Tag Archives: bafta

July 28, 2008
Corden + Jones “in the dark” about US-version of “Gavin & Stacey”– also tagged , , , , ,

Creative duo James Corden + Ruth Jones reveal to Scotland’s The Daily Record that they remain “in the dark” about the US-remake of their hit show, Gavin & Stacey. The co-creators are slated to be executive producers of the NBC version, along with Baby Cow Productions (who makes the UK-version) co-founder Steve Coogan (perhaps best [...]

May 18, 2008
James Corden’s BAFTA Acceptance Speech– also tagged

I was digging around online and found this clip from BBC News of James Corden’s BAFTA acceptance speach. Enjoy it yourself, by following this link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7357842.stm Didn’t know James took home the trophy? Catch up on this year’s BAFTA news.

April 27, 2008
Another Great Corden Profile– also tagged , , , , , , , ,

The press keeps on coming for Britain’s #1 TV property, James Corden. From The Independent, official word that Corden’s hit the big time. A great, quick read about Corden’s ascent into Britcom royalty, capped with his coronation last week at the BAFTAs (Corden won Best Comedy Performance and his show Gavin & Stacey picked up the audience award). The author strolls through Corden’s acting past with some great quotes from Nicholas Hytner and Alan Bennett who directed and wrote (respectively) The History Boys which featured Corden. And from Henry Normal of Baby Cow [...]

April 22, 2008
Lily Allen pens song for Corden– also tagged ,

James Corden pal and singer Lily Allen (rumored to be more than just a “friend”, though Corden insists the two are just mates) has written a song honoring her friend. Corden scored big with double-wins for his show Gavin & Stacey at Sunday’s BAFTA awards. Allen’s song, titled “From Barry to Billericay” sounds as if [...]

April 21, 2008
BAFTA Coverage – Corden + “Gavin & Stacey” Take Home Honors– also tagged

As we reported yesterday, James Corden and Gavin & Stacey were double winners last night, picking up awards for “Best Comedy Performance” and “Audience Award for Programme of the Year” respectively. It looks like the entire UK has caught a combination of Gavin & Stacey and Jame Corden fever. We rounded-up some of the coverage [...]

April 20, 2008
James Corden + Gavin & Stacey – Double Win at BAFTAs!– also tagged ,

You all did your part by voting and Gavin & Stacey won the Audience Award for Programme of the Year at the 2008 BAFTAs. Also picking up a win was James Corden, for Best Comedy Performance. Read the official BAFTA TV Winners Round-Up and be sure to watch James Corden & Ruth Jones talk about [...]

April 18, 2008
James Corden Talks Shop with BBC– also tagged , ,

BBC News conducts an interview with James Corden on his slate of recent successes, including nomination for Best Comedy Actor and for his program Gavin & Stacey at this year’s BAFTA TV Awards. There is also a great 11-minute clip where James talks about the show and his growing celebrity. Corden also reveals that he [...]

April 14, 2008
BAFTA Awards: Less than a week to go.– also tagged

The annual BAFTA Television Awards will be held this coming Sunday, 20 April in London. James Corden is up for best comedy actor for his role in Gavin & Stacey, which is up for the Audience Award for Program of the Year. Be sure to check back for BAFTA news, photos, etc. next week. Meanwhile, [...]

March 18, 2008
Corden, “Gavin & Stacey” up for BAFTAs– also tagged , ,

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has released the list of nominees for this year’s TV awards. We’re happy to report that James Corden has been nominated for “Best Comedy Performance” for his role as Smithy in Gavin & Stacey. Corden has already won “Best Male Comedy Newcomer” at last year’s British Comedy [...]