Alice Lowe
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Alice Lowe is an English
actress and writer
mainly in comedy
, from the English Midlands
.
Lowe attended a comprehensive school
and graduated from Cambridge University. She began her career co-devising and performing in surreal experimental theatre shows such as City Haunts, Snowbound and Progress In Flying Machines (with David Mitchell
and Robert Webb
). These were all collaborations with director Paul King
, who has directed her in The Mighty Boosh
and Garth Marenghi.
As part of the cast of Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight
she was nominated for the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe
in 2000. In 2001, she won that award for performing in the sequel to Fright Knight, Garth Marenghi's Netherhead
. In 2005 she returned to the Fringe with MoonJourney
, a sci-fi themed Kate Bush
spoof.
Her numerous television credits include Channel 4
's spoof
horror
comedy Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
, Beth in the BBC
comedy series My Life in Film
, David Bowie
in the BBC series Snuff Box
, and a recurring role in Rob Brydon
's Annually Retentive.
She has also guest starred in a number of television shows including: as Monkey in The Priest and the Beast episode of The Mighty Boosh
, as Patricia in the "Fifty-Fifty" episode of The IT Crowd
, Madonna
in an episode of Channel 4's Star Stories
, and episode 5 of the BBC sketch show Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul
.
She co-wrote and starred in Channel 4's Orcadia
, as well as the short film Stiffy directed by Jacqueline Wright
, which premiered at Cannes
in 2005 as part of the Kodak Straight 8 competition.
Lowe has appeared in two projects directed by Edgar Wright
: the music video for "Bastardo" by Charlotte Hatherley
, and the action comedy Hot Fuzz
.
She appeared once in Little Britain
as a mother of two children in a sketch with "Emily Howard". She also appeared as a mother taking her child on an airline flight, in the first episode of the mockumentary
Come Fly with Me
, which is from the creators of Little Britain.
Her self-penned short Sticks and Balls was screened at Cannes
in 2007.
She was part of the all female comedy show Beehive
along with Sarah Kendall
, Barunka O'Shaughnessy
and Clare Thomson which was aired on E4.
Her BBC Three
pilot "LifeSpam: My Child Is French" was shown on 23 January 2009.
In 2009, Alice Lowe appeared with Steve Coogan
on his 'Alan Partridge
and other less successful characters' Tour. She played one of the supporting actors, filling in between Coogan's character changes and playing some of the support characters in sketches.
In February 2010, alongside Kevin Eldon, Isabel Fay, Steve Furst, David Bussell and Matthew Stott, Alice Lowe appeared in the pilot for a 'sort-of-sketch-show' called "Missing Scene". The pilot was written by David Bussell, Matthew Stott and Ben Ricketts and script edited by Alice Lowe.
Alice can next be seen in Sightseers, the third film from award-winning director Ben Wheatley
. Sightseers is written by its stars, Alice Lowe and Steve Oram
with additional material by Amy Jump.
In the autumn of 2011, Alice Lowe appeared as the character of Soosan Noop in all eight episodes of the surreal comedy series This is Jinsy
on Sky Atlantic
. The series was directed by Matt Lipsey
and written by its creators/stars Justin Chubb and Chris Bran.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
mainly in comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
, from the English Midlands
English Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
.
Lowe attended a comprehensive school
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
and graduated from Cambridge University. She began her career co-devising and performing in surreal experimental theatre shows such as City Haunts, Snowbound and Progress In Flying Machines (with David Mitchell
David Mitchell (actor)
David James Stuart Mitchell is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is half of the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb, alongside Robert Webb, whom he met at Cambridge University. There they were both part of the Cambridge Footlights, of which Mitchell became President. Together the duo star in the...
and Robert Webb
Robert Webb (actor)
Robert Webb is an English actor, comedian and writer, and one half of the double act Mitchell and Webb, alongside David Mitchell.-Early life:...
). These were all collaborations with director Paul King
Paul King (Director)
Paul King is a writer and director. He works in television, film and theatre, and specialises in comedy.He graduated from St Catharine's College, Cambridge University with first-class honours in English in 1999...
, who has directed her in The Mighty Boosh
The Mighty Boosh
The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Developed from three stage shows and a six episode radio series, it has since spawned a total of twenty television episodes for BBC Three and two live tours of the UK, as well as two live shows in the...
and Garth Marenghi.
