here HERE

Visit the official Adult Swim site HERE

LA LA LAND series repeat on SHOWTIME 24-26 January 2012

2012-01-23T14:43:00.024Z

Showtime are repeating LA LA LAND from 24-26 January 2012 on SHO NEXT.

Click HERE for the schedule and details.

Shirley at LAX

Chico, Mr Ghostman's driver in LA LA LAND

HUGE thanks to Jeff Finicle for these unseen photos. For more images see HERE

Shirley Ghostman at Pinks, Los Angeles

Gary Garner's Mum

Brendan's car

Spencer - always defending at LEEDS Mattresses

LISTEN AGAIN MARC WOOTTON BBC RADIO 2 TONIGHT

2012-01-21T09:03:00.009Z

AND THE WINNER IS... is now on the BBC iPlayer HERE

*photo courtesy of Marc Wootton

In December of last year Marc recorded the TV version of BBC Radio 2's
AND THE WINNER IS... THE MATT LUCAS AWARDS.

Matt Lucas recently confirmed that THE MATT LUCAS AWARDS will be broadcast late March 2012 on BBC1.

In the meantime you can hear Marc's appearance again tonight on AND THE WINNER IS... on BBC Radio 2 at 10.30pm.

Fellow panellists are Limmy and Holly Walsh.

Read more about the show HERE

THE WORLD'S GREATEST PRANKSTER

2012-01-09T18:53:00.010Z

(see from 8 mins 35).

"...the Robert de Niro of character pranking"

If you missed it you can still watch Marc on E4's THE WORLD'S GREATEST PRANKSTER.

Pete Firman nominated Marc at the Comedy Summit, (alongside Sacha Baron Cohen, Chris Morris) - clips shown included My New Best Friend, High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman and Shirley's exorcism in LA LA LAND.

To watch click HERE to go to 4oD.

DELOCATED PREMIERES - LA LA LAND AND NATIVITY!

2012-01-06T07:00:00.003Z

USA: Last year (Spring and Winter of 2011) Marc filmed in New York for U.S. comedy DELOCATED.

Jon Glaser and Adult Swim have just announced that Season 3 of DELOCATED will be premiered on Thursday February 2nd 2012 at midnight - Marc plays THE GLAZE.

Visit the official Adult Swim site HERE for more info/clips (USA only).

LA LA LAND repeats - Shirley Ghostman, Brendan Allen and Gary Garner return to Showtime as LA LA LAND is repeated late night on SHO NEXT from 24-26th January 2012 - see the schedule: HERE

You can also see Marc as Mr Poppy in Nativity! which continues to be shown on Showtime until February 10th 2012. Full schedule HERE

NATIVITY! ON BBC iPLAYER

2011-12-27T07:00:00.000Z

NATIVITY! is currently one of the "MOST POPULAR" on the BBC iPlayer for BBC2 and across ALL the BBC Channels.

to watch now click HERE (also in HD)

Cast:

Marc Wootton as Mr Poppy
Martin Freeman as Mr Maddens
Ashley Jensen as Jennifer Lore
Pam Ferris as Mrs Bevan
Ben Wilby as Bob

Director Debbie Isitt

Nativity! made it's BBC TV premiere on 23 December - it's popularity meant that both the film and "Mr Poppy" were trending on Twitter!

*HUGE thanks to DD for this image.

Nativity 2 will be released on 23 November 2012 with Marc returning as Mr Poppy and David Tennant joing the cast as Mr Peterson.

Meanwhile Arthur Christmas (Marc voices PETER) has been nominated for a number of awards including a Golden Globe. Read more HERE.

BBC2 TONIGHT

2011-12-23T09:00:00.003Z

watch Marc as Mr Poppy in the BBC2 TV Premiere of NATIVITY! 6.20pm tonight.

You can also watch NATIVITY! in the USA on Showtime - visit their site HERE

NATIVITY! COMES TO BBC2 THIS CHRISTMAS

2011-12-07T09:00:00.002Z

Watch Marc as Mr Poppy this Christmas as NATIVITY! comes to BBC2.

NATIVITY! will be shown at 6.20pm on Friday 23rd December and repeated on BBC1 on 29 December.

Also starring Martin Freeman, Ashley Jensen, Jason Watkins, Alan Carr, Ricky Tomlinson and Pam Ferris.

MARC AND DAVID TENNANT ON CBBC NEWSROUND

2011-12-03T14:00:00.005Z

Marc and David Tennant were on CBBC today on NEWSROUND. David was interviewed by Joe Tidy and both he and Marc can be seen sending Christmas wishes from the Nativity 2 set - to view click HERE.

Huge thanks again to the David Tennant Forum for their photos and information.

Newsround presenter Joe Tidy has recorded a further interview with Marc - details coming soon...

MARC ON THE MATT LUCAS AWARDS BBC1

2011-11-29T09:00:00.004Z

Earlier this year Marc was a guest on the Radio 2 show "And The Winner Is..." with presenter Matt Lucas and guests Holly Walsh and Limmy.

The show is now transferring to television (BBC1) with the new name
"The Matt Lucas Awards" and Marc will be at the 11 December recording.

To be in the audience visit the BBC site by clicking HERE

To read more about the show and watch the Pilot click HERE

NATIVITY 2 WRAP/DELOCATED

2011-11-27T07:00:00.005Z

Nativity 2 has just finished filming - it is expected to be released in November 2012.

Marc is now in New York completing filming on DELOCATED.

Nativity 2 photos - HUGE thanks again to Jill Wilby for these amazing photos of Ben aka Bob in Nativity with co-stars Joanna Page (Mrs Peterson - wife to David Tennant's character) and Ian McNeice (Mr Peterson Snr).

Joanna Page and Ben Wilby on set

*photo courtesy of Jill Wilby

*photo courtesy of Jill Wilby

Ben Wilby on set with Ian McNeice who plays David Tennant's father in
Nativity 2

NATIVITY 2/MAT HORNE/PHOTOS/DELOCATED

2011-11-20T13:15:00.008Z

*Photo courtesy of Ryan Arya

Huge thanks to Ryan Arya for this brilliant recent photo of Adam Arya and Marc.

Marc has been continuing filming on Nativity 2 on location in Wales (and now Warwick and Stratford) with David Tennant, Pam Ferris, Jason Watkins, and Joanna Page. Lots of location photos have been appearing in the local press such as The Advertizer, The Powys County Times and Wales Online. Many thanks again to Jill and the David Tennant Forum for sharing their links and information with us. - click HERE for the Wales Online photo sets featuring Marc (Mr Poppy) carrying David! (Mr Peterson) the children and Marc and David on the amphibious Duck Bus. Nativity 2 is due to wrap shortly, Marc will then fly to New York to complete filming Delocated.

Marc has also been filming again in London for a BBC Pilot with Mat Horne - news coming soon...

ARTHUR CHRISTMAS

2011-11-04T07:00:00.003Z

Marc recently worked on Peter Baynham's (Arthur, Borat, Bruno, Brass Eye, I'm Alan Partridge) new 3D animated family comedy film
Arthur Christmas.

Marc voices Peter the Elf.

Arthur Christmas reveals Santa’s secret high-tech operations at the North Pole. Also starring James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Ashley Jensen, Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton. Arthur Christmas is released in the United Kingdom on November 11 2011.

To visit the official UK site click HERE

For worldwide release dates and further info visit the Arthur Christmas official site click HERE

Official Trailer:

Marc has just one performance left at the RSC Stratford-upon-Avon this Saturday evening.

Marc continues to film Nativity 2 - many thanks again to Jill Coleman of the David Tennant Forum (visit the forum HERE) for this amazing photo from the location yesterday of Mr Poppy's Duck Bus.

more news soon...

NATIVITY 2 - WALES

2011-11-02T09:00:00.010Z

Marc filming Nativity 2 with David Tennant and cast - photos are by kind courtesy of the Shropshire Star

Marc has just two performances left now as Nick Bottom at the RSC Stratford-upon-Avon (Thursday 3rd and Saturday 5th November 2011). Marc is also filming at the BBC with Mat Horne, whilst continuing to film with David Tennant, Joanna Page, Pam Ferris and Jason Watkins on Nativity 2 as Mr Poppy.

Nativity 2 has been filming in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Wales this week - Local press the Shropshire Star published a set of photos featuring Marc with co-star David Tennant. To view the full set of 9 photos click HERE

And huge thanks to Jill Coleman from the David Tennant Forum (click HERE to visit the DT Forum) who took these photos from around the location area:

more news soon...

