
Sean Hughes
Actor · 1965 – 2017 · London, England, UK
Sean Hughes (born John Hughes; November 10, 1965 – October 16, 2017) was an English-born Irish stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He starred in his own television show Sean's Show and was one of the regular team captains on the BBC Two musical panel game Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Hughes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies14
Movie7.3ComedyDramaJimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, an aging trumpet player, Joey "The Lips" Fagan.
The Commitments
1991 · 632 votes
Movie6.8ComedyDramaFrancie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.
The Butcher Boy
1998 · 130 votes
Movie5.5FamilyComedyFollow Robbie as he sets out to discover a mythical tribe of lost Viking warriors to help him save his friends from another dastardly plot by the evil Blitzen and his new-found partner-in-crime The White Rabbit. Robbie is having girl trouble too - Donner is feeling neglected and decides to give Robbie an ultimatum. Can Robbie save the day, keep his girl and unravel the mystery of the Legend of the Lost Tribe?
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002 · 11 votes
MovieDocumentaryBBC documentary on the long-running British TV show, Top of the Pops.
Movie5.6DramaFamilyGeraldine and her two daughters, Livvie and Angeline, are living rough on the streets on London. When their van blows up, they must find an alternative place to stay. At first, they live in temporary housing, but the conditions are unbearable. Geraldine reacts quickly and the family decides to take up residence in Scottley's, the best department store in London. They must keep it a secret from doorman Brian (whom the girls call Mr. Whiskers), and a couple of bumbling thieves who want to rob the store safe of its jewels.
The Greatest Store in the World
1999 · 7 votes
Movie5.1FamilyAnimationRobbie and Donner's wedding is interrupted when Donner is kidnapped by aliens. Robbie saves the day again though with the help of his friends and an alien crystal.
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
2007 · 7 votes
Movie7.8ComedyDocumentaryConsisting of two parts: ‘Revelations’, Bill Hicks’ last live performance in the United Kingdom made at the Dominion Theatre; and a documentary about Hicks’ life ‘Just a Ride’ featuring interviews with friends, admirers, and family.
Totally Bill Hicks
1998 · 21 votes
Movie4.5CrimeTV MovieThe funny side of a veteran nightclub comedy team with a long list of females conquests is poisoned during a live performance.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden
2007 · 2 votes
Movie7.4DocumentaryShort documentary / tribute to the late, truly great American stand-up comedian Bill Hicks, included as an extra in several box sets. Bill Hicks passed away in 1994, taken tragically young aged only 32. His legend and reputation, however, continue to grow. "It's Just a Ride" is a celebration of his life and work, featuring numerous clips of Bill's many recorded stand-up performances, along with trbutes from Sean Hughes, Eric Bogosian, David Letterman and Eddie Izzard, amongst others.
Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride
1994 · 11 votes
MovieAnimationComedyTUBB THE PIRATE: Tubb wishes he were brave. If only he were a pirate! TERENCE OF ARABIA: Terence does not like being splashed! If only he were someplace dry like the desert! SPLOSHY OF THE ARCTIC: Cooling off in the bathroom on a hot day sounds great to everyone except Sploshy! SUPER AMELIA: Wishing for superpowers, Amelia finds herself training to be a superhero, competing against Fintastic Finbar! DEEP SEA REG: Reg wants to play underwater games with his friends.
Movie5.3ComedyThe movie tells the story of a disillusioned television personality whose career has stalled and who is looking for answers but doesn't know the questions. When his best friend taunts him for losing his sense of adventure Tony accepts a drunken £100 bet and sets off with his unconventional traveling companion for an adventure that proved to be entertaining, educational, challenging and at times downright silly.
Round Ireland with a Fridge
2010 · 10 votes
MovieComedySalesmen Alan, Ian, Tim, and the pushy Tony are on a plane on their way to a sales conference. Alan joins the mile-high club with a model in the toilet but Tim is annoyed that he is two air miles short of joining the others in club class. On arrival in North Africa, they decide to charter a plane rather than face a fifteen-hour coach journey to the conference.
MovieA disrespected but decent detective unravels a cold case about a missing seventeen year old girl while trying to deal with the breakup of his marriage.
Movie8.5ComedyCompilation from the quiz show Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Rewind the Buzzcocks
1998 · 2 votes
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TV6.2DramaSoapDrama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
Casualty
1986 · 88 votes
TV7.1ComedyNever Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · 66 votes
TV7.8DramaCrimeThe adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · 151 votes
TV5.8RealityCompetition reality series in which contestants must decide if they have the guts and determination to face their fears while outpacing the competition.
Fear Factor
2001 · 76 votes
TV6.9MysteryCrimeComedienne Dawn French tackles dark, tongue-in-cheek thrillers as her various characters embark on a different mystery every episode. In one way or another, she is involved with murder — either committing the crime or even getting bumped off herself!
Murder Most Horrid
1991 · 15 votes
TV7.8CrimeDrama"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he eventually succeeds. But his old-fashioned decency and dogged determination have won him legions of loyal fans.
The Last Detective
2003 · 12 votes
TV7.4AnimationKidsThe Rubbadubbers are fun-loving bath toys who spring to life when nobody's looking. When they're not splashing about in the bathroom, they imagine themselves in fantastical adventures where they live out their wishes… and their possible consequences.
Rubbadubbers
2003 · 5 votes
TV7.0Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryAt the Castle of Gormenghast, the Groan family has ruled with dusty ceremony for more than seventy generations. A clever and ambitious new kitchen boy, Steerpike, begins to insinuate himself into the affections of Lady Fuchsia Groan and to murder his way to power.
Gormenghast
2000 · 34 votes
- TVDocumentary
A look at endangered species in the regions around the UK
TV4.5ComedyTalk ShowHighlights series presenting the best of 16 years of Never Mind the Buzzcocks pop history.
What a Load of Buzzcocks
2013 · 2 votes
TV6.0ComedySean's Show was a United Kingdom television situation comedy broadcast on Channel 4. Stand-up comedian Sean Hughes co-wrote and starred as a fictionalised version of himself, aware of the fact he was living in a sitcom. It received a nomination for the 1992 British Comedy Award for Best Channel 4 Sitcom.
Sean's Show
1992 · 5 votes