As part of the cast of Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight
Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight
Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight was a low-budget comedy horror stage show written by Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade, and starring Holness, Ayoade and Alice Lowe...
she was nominated for the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital, in the month of August...
in 2000. In 2001, she won that award for performing in the sequel to Fright Knight, Garth Marenghi's Netherhead
Garth Marenghi's Netherhead
Garth Marenghi's Netherhead was a low-budget comedy horror stage show written by Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade, and starring Holness, Ayoade and Alice Lowe...
. In 2005 she returned to the Fringe with MoonJourney
MoonJourney
"MoonJourney" was a 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show created by and starring Alice Lowe, of "Garth Marenghi" fame. The show was a homage to Kate Bush and parodied progressive rock, rock opera and sci fi....
, a sci-fi themed Kate Bush
Kate Bush
Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
spoof.
Her numerous television credits include Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's spoof
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
comedy Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is a British dark comedy show made for Channel 4 by Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade. Following on from Garth Marenghi's Netherhead, which won the 2001 Perrier Awards, the show revolves around fictional horror author Garth Marenghi and his publisher Dean Learner...
, Beth in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
comedy series My Life in Film
My Life in Film
My Life in Film is a British television comedy series written by Mark Chappell and originally aired on BBC Three, and then on BBC Two.It uses iconography, situations and dialogue from films...
, David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
in the BBC series Snuff Box
Snuff Box
Snuff Box is a BBC Three British dark comedy starring and written by Matt Berry and Rich Fulcher with additional material by Nick Gargano. It first aired on Monday 27 February 2006....
, and a recurring role in Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon is a BAFTA-nominated Welsh actor, comedian, radio and television presenter, singer and impressionist...
's Annually Retentive.
She has also guest starred in a number of television shows including: as Monkey in The Priest and the Beast episode of The Mighty Boosh
The Mighty Boosh
The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Developed from three stage shows and a six episode radio series, it has since spawned a total of twenty television episodes for BBC Three and two live tours of the UK, as well as two live shows in the...
, as Patricia in the "Fifty-Fifty" episode of The IT Crowd
The IT Crowd
The IT Crowd is a British sitcom by Channel 4, written by Graham Linehan, produced by Ash Atalla and starring Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson and Matt Berry...
, Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
in an episode of Channel 4's Star Stories
Star Stories
Star Stories is a British television comedy programme that takes a satirical look at celebrities and their lives. It was first shown on Channel 4 on September 15, 2006....
, and episode 5 of the BBC sketch show Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul
Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul
Harry & Paul is a BAFTA Award-winning British sketch comedy show starring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 13 April 2007...
.
She co-wrote and starred in Channel 4's Orcadia
Orcadia
Orcadia may refer to:*Orkney island, part of Scotland*the Royal Navy's HMS Orcadia...
, as well as the short film Stiffy directed by Jacqueline Wright
Jacqueline Wright
Jacqueline Wright is an English director of film, TV and music promos.Wright’s short films include David the Great, a comedic homage to magician David Blaine; Out of Water, which was funded by the UK Film Council; and Stiffy, a comedy with a necrophiliac theme which premiered at the Cannes Film...
, which premiered at Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
in 2005 as part of the Kodak Straight 8 competition.
Lowe has appeared in two projects directed by Edgar Wright
Edgar Wright
Edgar Howard Wright is an English film and television director and writer. He is most famous for his work with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on the films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, the TV series Spaced, and for directing the film Scott Pilgrim vs...
: the music video for "Bastardo" by Charlotte Hatherley
Charlotte Hatherley
Charlotte Franklin Hatherley is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. She initially came to prominence as guitarist and backing vocalist for alternative rock band Ash. Since departing Ash in 2006, she has found success as a solo artist...
, and the action comedy Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz is a 2007 British action dark comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, and starring Pegg and Nick Frost. The three had previously worked together on the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead as well as the television series Spaced...
.
She appeared once in Little Britain
Little Britain
Little Britain is a British character-based comedy sketch show which was first broadcast on BBC radio and then turned into a television show. It was written by comic duo David Walliams and Matt Lucas...
as a mother of two children in a sketch with "Emily Howard". She also appeared as a mother taking her child on an airline flight, in the first episode of the mockumentary
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
Come Fly with Me
Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)
Come Fly with Me is a British mockumentary television comedy series created by and starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams. Narrated by Lindsay Duncan, the series launched on 25 December 2010 on BBC One and BBC One HD...