DAVID TENNANT BEN WILBY AND MARC ON NATIVITY 2 SET

2011-10-29T20:00:00.001+01:00

*photo courtesy of Jill Wilby

Marc has just 3 performances as Nick Bottom the Weaver left now in
A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-Upon-Avon.

Marc is also filming the sequel to Nativity! - HUGE thanks to Jill Wilby for this amazing photo of Ben Wilby aka Bob in the film with David Tennant (Mr Peterson) and Marc Wootton (Mr Poppy) on the set of Nativity! 2 (out 2012)

...more news soon.

NATIVITY! 2 - more photos from the set

2011-10-25T20:00:00.005+01:00

Marc is currently filming the sequel to Nativity! (and still performing as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Shakespeare Company until November 5th).

Huge thanks to Karen Kemp for her photo below. Marc also provided a recent photo from the Nativity! 2 set of Mr Poppy, Reindeer and Elf .

Nativity! 2 - also starring David Tennant will be released December 2012.

*photo courtesy of Karen Kemp

Mr Poppy and Karen Kemp

NATIVITY! 2 - On set

2011-10-20T20:00:00.001+01:00

Filming has now commenced on Nativity! 2 with Marc reprising his role as Mr Poppy.

Marc is joined by new cast member David Tennant who will be playing the part of teacher Mr Peterson, whilst Pam Ferris will be returning as Mrs Bevan.

To read the article click here: NATIVITY! 2 in the Coventry Telegraph

*photo courtesy of Ian Webb

and HUGE thanks to Ian Webb and Nichola Finn for this amazing photo of their daughter Holly Webb-Finn with Marc aka Mr Poppy taken yesterday on the set of Nativity! 2.

RSC - PRODUCTION PHOTOS/NATIVITY! 2

2011-10-06T07:00:00.005+01:00

"...A most rare vision"

...Marc aka Bottom and A Midsummer Night's Dream (2011) by Ann Gee Chan at the RSC FOLIO EXHIBITION

Marc will commence filming on NATIVITY! 2 shortly.

You can still catch Marc as Nick Bottom/Pyramus in
A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon until November 5th - just 10 performances left...

...thank you to Marc and the RSC for these Production photos...

Chike Okonkwo, Marc and Michael Grady-Hall as Snout, Bottom and Flute.

Marc as Nick Bottom the Weaver

The Mechanicals - Timothy Speyer (Starveling) Chike Okonkwo (Snout) Michael Grady-Hall (Flute) Felix Hayes (Snug) and Marc as Nick Bottom

NATIVITY! 2

2011-10-03T19:00:00.007+01:00

In 2009 Marc starred as Mr Poppy in Debbie Isitt's Nativity!

Earlier this year Director Debbit Isitt spoke of a Nativity! sequel and franchise:

Today DavidTennant.com confirms David for NATIVITY! 2:

"Nativity 2
A few months back we reported on the possibility of David appearing in Nativity 2 for BBC Films. Well we can now confirm that David's next film project will be Nativity 2. Ian McNiece will play his character's father and filming is due to begin next week, although it's not known when David will be starting on set.

Thanks to Cassandra."

source: visit David Tennant site

RSC/LA LA LAND SEASON FINALE ON SHOWTIME

2011-09-10T12:26:00.000+01:00

Marc as Nick Bottom the Weaver

Enamoured of an ass
What wakes me from my slumber? - Marc and cast Michael Grady-Hall (Flute/Thisbe) Felix Hayes (Snug) and Arsher Ali (Puck/Phliostrate) - photos courtesy of Chike Okonkwo

Marc continues as Bottom (and Pyramus!) at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon - until November 5th 2011 - Huge thanks to Chike Okonkwo for these amazing photos.

And tonight sees the season finale of LA LA LAND on Showtime's SHO Next -

"As six weeks in LA come to an end, Brendan focuses on the custody battle of his estranged son Jack; Shirley attempts to rid himself of the dead celebrity spirits that have controlled his life since he was a child; and Gary is set to collaborate on a short-film with a cult film director. The stakes for each of them have never been higher, but nothing goes quite according to plan. Desperate for cash to pay his attorney’s fees, Brendan takes his first paying job in LA filming an interview with 1980's TV star Alan Thicke – however it’s not long before the police are called. In Glendale, Shirley's exorcism gets out of control when the spirits of Princess Diana and Colonel Sanders refuse to leave his body. And back in central LA, Gary and the director are soon arguing about whether they should pursue Gary's plan to speculate the production budget on lottery scratch-cards. By the end of this tumultuous day, Gary, Shirley and Brendan's lives have changed forever." from Showtime - click HERE to visit the site.

MARC AS SNOOPY - CONFETTI comes to BBC2

2011-08-23T07:00:00.011+01:00

If you missed Confetti you can catch up on the BBC iPlayer HERE and on Virgin On Demand.

NEW>>>
Don't forget to watch BBC2 tonight (Sat 27 August) at 11.10pm to see Marc as Snoopy in Debbie Isitt's comedy mockumentary Confetti (2006) - details/photos below...

Also The Telegraph, in their Culture section name A Midsummer Night's Dream as number 1 in their Top 10 Plays to see - view HERE

LA LA LAND Episode 4 continues tonight on Sho Next

***
BBC2 this Saturday - 27 August 2011 at 11.10pm.

Three couples battle it out to win 'Most Original Wedding of the Year' in Director Debbie Isitt's comedy mockumentary starring Marc as Snoopy alongside an amazing cast including Martin Freeman, Julia Davis, Olivia Coleman, Jessica Hynes, Robert Webb, Jimmy Carr, Alison Steadman, Jason Watkins.

Confetti photos from Marc...

Marc as Snoopy

Snoopy's band

Marc as Snoopy and Martin Freeman as Matt

RSC/CONFETTI on BBC2

2011-08-21T07:00:00.006+01:00

Marc's 5* run as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream continues at the RSC Stratford-upon-Avon until November 5th 2011 - see the RSC site for further info and tickets: HERE

Meanwhile BBC2 are repeating Confetti - on Saturday 27 August 2011 at 11.10pm.

Marc stars as Snoopy (friend and best man to Martin Freeman). Also starring Jimmy Carr, Jessica Hynes, Alison Steadman, Julia Davis, Stephen Mangan, Olivia Coleman, Robert Webb, and Jason Watkins.

Director Debbie Isitt.

see BBC2 Schedule

To read more about the film see the official BBC Films site HERE

MARC'S BOTTOM REVIEWS...5* IN THE TELEGRAPH, BBC RADIO 4

2011-08-06T21:00:00.004+01:00

NEW>>>

The Royal Shakespeare Company have added Production photos of Marc as Bottom to the RSC official site - click HERE to view.

London Evening Standard 5*

"...Most delightful are the so-called rude mechanicals. Their dreadful festive play about Pyramus and Thisbe is performed in a spirit of wondrously inept excess. Marc Wootton is superb as Bottom, the weaver who proves himself an awful ham, while there's a lovely depth of feeling in Felix Hayes's Snug. "

The Telegraph - 5 *:

"There is some fabulous fun and frolics in the forest in the RSC's most recent production of A Midsummer Night's Dream."

"...The mechanicals are terrific, generating a warm sense of male friendship, and the great moment when Bottom – a splendidly bumptious but lovable Marc Wootton – returns from his forest adventures proves deeply affecting. The actual performance of their terrible play is as inventively funny as any I have seen, a glorious celebration of bombastic overacting and theatrical incompetence that becomes surprisingly touching when Bottom and Michael Grady-Hall’s sweetly innocent Francis Flute discover that they really enjoy kissing each other as Pyramus and Thisbe."

to read the article in full click HERE

The EXPRESS:

"I liked the so-called Mechanicals – the amateur actors (here in boiler suits and tool belts) led by Marc Wootton’s roly poly Bottom who makes a lovely ass of himself.
His wig transforms into donkey ears and the salami dangling between his legs clearly delights a svelte Titania (the excellent Pippa Nixon). "

read the article in full click HERE

BBC RADIO 4 Saturday Review Show:

"absolutely fabulous"

"high comedy"

"ebullience of Bottom and his Mechanicals"

"Fantastic contemporary working"

"Marc Wootton played a fantastic Bottom...he brought a contemporary comedicness"

"...Pyramus and Thisbe was the best I've ever seen"

On BBC Radio 4's Saturday Review Show (6 August 2011) Bidisha and guests - the writers Lisa Appignanesi, Ekow Eshun and Misha Glenny review A Midsummer Night's Dream at the RSC.

To listen to the show on the BBC iPlayer click HERE

MARC'S ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY BOTTOM REVIEWS...

