News about Matthew Kelly

Peter Hoskin REVIEW: Remember Stars in Their Eyes? The telly show with Matthew Kelly?There's more than just a touch of Stars in Their Eyes about Back to Black, Sam Taylor-Johnson's new biopic of that most talented, most troubled of singers, Amy Winehouse . 'Tonight, Matthew,' its lead actress, Marisa Abela , seems to say, 'I'm going to be Amy Winehouse.' The same uplifted hairdo. The same lip piercing and tattoos. The same London drawl and jazzy singing voice.

The TV host, 73, is best known for being fronted the classic singing competition Stars In Their Eyes from 1993 to 2004, which saw members of the public don elaborate costumes and try to perform as their favorite artist. Contestants would give Matthew three clues about the celebrity they were going to impersonate, then say, 'I'm going to be...'

The final cast for the BBC's last series of black comedy Inside No. 3 has been revealed. 9. Matthew Kelly, a former star of Their Eyes, will appear alongside This Country actor Charlie Cooper. Siobhan Finneran of Happy Valley, Game of Thrones actor Joel Fry, and Philippa Dunne of Derry Girls will be among them.

PATRICK MARMION: The scenery is supposed to wobble. The gags are supposed to make us groan. And the rain-dropping, door-banging mania is likely to creak like the Mary Celeste. Michael Frayn's vintage farce, which stars Felicity Kendal, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Alexander Hanson, and Matthew Kelly, is right up there with Fawlty Towers as a bravura piece of comedy plotting. Nor does Lindsay Posner's clockwork show no respect, owing to music between acts that is notably reminiscent of the TV show's theme tune. This is unlike John Cleese's comedies, but there are no familiar characters such as Basil, Sybil, and The Major. And it's certainly showing its age, with gags including a mention of Dame Myra Hess (a once-famous pianist, M'Lud) who performed during the air raids.