, which is from the creators of Little Britain.
Her self-penned short Sticks and Balls was screened at Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
in 2007.
She was part of the all female comedy show Beehive
Beehive
A beehive is a structure in which bees live and raise their young.Beehive may also refer to:Buildings and locations:* Bee Hive, Alabama, a neighborhood in Alabama* Beehive , a wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings...
along with Sarah Kendall
Sarah Kendall
Sarah Kendall is an Australian comedian from Newcastle, New South Wales, now based in London, England. She attained much success on the Australian comedy circuit since winning the Raw Comedy competition in 1998, regularly appearing on Australian television, before moving to the United Kingdom in...
, Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Barunka O'Shaughnessy
Barunka O'Shaughnessy is a British actress, writer and producer.O'Shaughnessy began performing comedy while a student at Cambridge University. After her graduation, she collaborated with university friends Lucy Montgomery and James Bachman to write and perform shows at the Edinburgh Festival,...
and Clare Thomson which was aired on E4.
Her BBC Three
BBC Three
BBC Three is a television network from the BBC broadcasting via digital cable, terrestrial, IPTV and satellite platforms. The channel's target audience includes those in the 16-34 year old age group, and has the purpose of providing "innovative" content to younger audiences, focusing on new talent...
pilot "LifeSpam: My Child Is French" was shown on 23 January 2009.
In 2009, Alice Lowe appeared with Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan
Stephen John "Steve" Coogan is a British comedian, actor, writer and producer. Born in Manchester, he began his career as a standup comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980s on satirical puppet show Spitting Image. In the early nineties, Coogan began creating...
on his 'Alan Partridge
Alan Partridge
Alan Gordon Partridge is a fictional radio and television presenter portrayed by English comedian Steve Coogan and invented by Coogan, Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee and Richard Herring for the BBC Radio 4 programme On The Hour...
and other less successful characters' Tour. She played one of the supporting actors, filling in between Coogan's character changes and playing some of the support characters in sketches.
In February 2010, alongside Kevin Eldon, Isabel Fay, Steve Furst, David Bussell and Matthew Stott, Alice Lowe appeared in the pilot for a 'sort-of-sketch-show' called "Missing Scene". The pilot was written by David Bussell, Matthew Stott and Ben Ricketts and script edited by Alice Lowe.
Alice can next be seen in Sightseers, the third film from award-winning director Ben Wheatley
Ben Wheatley
Ben Wheatley Animator, Director of internet viral ads, TV idents, TV adverts TV comedy shows and feature films.-Early life:Wheatley was born in Billericay, Essex. He went to Haverstock School in North London and it was here during the sixth form that he met Amy Jump who is now his wife and...
. Sightseers is written by its stars, Alice Lowe and Steve Oram
Steve Oram
Steve Oram is an English comedian, actor, writer and musician.Steve's screen work has included the feature film "It's All Gone Pete Tong" which also starred Paul Kaye, "Tittybangbang" series 2 and 3 on BBC Three, "Suburban Shootout" on Five and the 2nd series of "People Like Us" on BBC Two...
with additional material by Amy Jump.
In the autumn of 2011, Alice Lowe appeared as the character of Soosan Noop in all eight episodes of the surreal comedy series This is Jinsy
This is Jinsy
This is Jinsy is a British comedy programme. The pilot first aired on 1 March 2010 on BBC Three. The programme is about the bizarre residents of the fictional island of Jinsy. The show was written by Chris Bran and Justin Chubb who also play the leading roles...
on Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic is a television channel owned by British Sky Broadcasting, which launched on 1 February 2011 on Sky in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland....
. The series was directed by Matt Lipsey
Matt Lipsey
Matt Lipsey is a British television and film director. His work includes Baby Cow Productions sitcoms Human Remains and Saxondale, and Hartswood Films series Supernova, The Cup and Jekyll. His first film, Caught in the Act, was released in 2008...
and written by its creators/stars Justin Chubb and Chris Bran.
External links
- Alice Lowe website
- Alice Lowe on TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...