2011-08-05T14:13:00.011+01:00

"Stratford's five-star Dream"...

Marc as Bottom on the front of THE TIMES today:

It was Press night last night at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre...

The Stage:

"...Marc Wootton’s bombastic Bottom brings the house down."

To read in full click HERE

Daily Mail:

"...Marc Wootton who excels as Bottom..." and "Marc Wootton is a top-rank Bottom..."

HERE

Express and Star:

"But as so often in the Dream it’s poor, excitable, donkey-headed Bottom the Weaver, played here by Marc Wootton, who steals the show. It is a magical and memorable performance."

Full review:
HERE

...meanwhile LA LA LAND continues to repeat on Showtime see the official site

DREAM ROLE/LA LA LAND USA REPEATS

2011-07-22T17:00:00.002+01:00

Next Friday (July 29th) is Marc's Opening night - read Lizz Brain's recent interview with Marc on his upcoming Royal Shakespeare Company debut - Huge thanks to Lizz.

DREAM ROLE? WAKE UP AND TELL US ALL ABOUT IT

Comedian Marc Wootton makes his RSC debut this summer. He tells Lizz Brain about, well... his Bottom

Marc Wootton phones. "Hello?," he says. "Did you have a nice Christmas? What did you get?" It's a strange opening to an interview in July about joining the Royal Shakespeare Company to take on a lead role in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

But then, he's a funny guy and his interesting phone manner does at least break the ice.

He is best known for his TV work in the likes of Channel 4's The Eleven O'Clock Show and My New Best Friend, but after appearing in Ayckbourn's Seasons Greetings at the National Theatre, alongside Catherine Tate, he was asked to meet director Nancy Meckler about working with the RSC.

"You're supposed to do things which scare you, aren't you?" he reasons. "You're supposed to feel the fear and exercise those muscles, and this is scary in that we're doing a play which has existed for hundreds of years and we want to do justice to it.

"The fright mechanism leaves you either wanting to punch someone or run away crying, but being a performer, you put yourself through it.

"I do feel very honoured, though, and without wishing to sound corny, it's a great journey to be on. Please don't use that, it sounds awful. Make me sound clever or something."

Marc has already become a fan, and a part, of the giant cog of the RSC.

"They're brilliant, they have everything. Groups of people who can help. I've had workshops on the language which really made sense of it, the schedulers are incredible who just make everything work time-wise, everyone is so nice from Michael Boyd down.

"I just can't find fault, and I'm the kind of person who would!"

But what about his Bottom?

"He's one of those deluded guys who means well but desperately wants to impress his mates.

"He wants to be loved and is doing all he can to be the greatest actor in the world ever, but falls horribly short.

"The more deluded a person is, the funnier they are. There's nothing funnier than watching someone who thinks they're brilliant at something when they're actually terrible.

"But there's also a charm about them, because they live in blissful ignorance, and that can be quite childlike and naïve; endearing really.

"So to get all that across and make an audience have sympathy for Bottom is quite a challenge, but it's interesting work.

"I'm a real believer in seeing what comes up, and I'm doing this until November so I'll learn all I can, enjoy it and then see what happens.

"I've got to go to New York to finish writing a comedy show, and to St Petersburg to finish a film. Then it will be Christmas."

A Midsummer Night's Dream is at the RSC, Stratford, from July 29 to November 5. Phone 0844 800 1110.

www.rsc.org.uk

(c) Lizz Brain 2011, reproduced with permission. Lizz's site LIZZBRAIN.COM Follow Lizz on Twitter - @theatreblogger

LA LA LAND REPEATS...

Showtime - SHO NEXT and SHO NEXT HD are repeating LA LA LAND from 3 August 2011 - click HERE to see the full schedule and read more details.

MARC'S BOTTOM INTERVIEW IN WHAT'S ON...

2011-07-05T07:00:00.014+01:00

...thanks to Davina and all at Midlands What's On - read (click to enlarge) Marc's recent interview on his upcoming RSC debut in
A Midsummer Night's Dream at Stratford-Upon-Avon...

To see the full issue click HERE - Marc appears on page 11

MARC REHEARSING AT THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

2011-07-02T07:00:00.005+01:00

Marc (Nick Bottom) rehearsing with the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream - opens 29 July 2011 at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford-Upon-Avon.

Photos by ELLIE KURTTZ - courtesy of Marc Wootton and the R.S.C.

To see the full set of 21 new photos by Ellie Kurttz of Marc and the cast rehearsing visit the official Royal Shakespeare Company page on Facebook - see HERE

Also, see the brilliant new interview with Marc in Midlands WHAT'S ON magazine click HERE to read.

CYDERDELIC AT GLASTONBURY

2011-06-25T07:00:00.001+01:00

Coming soon...news/updates on Marc at The Royal Shakespeare Company, DELOCATED and Nativity 2...

in the meantime...watch Marc as Su Long at Glastonbury circa 2003...

Cyderdelic is available on DVD HERE

RSC/SHORTLIST MAGAZINE

2011-06-17T07:00:00.003+01:00

Marc's ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY opening night draws on apace...6 weeks today...

Meanwhile Marc has been featured in SHORTLIST MAGAZINE alongside Chris Morris, Andy Kaufman Rich Fulcher and Sacha Baron Cohen.

To see the full article click HERE and go to page 45.

HUGE thanks to Editor Martin Robinson and all at SHORTLIST MAGAZINE

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM OPENING NIGHT

2011-06-13T07:00:00.005+01:00

It's just 6 weeks (Friday July 29th 2011) until Marc debuts at
the Royal Shakespeare Company as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon.

Tickets are already going fast. To view the performance dates and to book click HERE

RSC PRESS RELEASE

Cast and Creative

Plot Synopsis

more news coming soon...

MARC (AND THE COLONEL) IN THE WHITE SUIT

2011-05-19T07:00:00.008+01:00

Marc and THE Colonel...Finger-lickin' good....Maaaaaaaaaaaaary was also there.

*photo courtesy of Marc Wootton

Don't forget - *TODAY* (19th May 2011) sees the opening of photographer Richard Cannon's The Comic in the White Suit portraits at the Idea Generation gallery. On until the 28th May. 11 Chance St. London E2. Come along!

Click the link for more info and all the white suit photos including Marc's: RICHARD CANNON OFFICIAL SITE

More Marc news very soon...Spook to you later...

MARC by MARC

2011-05-16T07:00:00.004+01:00

Marc in the mirror
*photo courtesy of Marc Wootton

Marc recently completed a 4 month run at the National Theatre (Lyttleton) in London as Eddie in Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings - photo by Marc from the N.T.

Marc's currently preparing for his Royal Shakespeare Company debut in
A Midsummer Night's Dream as Nick Bottom/Pyramus at Stratford-Upon-Avon: PRESS RELEASE

more news coming very soon...

MARC - THE COMIC IN THE WHITE SUIT/RICHARD CANNON EXHIBITION

2011-05-10T07:00:00.001+01:00

From 19-28 May 2011 pop along to the Idea Generation Gallery where Marc's Comic Relief photo will be one of the 30 portraits (alongside Stephen Merchant, Al Murray, Armstrong & Miller, Rowan Atkinson, Catherine Tate, Rhod Ghilbert and Frank Skinner) being exhibited as part of photographer Richard Cannon's White Suit Project.

The signed suit will also be on display, and all photographs will be on sale with proceeds going to Comic Relief.

Marc in the white suit at the NT - photo courtesy of Richard Cannon

Idea Generation is at:

11 Chance Street

City of London E2 7JB

- to visit the gallery website for more info click HERE

and to visit Richard Cannon's site click HERE

MARC AT THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

2011-05-04T12:00:00.000+01:00

"...Having once this juice, I'll watch Titania when she is asleep, And drop the liquor of it in her eyes. The next thing then she, waking, looks upon - Be it on lion, bear, or wolf, or bull, On meddling monkey or on busy ape - She shall pursue it with the soul of love..."

Just Announced...

Marc is to star as Nick Bottom in
A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon - dates 29 July to 5 November 2011.

Ticket Hotline: 0844 800 1110

For a Plot Synopsis and to take a look at the Cast and Creatives visit the Official RSC website by clicking HERE and
HERE

DELOCATED IN NYC

2011-04-26T07:00:00.004+01:00

Marc is currently filming Season 3 of DELOCATED in New York for

ADULT SWIM. To visit the show's U.S. page for characters,

episode guides etc click HERE

To view clips in the U.K. see AdultSwim.co.uk

Marc will be playing THE GLAZE...

About the show:

"After testifying against the Russian Mafia, "Jon" and his family are uprooted and decide to live undercover in a sweet loft in New York City. But rather than live quietly through a witness protection program, "Jon" convinces his family to become ski-masked reality stars and have their adventures chronicled for television audiences." from AdultSwim.co.uk

...more info coming soon....

MARC/MATT LUCAS ON RADIO 2

2011-04-07T09:00:00.005+01:00

***UPDATE***If you missed the broadcast you can now catch up and listen again on the BBC iPlayer HERE

BBC RADIO 2 16 April 2011 - 10pm...will we ever think of Clarabelle the same?

Marc, Matt Lucas Holly Walsh and Brian Limond

Matt Lucas and Ashley Blaker
Marc, Holly Walsh and Brian Limond

*photos courtesy of Ashley Blaker and Marc Wootton

From the BBC Press Office:

"And The Winner Is... Ep 3/6
Saturday 16 April
10.00-10.30pm BBC RADIO 2

Tonight's award categories include the Least Scary Tabloid Scare Story, the Most Fanciable Cartoon Character and the Ghastliest Hairstyle Since Hair Was Invented, as Matt Lucas once more hosts what he believes to be the most prestigious awards ceremony of the year.

The nominations are provided by guests Limmy (Glasgow comic Brian Limond), Holly Walsh
and Marc Wootton – but the ultimate decision is down to the whim of the host. Who will walk off with their very own Lucas Award? Will it be Wile E Coyote or the hair of Marc Wootton, aged 13? Only And The Winner Is... has the answers.

Presenter/Matt Lucas, Producer/Ashley Blaker for the BBC."

To read more about the show visit the Radio 2 site HERE

MARC BY RICHARD CANNON FOR COMIC RELIEF

2011-03-26T07:00:00.004Z

*photo courtesy of Richard Cannon

Marc recently took part in Photographer Richard Cannon's Signed Suit project for Comic Relief.

HUGE thanks to Richard for this amazing image of Marc at the National Theatre. To read about Richard and the background to the portraits visit his site by clicking HERE

Other comedians taking part included: Stephen Merchant, Al Murray, Armstrong & Miller, Rowan Atkinson, Catherine Tate, Rhod Ghilbert and Frank Skinner. To see all the photos and the signed suit click HERE

MARC/MATT LUCAS BBC RADIO 2

2011-03-01T09:00:00.003Z

The Oscars? BAFTA? The Emmys?

Nooo - The Lucases are back!

And last night - 28 February 2011, at Broadcasting House, Marc was a guest on the second series of Radio 2's AND THE WINNER IS...

The show is hosted by Matt Lucas and also featured guests Brian Limond (Limmy's show) and comedian and writer Holly Walsh (Mock The Week, 8 out of 10 Cats) - Other upcoming guests include Graham Norton, Harry Enfield, Lucy Porter, Lee Mack, and Jason Manford.

The shows will be broadcast from April 2nd 2011...more details and photo to follow...

Previous guests have included James Corden, Graham Linehan, Robert Popper, Sarah Millican and Josie Long.

In the meantime you can read more about the show on the BBC comedy blog HERE

DON'T OVERESTIMATE HIM/THE WORD MAGAZINE/LA LA LAND/NT UPDATE

2011-02-09T07:00:00.014Z

*photo - Charlene Tinsley

Marc is currently starring as Eddie in Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings at the National Theatre until 13 March 2011 (Last) - The NATIONAL THEATRE have just announced:

"A limited number of seats have just been released for Season's Greetings so you can still catch Alan Ayckbourn's darkly comic look at a festive family gathering. Day Tickets are also available from 9.30am in person at the Box Office."

*photo - Showtime - Tommy Wiseau directs Gary on the set of GREED from LA LA LAND

The March 2011 edition of THE WORD magazine features an article on cult film The Room Director Tommy Wiseau - unwitting star of LA LA LAND and erstwhile director of Gary Garner's GREED. In his piece on The Room, Gavin Hogg recently spoke to Marc about Tommy/The Room - click on images to read...

HUGE thanks to Gavin Hogg and The Word magazine.

LA LA LAND is available on DVD HERE

Tommy V Gary Garner:

LA LA LAND CATCH UP/SEASON'S GREETINGS RESUMES

2010-12-27T07:00:00.010Z

11 January 2011 Update

Marc returns as Eddie in Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings at the National Theatre tomorrow (12th) until 18th Jan (not 17th).

February 4-9th 16-21st 24-26th

and March 2-7th and 11-13th (Last).

Visit the National Theatre site for info and tickets HERE

***
If you missed the stack of LA LA LAND on BBC3 last night you can catch up with all 6 episodes on the BBCiplayer by clicking HERE

LA LA LAND is also available on DVD and features many unseen bonus scenes not broadcast in the USA or UK

Marc returns today (Monday 27 December 2010) to the National Theatre as Eddie in Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings - for tickets see HERE.

*Please note the last performance of Season's Greetings is March 13th 2011*

LA LA LAND STACK ON BBC3

2010-12-21T07:00:00.001Z

Shirley, Gary and Brendan return to BBC3

As part of the Christmas Comedy Season, the BBC are repeating all 6 episodes of LA LA LAND on BBC3, Boxing Day, late night from 01.45am - 04.25am and thereafter on the BBC iPlayer

To read about the episodes see the BBC3 page HERE and the LA LA LAND page HERE

SEASON'S GREETINGS REVIEW/AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

2010-12-15T07:00:00.001Z

"...Marc Wootton is, he's a beautiful comedy actor..."

Audience feedback...

You can listen to a review of Season's Greetings on Radio 4's Saturday Review with Denise Mina, Ben 'Doc Brown' Smith, and Matthew D'Ancona on the BBC iPlayer HERE

or on the Radio 4 site

HERE

Cast Interview on National Theatre Youtube page:

SEASON'S GREETINGS REVIEWS/CAST VIDEO

2010-12-10T07:00:00.008Z

"...That's my thumb!!!"

Photo National Theatre

5* "...This sense of another generation claiming Ayckbourn as their own is reinforced by stand-up comic Marc Wootton as Neville's underling Eddie, who plays the best drunk scene since Design For Living at the Old Vic earlier this year, but on his own, lumpenly out for the count while his pregnant wife Pattie (Katherine Parkinson) lifts him around the set, causing only more damage."

- The Independent -

To read the review in full click HERE

The National Theatre have also uploaded a video interview of Marc and the cast sharing their Christmas memories, to view it visit the official site here

Further reviews:

The Telegraph

Daily Mail

London Evening Standard

SEASON'S GREETINGS OPENING/PRESS NIGHT AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE

2010-12-08T07:00:00.006Z

Tonight (Wednesday 8 December 2010) is SEASON'S GREETINGS Opening and Press night.

New cast production gallery (4 new photos of Marc as EDDIE) can be viewed by clicking HERE and HERE.

To read an interview with Director Marianne Elliot click HERE

LA LA LAND BACK ON BBC3/SEASON'S GREETINGS

2010-12-03T07:00:00.007Z

SEASON'S GREETINGS previews opened on Wednesday December 1st 2010 at the Lyttleton at the National Theatre and runs until 13th March 2011. Previews continue until Press night (8th December 2010).

LA LA LAND returns to BBC3 - Brendan, Shirley and Gary make their return to BBC3.

On 26 December 2010 from 01.45am...BBC3 will be showing the entire series - and on the BBC iPlayer.

SEASON'S GREETINGS - NATIVITY! on DVD and SKY

2010-11-01T07:00:00.018Z

Update 29 November 2010:

Alan Ayckbourn's official blog has just uploaded an "Image of the Week" of Marc and the cast of Season's Greetings which opens this Wednesday at the National Theatre.

click HERE to view.

Update 21 November 2010:

Director Debbie Isitt talks about the future of Nativity! Click HERE to read the interview.

Nativity! is released tomorrow - AMAZON UK

Update 17 November 2010:

Booking for performances of SEASON'S GREETINGS from 12th January 2011 opens tomorrow i.e. Thursday 18th November.
n.b. Day seats (and possibly returns) may also be available for other dates. See here: NATIONAL THEATRE

Final performance is 13 March 2011

Update 13 November 2010: REHEARSAL PHOTO GALLERY

The National Theatre have just released exclusive rehearsal photographs from SEASON'S GREETINGS by Manuel Harlan. To view them click HERE and click on REHEARSAL GALLERY. Also just announced, more tickets will become available from November 18 2010. SEASON'S GREETINGS opens December 1 2010.

Update 10 November 2010 - SEASON'S GREETINGS NOW SOLD OUT

More news coming soon...

Marc in SEASON'S GREETINGS at the NATIONAL THEATRE - tickets remaining for the following dates:
December 23, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and January 1, 3, 4.

Marc, Jason Watkins and Martin Freeman during Nativity! filming

*photo Jason Watkins

NATIVITY! is released on Blu-ray and DVD in the UK on 22 November see HERE
and Australia on 18 November 2010 - see HERE.

Nativity! also premieres on SKY BOX OFFICE from Monday 22 November 2010.
For a synopsis, photos and scheduling info click HERE. It is also available on Virgin Media Movies on Demand.

MARC IN ALAN AYCKBOURN'S SEASON'S GREETINGS - TICKETS

2010-10-11T09:00:00.006+01:00

Now sold out: December 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 and 28 and January 4th 2011
Box Office: 0207 452 3000

Marc, Mark Gatiss, Oliver Chris, Neil Stuke, Nicola Walker and Catherine Tate.

photo courtesy of Marc Wootton/National Theatre/Phil Fisk

Online booking for tickets opens 12 October 2010...

To book tickets click HERE

MARC IN ALAN AYCKBOURN'S SEASON'S GREETINGS AT THE NATIONAL

2010-09-25T12:00:00.006+01:00

***UPDATED***

SHOCK DVD have released LA LA LAND on DVD in Australia - to visit their site click
here: SHOCK DVD.

SBS ONE are currently broadcasting the show, and the DVD is also available from
their online shop: SBS SHOP

The National Theatre's official site has just added details of it's upcoming production of Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings.

For an overview of the production, full cast info, details of dates, tickets click HERE

To read more about the play visit Alan Ayckbourn's official site HERE

Marc plays EDDIE...more info coming soon.....

MARC AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE LONDON plus LA LA LAND and NATIVITY updates...

2010-09-03T17:00:00.005+01:00

Marc will be at the NATIONAL THEATRE as EDDIE in Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings (director Marianne Elliot) starring alongside Catherine Tate (BELINDA), Mark Gatiss (BERNARD), Oliver Chris (CLIVE), Katherine Parkinson (PATTIE), Nicola Walker (RACHEL), Neil Stuke (NEVILLE), Jenna Russell (PHYLLIS) and David Troughton (UNCLE HARVEY) from December 1st until New Year 2011.

see here: NATIONAL THEATRE COMPANY MEMBER PROFILE and the
Archiving Alan Ayckbourn Blog

more details to follow...

Also...LA LA LAND goes Down Under on Monday 20 September 2010 as Shirley, Gary and Brendan make their debut in Australia on SBS One - Monday nights from 11pm - for the full schedule and further details see HERE

And NATIVITY! is released on DVD in the UK on 22 November 2010 for pre-order see here:

HERE

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT TIME TRAVEL ON BBC2

2010-07-24T07:00:00.012+01:00

UPDATE - F.A.Q.A.T.T. will premiere on HBO Signature East/West
(10, 11, 14, 20, 23, 24 August) - click HERE to visit HBO for further info.

if you missed it F.A.Q.A.T.T. is now available on the BBC iPlayer HERE and it is also being repeated on 2 August 2010 at 10.30Pm on the BBC HD channel see HERE

Marc as Toby

Photos - Nick Wall/Lionsgate

The Land of Make Believe...

Dean Lennox Kelly as Pete, Marc as Toby and Chris O'Dowd as Ray, try to unravel a time travel conundrum they stumble upon in the pub.

As part of the BBC Films season Marc stars as Toby in FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT TIME TRAVEL on BBC2 Sunday 1st August 2010 at 10.30pm.
Also starring Anna Faris and Meredith MacNeill.

to visit the BBC Films official site click HERE

MARC IN NEIGHBORS FROM HELL on TBS - JULY 12 2010

2010-07-10T09:00:00.010+01:00

Huge thanks to Dani and Kelly

Marc can shortly be heard in Pam Brady's horror themed animated satirical sitcom NEIGHBORS FROM HELL - to visit the official site for more info, clips etc click

HERE .

Marc stars as GERALD in the GUNS FOR MUTTS episode to be broadcast (2 episodes airing that night) on 12 July 2010 on TBS at 10pm

Pam Brady's previous projects include SOUTH PARK

LA LA LAND - ROMA

2010-06-28T09:00:00.010+01:00

The Roma Fiction Festival, 5-10 July 2010 is showing
LA LA LAND.

For anyone in Rome, LA LA LAND is being shown once a night throughout the whole festival.... Marc is attending and will be introducing it. For more info click HERE

For the screening schedule click HERE

To view photos (Marc) from the Opening Press Conference of the RFF click HERE

LA LA LAND - ROSE D'OR NOMINEE 2010

2010-06-11T07:00:00.010+01:00

LA LA LAND has been nominated for a Rose d'Or in the Best Comedy category at the prestigious global television festival which is celebrating it's 50th year.

The festival will take place in Lucerne, Switzerland 18-22 September 2010.

Click HERE to view the comedy category and list of nominees.

Read more on CHORTLE

Marc won a Rose d'Or Golden Rose Award for Best Gameshow in 2004 for My New Best Friend.

LA LA LAND COMPETITION

2010-06-09T12:00:00.003+01:00

LA LA LAND UK'S FACEBOOK PAGE is running a competition - 3 copies of La La Land to give away on DVD, signed by Marc Wootton. Hooo raaa....All you have to do is tell us in 3
words how La La Land makes you feel. Open till next Friday. Good luck. - follow link to enter...CLICK HERE

LA LA LAND FINALE REPEAT/DVD PREVIEW

2010-06-05T07:00:00.004+01:00

LA LA LAND FINALE REPEAT SUNDAY 6TH JUNE AT 10.45PM ON BBC3

LA LA LAND DVD OUT MONDAY 7TH JUNE - DVD CONTAINS BANNED SCENES - CLICK CLIP FOR A PREVIEW:

For more DVD info/to order see HERE

LA LA LAND EPISODE 6 info...

2010-06-01T07:00:00.001+01:00

Next showing 5th June 02.15am and 6th June 22.45pm on BBC3

BBC3 10.30pm and 01.45am TONIGHT!

It's the final week for Shirley, Brendan and Gary in LA LA LAND...

Week 6 - Shirley meets exorcist Bob Larson, Brendan seeks advice from a life coach and 80's tv star Alan Thicke, and Gary works with cult diretor Tommy Wiseau

"Don't overestimate me maaaaaaaaaan"

Shirley channeling spirit

Brendan - make or break?

Gary on the set of GREED

LA LA LAND EPISODE 5 info...TONIGHT

2010-05-25T07:00:00.003+01:00

***Episode 5 Repeat BBC3 tonight Friday 28th May late 02.10am and Sunday 30th May at 10.45pm***

***BRAND NEW*** EPISODE 5 on Tuesday 25th May at 10.30pm and repeated 12.45am on BBC3

- it's week 5 in LA LA LAND - Shirley storms a Psychic showcase in Studio City, Ruta sends Gary for a makeover, he meets Arthur Kade for advice before hitting Bar 7 and Brendan plans a HOBTEL...

clip - Shirley and Jack Rourke before the Psychic showcase...amethysts???

Shirley - "...He has come to walk among us..."

Gary calls Mickey

Brendan pitches the HOBTEL and businesses...

LA LA LAND DVD OUT 7TH JUNE 2010 - pre-order

2010-05-20T07:00:00.000+01:00

N.B. the DVD contains the missing scenes which were banned by Showtime and the BBC

The LA LA LAND DVD will be released on Monday 7th June 2010 and can be pre-ordered from the following retailers - click on the links to order

click here to order from Amazon UK

click here to link to Play.com

Thank you to Kylie at ITV

BRAND NEW EPISODE 4 ON TUESDAY 18TH MAY AT 10.30PM ON BBC3

2010-05-17T07:00:00.011+01:00

To read Director and Executive Producer of LA LA LAND Misha Manson-Smith's blog about LA LA LAND on the BBC comedy blog click HERE

WEEK 4 IN LA LA LAND....

Downtown, Shirley opens a Psychic Hotline, Gary shadows mattress tycoon
Neil Leeds and attends an audition and Brendan films a Minuteman...

Fledgling actor Gary researches Neil's (and Spencer's) day...

Psychic hotline employee Elaine channels spirit

Gary's mattress commercial audition

Brendan and Minuteman Jeff Schwilk

NEW EPISODE 3 TONIGHT BBC3 10.30PM

2010-05-11T07:00:00.006+01:00

***UPDATED LA LA LAND EPISODE 3 REPEATED AT 01.15AM 14th MAY ON BBC3 AND 10.45PM SUNDAY 16 MAY.***

Brand new to BBC3 tonight at 10.30pm.

It's Week 3 in LA LA LAND and budding actor Gary Garner shoots a showreel; Shirley Ghostman auditions for a place on psychic TV show SPIRITED and documentary film-maker Brendan Allen attempts to make a film about a Condor.

Gary attempts to win over Steve Stevens

Mr Shirley and assistant Chico

Chico prepares Shirley for his audition

Shirley channels Chaplin in his audition

LA LA LAND DOUBLE BILL TONIGHT 10.45PM-11.40PM ON BBC3/MARC INTERVIEW

2010-05-09T09:00:00.003+01:00

BBC3 are giving you the chance to catch up with episodes 1 & 2 of LA LA LAND. They will be shown as a stack on Sunday 9TH MAY from 10.45pm - 11.40PM

Brand New episodes are every Tuesday at 10.30pm - news coming soon.

Marc was interviewed on BBC Breakfast (Tuesday 4th May) by Sian Williams and Chris Hollins, to watch the interview, click HERE

LA LA LAND EPISODE 2 TONIGHT BBC3 10.30PM

2010-05-04T07:00:00.006+01:00

repeats at 0:45am...
*Brendan during the "father and son" discussion...

Tonight in Episode 2, Gary tries his hand at networking, Shirley turns Private Investigator meanwhile Brendan and Kiki attempt to make a *climbing documentary.

For more info see LA LAND ON BBC.CO.UK

PICK OF THE DAY - Ali Catterall's Review of Episode 2 from Saturday's Guardian.

click on image to enlarge

HUGE thank you to Ali Catterall.

THE ROOM SCREENING...tore us apart...

2010-05-02T12:00:00.012+01:00

Last night at the Clapham Picturehouse saw a sneak peek of forthcoming scenes of Marc/Gary in LA LA LAND with Room director and star, Tommy Wiseau, followed by a screening of cult classic The Room...

Tommy Wiseau can be seen in LA LA LAND with Gary Garner soon on BBC3 and on DVD...

everything you wanted to know...

Liam, Solveig and Marc before the screening
Marc's introduction

Charlene with the Guide to The Room

Liam Woodman + spoooon

Charlene and...

...Justin - spooooon throwers!

*thank you to Mike Matthews

DVD NEWS...

2010-04-30T13:05:00.008+01:00

Shirley opens another chakra...

You can catch episode 1 of LA LA LAND again tonight at 01:15am - for further broadcast details and info, see: LA LA LAND ON BBC.CO.UK

LA LA LAND on DVD can already be pre-ordered...

***The DVD will include the banned 'Obama's Kenyan Cousin' episode as Marc Wootton originally intended it to go out.***

It'll also have some funny extras from Brendan and Gary. DVD includes the new episode 3 condor.

to order click HERE

LA LA LAND ON BBC3 TONIGHT 10.30pm

2010-04-27T07:00:00.012+01:00

Episode 1 - Tonight 10.30pm on BBC3 - Shirley Ghostman, Gary Garner and Brendan Allen land

in LA LA LAND...

1st episode repeats: 28 April 2010 at 00:45, 1st May at 01:15, 4th May at 10.30pm and on the BBC iPlayer.

from Saturday's Guardian Guide*:
Tuesday 27 April - Pick of the Day - by Ali Catterall
*thank you to Ali Catterall

AFTER THE SCREENING...

2010-04-26T17:00:00.011+01:00

***New*** Digital Spy interview with Marc on LA LA LAND...click HERE to read...

and a HUGE thanks to Kevin Dean and Daniel Butler and Dean for these photos taken after the screening of LA LA LAND in Notting Hill 25/4/2010...Cyderdelic...Reunited???

Kevin Dean, Kim Garner, Barry Castagnola aka Beetle Smith, Liam Woodman aka Frogger, and Marc Wootton aka Su Long!

Liam Woodman aka Frogger, Daniel and Marc aka Su Long
Daniel, Barry Castagnola aka Beetle Smith, and Dean

Daniel and Barry Castagnola aka Beetle Smith

LA LA LAND SCREENING TODAY...

2010-04-25T21:30:00.010+01:00

it's Marc, Steve Mason (music for LA LA LAND) and writer Liam Woodman after the screening at the Gate, Notting Hill London.

Today saw a very special screening of LA LA LAND...Marc, Liam Woodman and Misha Manson-Smith introduced episodes 2 and 3.

The Mighty Boosh and LA LA LAND narrator Julian Barratt was there, as was Nighty Night's Julia Davis, Reece Shearsmith (League of Gentlemen), Barry Castagnola, Tom Basden, Jonny Sweet, James Bachman, David Cross, Simon Bird, Andy Nyman, Amanda Abbington, Kim Noble... and many, many more...thank you to everyone who came along!

LA LA LAND COVERAGE/BBC YOUTUBE

2010-04-23T12:00:00.000+01:00

LA LA LAND TUESDAY 27 APRIL 2010 AT 10.30 PM ON BBC3

new BBC Trailer on Youtube...

LA LA LAND in the press...to read, click on images to enlarge...
Zoo magazine

Heat magazine

The Radio Times

Nuts
thank you to MediaGen

LA LA LAND ON BBC3 27 APRIL 2010 AT 10.30PM

2010-04-16T17:00:00.002+01:00

LA LA LAND COMES TO THE U.K. - tune into BBC3 on Tuesday 27 April 2010 at 10.30pm

...More news coming soon...

***NEW UK LA LA LAND TRAILER***

*Thank you to Ollie at RomleyDavies

UPDATED - LA LA LAND INFO

2010-04-12T17:00:00.008+01:00

***UPDATED***
THE ROOM (18) + Intro from Marc Wootton (BBC 3s - LA LA LAND),

Sat 1st May - 11pm - Clapham Picturehouse

Tommy Wiseau's 'masterpiece' The Room has been hailed as the biggest cult film since Rocky Horror.

Marc Wootton has recently worked with the director Tommy Wiseau and will be hosting the event and talk about his experience with him and will also be showing some exclusive footage from his new series.

Come and join us!
*The amazing Steve Mason - Steve Mason has written and performed all the music for La La Land - and sings the title/credit song - for more info about Steve's work click HERE
*thanks to Chris and Steve Bethemediauk/Bigmouth Publicity

Julian Barratt - LA LA LAND'S fabulous new narrator
photo courtesy of PBJ

As reported today in Chortle, LA LA LAND will feature previously unseen scenes:

"The British version will include a storyline deemed too controversial for American viewers, in which ‘Brendan Allen’ character poses as one of Barack Obama’s Kenyan cousins."

To read the article in full visit Chortle by clicking HERE

LA LA LAND COMES TO THE U.K. AND DVD...El Sonido Neuvo*

2010-03-30T12:00:00.003+01:00

*** LA LA LAND comes to the UK on BBC3 the week commencing 24th April 2010. Date and time coming soon...

*photo courtesy of PBJ

Fooling Nobody is delighted and very excited to announce...

that JULIAN BARRATT (The Mighty Boosh) is the new narrator* for

LA LA LAND...

...which is coming soon to BBC3 and to DVD.

From comments and feedback, many of you in the U.K. have already seen the Showtime broadcast of LA LA LAND...

...N.B.The U.K. version of LA LA LAND will differ from the U.S. version...

...details to follow...

EPISODE 6 - SEASON FINALE

2010-02-28T17:00:00.001Z

Monday 1st March 2010 at 11pm ET/PT sees the season finale of La La Land

Mr Shirley Ghostman

Brendan Allen and Alan Thicke

EPISODE 6 Synopsis fromLA LA LAND OFFICIAL SHOWTIME PAGE:

"As six weeks in LA come to an end, Brendan focuses on the custody battle of his estranged son Jack; Shirley attempts to rid himself of the dead celebrity spirits that have controlled his life since he was a child; and Gary is set to collaborate on a short-film with a cult film director.

The stakes for each of them have never been higher, but nothing goes quite according to plan. Desperate for cash to pay his attorney’s fees, Brendan takes his first paying job in LA filming an interview with 1980's TV star Alan Thicke – however it’s not long before the police are called. In Glendale, Shirley's exorcism gets out of control when the spirits of Princess Diana and Colonel Sanders refuse to leave his body. And back in central LA, Gary and the director are soon arguing about whether they should pursue Gary's plan to speculate the production budget on lottery scratch-cards.

By the end of this tumultuous day, Gary, Shirley and Brendan's lives have changed forever."

Gary - "Don't overestimate me man"

BRAND NEW EPISODE 5 AIRS TONIGHT

2010-02-22T17:00:00.006Z

11pm on Showtime - Shirley has his first show, Brendan attempts a daring project, and Gary believes his makeover is a stunt..

Mr Shirley Ghostman and fellow psychic Jack Rourke

Brendan discusses his Hobtel

and Gary Garner meets "the one the only" Arthur Kade

Episode 4 of LA LA LAND...L.A./NEW YORK CITY

2010-02-15T17:00:00.008Z

Brand new Episode 4 airs tonight at 11pm on Showtime.

Shirley Ghostman opens a psychic hotline, Brendan decides to become the first right-wing Michael Moore and in this clip: Gary shadows mattress tycoon Neil Leeds..."Spencer...are you going to defend yourself?"

To read the latest interview with Marc by Heather Havrilesky click HERE

La La Land's billboards can be seen on Sunset in Los Angeles (see previous posting HERE) and in The Big Apple...New York City!!!

*photos courtesy of Marc Wootton and Kara Welker

Episode 3 LA LA LAND AIRS TONIGHT...

2010-02-08T17:00:00.001Z

Brand new episode airs tonight on Showtime 11pm ET/PT...episode 3 sees Brendan attempt the release of a condor...meanwhile Gary shoots a showreel and Shirley mixes with psychics at an audition...

LA LA LAND EP2 AIRS TONIGHT - photos

2010-02-01T17:00:00.000Z

Episode 2 of La La Land airs tonight

Premieres Monday at 11:00 PM ET/PT

Episode 2 sees Brendan using his son's tuition money to finance a film, meanwhile Shirley helps solve a crime.

Brendan

Gary "...don't sass me"

Mr Shirley Ghostman turns P.I.

LA LA LAND ON ITUNES - PHOTOS FROM EP1

2010-01-29T17:27:00.014Z

Episode 1 of LA LA LAND continues on Showtime -

Fri

01/29 02:30AM ET/PT

Sat

01/30 02:30PM ET/PT

Sun
01/31 11:30PM ET/PT

Sun

01/31 12:30AM ET/PT

and On Demand see HERE

La La Land opening titles

Brendan and his assistant Kiki

Gary and Lennon in the studio

and is also available on iTunes HERE

LA LA LAND EP1 REPEAT DETAILS & EP2 PREVIEW

2010-01-26T12:00:00.003Z

the first episode of LA LA LAND is repeated tonight, 26th January 2010 at 10.30pm on Showtime see the Series Schedule/On Demand details HERE

New episodes Mondays at 11pm ET/PT on Showtime

Meanwhile...in episode 2...

TONIGHT LA LA LAND 11PM ON SHOWTIME

2010-01-25T17:00:00.001Z

***Updated***...read Heather Havrilesky's review of La La Land:

"...Move Over, Borat! Marc Wootton's dark, elaborately planned stunt comedy will make you laugh until it hurts"HERE

"Froth around the fins..." - Brendan Allen pitches his ground-breaking filming technique idea...

LA LA LAND - PHOTOS FROM EPISODE 1...

2010-01-21T12:01:00.002Z

LA LA LAND'S FIRST EPISODE AIRS ON SHOWTIME AT 11PM ON MONDAY 25TH JANUARY 2010 - BRENDAN, SHIRLEY AND GARY land in La La Land...

To read the latest interview from Marc and Jace Lacob's review click the links below...***

Brendan house hunting?
Shirley and Publicist
Gary's photo session

***CLICK HERE to read Dan French's Interview with Marc on DIGITAL SPY
and HERE to read Jace Lacob's review of La La Land on the Televisonary blog.

photos: Marc Wootton

LA LA LAND ON SHOWTIME - WEBSITE

2010-01-09T11:41:00.004Z

"Everything you always wanted to know about..."

SHOWTIME'S OFFICIAL LA LA LAND SITE IS HERE!

CLICK HERE TO VISIT SITE

for:
ABOUT THE SERIES
SERIES SCHEDULE
SERIES VIDEO
EPISODE GUIDE
CAST & CHARACTERS
DOWNLOADS
MESSAGEBOARDS

LA LA LAND - Premieres on Showtime Monday January 25th 2010 at 11pm

2010-01-08T12:39:00.004Z

SHOWTIME ON YOUTUBE

Marc Wootton is Shirley Ghostman, Gary Garner and Brendan Allen...

LA LA LAND FOR SHOWTIME - SHOWTIME TRAILER

2010-01-01T09:00:00.007Z

Official poster

CLICK HERE
to watch the official LA LA LAND trailer on SHOWTIME

LA LA LAND FOR SHOWTIME - Monday January 25th 2010 at 11pm

2009-12-16T17:00:00.001Z

"...success is not a destination but a journey".

LA LA LAND BILLBOARD - LOCATION: SUNSET, LOS ANGELES

photo: Marc Wootton

COMING SOON news of Marc's work on Neighbors From Hell with PAM BRADY (South Park) and HBO - THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TIM...

LA LA LAND FOR SHOWTIME - Premieres on SHOWTIME on Monday January 25th 2010 at 11pm

2009-12-11T07:00:00.001Z

"Hollywood is a state of mind..."

...Welcome to La La Land...

Mr Ghostman

Brendan Allen

Gary Garner

Showtime/Fooling Nobody Productions

NATIVITY...premiere photos

2009-12-02T09:00:00.001Z

...more premiere photos!

...HUGE thanks to Lucy Mcgarrity for these photos of the cast members, Marc (aka Mr Poppy) and Tom Mcgarrity at the Coventry premiere (23/11/2009) of Nativity!.

Jason Watkins, Debbie Isitt, Martin Freeman, Marc, Tom Mcgarrity and cast at the premiere.

NATIVITY - OUT TODAY - PREMIERE AND SET PHOTOS

2009-11-27T00:01:00.001Z

Nativity U rating - is released today (Friday 27 November 2009) at cinemas everywhere across the UNITED KINGDOM.

Wednesday 25 November 2009 saw Nativity's second premiere of the week, this time in London at the Barbican. Photo from Marc - on the red carpet in London

Premier PR have very kindly provided the following photos, synopsis and introduction from the production notes from Nativity - HUGE thank you to Sanam Jehanfard!

Martin Freeman, Marc and director Debbie Isitt on set
Mr Poppy!
Martin Freeman aka Mr Maddens and Marc as Mr Poppy

“The energy that children generate is just mind-blowing and I think that’s what is captured during the whole movie,” says Marc Wootton. “They say that a child laughs on average 400 times a day and an adult laughs about 14 times a day. What happened? We don’t play anymore as grown-ups. We don t have time to play because we’re working. I’m lucky to be an actor because I am paid to play.” Marc Wootton

Introduction
A heart-warming and hilarious tale of the true meaning of Christmas, NATIVITY! is directed and conceived by Debbie Isitt, produced by Nick Jones and executive produced by Joe Oppenheimer for BBC Films and Lee Thomas for Screen West Midlands. NATIVITY! will be released in the UK and Ireland by E1 Entertainment.

MARTIN FREEMAN (Hot Fuzz, Confetti, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) stars alongside ASHLEY JENSEN (Tristram Shandy, Ugly Betty, Extras), JASON WATKINS (Confetti) and MARC WOOTTON (Shirley Ghostman, Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel). Comedian ALAN CARR makes his feature film debut together with a host of winning and talented six to 12 year-olds. Well-known and much-loved actors PAM FERRIS, RICKY TOMLINSON and JOHN SESSIONS round out the cast.
Director Debbie Isitt trained as an actor before being acclaimed by The Guardian as ‘the future of British Theatre' as the writer/director of a series of award-winning black comedies staged at the Edinburgh Festival. A respected figure in the international alternative theatre community, she has toured the world with her company Snarling Beasties. More recently, Debbie has made a name for herself as a filmmaker, creating a stir with her debut feature Nasty Neighbours and going on to make the comedy feature, Confetti which was distributed by Fox Searchlight.
NATIVITY! was shot entirely on location in Coventry and Los Angeles.

SYNOPSIS
Having given up his career as a frustrated, under-achieving actor, Mr Maddens (Martin Freeman) has become a frustrated, under-achieving primary school teacher. Each Christmas, his school and that of his long-time adversary, Gordon Shakespeare (Jason Watkins) of the posh independent school up the road, compete for a 5-star review of their respective nativity plays. To no-one’s surprise, time after time, the privileged Oakmoor students thrash the underdogs at St Bernadette’s. Maddens is resigned to this. His kids are hopeless and losing is the story of his life. Since receiving a vicious review from the local drama critic (Alan Carr) for his last production, he refuses to have anything to do with the annual festive fiasco. Besides, he hates Christmas. Five years ago his girlfriend, Jennifer (Ashley Jensen), dumped him under the mistletoe and left for a new life in California.

Maddens’ headmistress (Pam Ferris), however, has plans of her own. She wants a proper Nativity in her last year before retirement, and she wants him to direct. He is still thinking of ways to wriggle out of it when he runs into Shakespeare at the garden centre. Goaded by his rival’s arrogance, Maddens makes an idle boast: not only is St Bernadette’s preparing a barnstorming Xmas Xtravaganza but their production has already attracted the attention of Hollywood! Jennifer the hotshot producer is coming back to Coventry to make a movie starring his pupils! The lie is overheard by his puppyish classroom assistant, Mr Poppy (Marc Wootton), who has no gift to distinguish truth from falsehood no matter how preposterous.

Overnight, Maddens finds himself at the centre of a perfect storm comprising the Mayor (Ricky Tomlinson), the media, a posse of pushy parents, and an army of pint-sized potential Marys and Josephs. All St Bernadette’s is floating on a cloud of stardust and the children are bursting with Christmas spirit.

But can Maddens possibly persuade Jennifer to bring Hollywood to Coventry and make their dreams come true or will his tangle of lies finally catch him out?

NATIVITY...THE PREMIERE

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Marc on the red carpet...

Last night (Monday 23 November 2009) saw the world premiere of NATIVITY directed by Debbie Isitt, starring Marc as Mr Poppy. A second will take place in London soon!

to see more click HERE

NATIVITY UPDATES...special screenings news..

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Marc and Ben Wilby during Nativity filming - thank you to Jill Wilby for this wonderful photo!

On November 22 2009, Nativity will be shown across the UK in aid of Children in Need before the official release date of 27 November 2009 - see

HERE for more details

To see an interview and clips from SKY NEWS with Martin Freeman, Ben Wilby and Bernard Mensah click HERE

Martin Freeman:
"The Office star, who plays a frustrated primary school teacher, paid tribute to his co-star British comedian Marc Wootton, but confessed he was quite a handful on set.

"I think the children combined with Marc Wootton, that's the real clincher," he said. "He's like a big child, he's like another species, Marc."

To read the UKPA interview from Martin Freeman in full click HERE

Nativity will also be featured on Film 2009 with Jonathan Ross on Tuesday 24 November 2009

LA LA LAND FOR SHOWTIME update - Monday January 25th 2010 at 11pm

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Scheduling news...Showtime has just announced the date for the premiere of Marc's new show
LA LA LAND*

From Variety.com - "Showtime's Monday lineup returns on Jan. 25 with the second season of "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" at 10 p.m., followed by "Tracey Ullman's State of the Union" at 10:30 p.m.

That same night, at 11 p.m., comes the launch of new series "La La Land," from British comic Marc Wootton. Series stars Wootton as three different characters, as he interacts with real-life Angelenos."

To read more, click HERE and HERE

*Showtime/Fooling Nobody Productions
...more soon...

NATIVITY TRAILER...

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In U.K. cinemas 27 November 2009 - Marc is Mr Poppy...

NATIVITY update...TRAILER

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"Unwrapped this Christmas..." (released 27th November 2009)

Marc stars as Mr Poppy in Nativity...to watch the trailer click

HERE

Also starring Martin Freeman, Jason Watkins, Ashley Jensen, and Alan Carr.

to see more photos of the cast, visit the Protagonist Pictures site HERE

...more news soon...

LA LA LAND FOR SHOWTIME news - UPDATE GARY GARNER

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...previously seen (alongside Emma) in ***My New Best Friend,

Gary goes to Hollywood...

"He acts...he tells jokes...he does cunning stunts...he has a big package" - Gary Garner actor and stuntman in LA LA LAND coming soon...

Book now...Gary/Micky WILL def. get back to you...

LA LA LAND - Showtime/Fooling Nobody Productions

***Gary's legs in My New Best Friend were hired in (Bergerac) ears - P Boone.

MARC NEWS...updated...LA LA LAND - Showtime

2009-10-01T10:25:00.008+01:00

Recently Fooling Nobody brought you the exciting news of visionary, Mr Shirley Ghostman's whereabouts...more details have emerged...

tabloid expose on Shirley...

If there's something strange in your neighbourhood....

***(news of another best friend soon....)

HE'S BACK...It's Showtime...La La Land

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"...he has come to walk amongst us - are YOU ready???"

Psychic Superstar Shirley Ghostman (Sheba too) in the U.S.A - LA LA LAND - new SHOWTIME show news coming soon....

Sheba returns

La La Land - Showtime and Fooling Nobody Productions

FAQ About Time Travel DVD...

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***UPDATED***FAQ About Time Travel now available to download from iTunes

see HERE

***UPDATED*** FAQ About Time Travel will be available on SKY BOX OFFICE (and HD) from Monday 14 September 2009

HUGE thanks to Alice at DnA PR for this FAQ About Time Travel DVD release news....
FAQ About Time Travel
On DVD 7 September 2009

“Shaun of the Dead Meets Dr Who” (Front)
“So Funny You’ll Want To Go Back In Time And See It Again” (Sunday Express)

Ray (Chris O’Dowd – The IT Crowd) is obsessed with time travel and all things sci-fi, Toby (Marc Wootton – Confetti) is a film nerd with ambition but absolutely no talent and their mate Pete (Dean Lennox Kelly – Shameless) is a sarcastic cynic who prefers darts to Darth Vader.

As usual the boys are in the pub… But this time, a funny thing happens on the way to the bar - Ray is approached by Cassie (Anna Faris – Scary Movie, The House Bunny), a beautiful girl who claims to be a time traveller. Meanwhile Pete stumbles through a rip in the time space continuum in the gents… Obviously. And so the three bunglers quickly realise there’s going to be more to their evening than peanuts and the pub quiz.

This self-referential Brit-flick is a comic frolic through the space time continuum, and asks, if not completely answering, all of the questions you ever had about time travel but never had the time to ask. Parallel Universes? Paradox arcs? Grandfather theory? And most importantly, will they get back in time for last orders...? FAQ About Time Travel is a MUST for fans of Brit Comedy.

FAQ ABOUT TIME TRAVEL TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Release Date: 7th September 2009
RRP: £15.99
Copyright: © Lions Gate Home Entertainment UK Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Cat Number: LGD94162
Barcode: 5060052417893
Running time: 80 Mins Approx.
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital
Languages: English
Hearing Impaired: English
Cert: 15

MARC NEWS...updates...LA LA LAND...NATIVITY

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***UPDATED***2 October 2009 - for latest news/photos on La La Land click HERE and HERE

News coming soon of Marc's new series for Showtime

LA LA LAND...

AND

NATIVITY will be released on November 27th 2009 - Marc plays Mr Poppy

Nativity is directed by Debbie Isitt (Confetti) and also stars Jason Watkins, Martin Freeman and Ashley Jensen.

PROTAGONIST PICTURES SITE

Marc...Sunday BBC2 10pm...updates

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see Marc as Snoopy in Debbie Isitt's Confetti, the terrestrial tv debut on BBC2 tomorrow, at 10pm Sunday 12 July (12.15am in Scotland) - also starring Martin Freeman, Jason Watkins, Jimmy Carr, Jessica Hynes, Robert Webb, Alison Steadman, Olivia Colman, Stephen Mangan, Felicity Montagu, Meredith MacNeill, Vincent Franklin and Julia Davis.

Also...Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel can still be seen in the cinema HERE on
Monday 27th July at 2pm| and 7.45pm|
Wednesday 29th July at 7.45pm|
Thursday 30th July at 7.45pm|
Friday 31st July at 7.45pm|
Saturday 1st August at 10.45am|

DVD PRE-ORDER HERE

F.A.Q.A.T.T. - THE D.V.D.

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FAQ About Time Travel will be released on DVD on
7 September 2009 - see the links below for PRE-ORDERING from Amazon or Play.com....more new Marc news soon

PLAY.COM

AMAZON UK

MARC

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news here coming soon of Marc's new show for SHOWTIME and Fooling Nobody Productions - Marc recently uploaded this photo via his mobile from L.A. to his facebook - see HERE

Meanwhile a number of shows have been aded to iTunes

click HERE
Also on iTunes, you can see Marc in Nighty Night (series 1 &2) and Gavin & Stacey (series 2) which have also just been added