It is a long way from the Southend call centre where Baynton worked to pay his way through drama school. He had a difficult childhood but showed tremendous talent early in his life. But the remaining two were never found. But he soon gets caught up with a dastardly plot by the Spanish to kill Queen Elizabeth… Imagine Shakespeare in Love with Monty Python rather than Gwyneth Paltrow. The worst because of my job, which I hated so much I used to get physically ill on Sunday nights in dread." Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? As part of The Big British Airways Take Off, which features great value fares on flights and holidays, the airline has created what's believed to be the world's biggest piece of coin art. And is The Wrong Mans over? ", The contrast between Phil and Sam is even more marked in the second series of The Wrong Mans, which starts tonight. The 65ft by 225ft mural called '#NYCISBEAUTIFUL', was created by street artist Mr. Brainwash and features iconic New York City sights and scenes, To mark the year that the Queen came to the throne (1952), artist Quentin Devine has created a portrait of the Queen, using exactly 1,952 coins - each bearing her effigy. My reports used to say I was a bad influence on other kids! The international theater and performing arts festival runs from 6 to 23 August 2015, Morph-suited performers David Labanca (orange suit) and Gianmarco Pozzoli (green suit) from Italian dance company Discoteque Machine perform in a giant kaleidoscope at Camera Obscura in Edinburgh to promote their show running from August 7 to 31 at Zoo Southside as part of the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The voice of Thunderbirds Parker, David Graham, by a sculpture of Shaun the Sheep titled Thunderbirds Are Go, is one of 70 sheep sculptures placed around the city of Bristol, decorated by artists and celebrities to raise money for the Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal, 'Venus of the Rags' by Michaelangelo Pistoletto on display at Tate Liverpool in Liverpool, north west England. Mathew Baynton 2/2 The Comedy Club Interviews From 10.00pm until midnight, seven days a week, the Comedy Club has two hours of comedy Plus Jake Yapp chats to Mathew Baynton. He was also the co-creator, writer and star of the sitcom The Wrong Mans. Mathew Baynton interview: The Right Man for the job The actor’s thoughtful approach makes him the perfect foil – as writer and co-star – for James Corden in … "It’s always tempting to try and distance yourself from characters, but of course there are going to be bits of ourselves that go in there. The idea for The Wrong Mans was born back in 2008. I don't want to say too much! 2019-5-31 - Explore Catherine Maxwell's board "MATHEW BAYNTON" on Pinterest. Social. "I think I’m a more introverted, pensive person and James is probably sunnier," says Baynton slowly. One early project – the 2008 film Telstar – saw him mucking around at the back of the class again, alongside James Corden. 6 years ago. {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}, Yonderland star Mathew Baynton on becoming a young Shakespeare, Rob Lowe makes fun of end of the world in Slough, Corden could do more for Late, Late Show than it will do for him, Rob Lowe to bring Apocalypse to Slough in new TV series, Mathew Baynton interview: The Right Man for the job, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. It was a lovely gift.” Between takes, they would let their imaginations run, batting around an idea for a sitcom that could challenge series like Lost and Heroes for narrative scope, action and special effects. ", Read our full mailing list consent terms here. ", Unemployed and back in the UK, he set up his own theatre company, Piggy Nero, with Clare Thompson (you may have seen her as the stooge in One Man, Two Guvnors) and one-time Ali G collaborator Jamie Glassman. (Tumblr)[/caption] Co-creators James Corden and Mathew Baynton announced back in October 2012 that... x BBC America By BBC America GET IT NOW. Indian kite maker, Jagmohan Kanojia displays kites colored with the Indian national flag and depicting Indian freedom fighters, at his home's workshop in Amritsar, India, 13 August 2015. As much as anything, James liked spending time with me and fancied having me around. After finishing school at Southend High School for Boys Baynton went on to attend the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama where he graduated with first-class honours. "I did my work and got good grades, so I got away with it. ", Just as Piggy Nero was about to run out of money, an agent saw Baynton’s testicle dance and signed him up. "James jumped out of his make-up chair, walked down the corridor, taking off his top as he went, and gave Jim a half-naked bear hug as soon as he walked in," says Baynton. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. You always feel in some ways they're your employer.". The Wrong Mans—a fusion of comedy, action and thriller—revolves around two underachievers, Sam and Phil, played by Baynton and co-creator James Corden.The bumbling office mates find themselves wrapped up in a … An explosion goes off as Chinese actors playing Japanese soldiers are are filmed in a battle scene during filming of the series "The Last Noble," set during the second Sino-Japanese War on August 13, 2015 in Fangyan, China. Lebron James is an American professional basketball player. Like Horrible Histories, both Bill and Yonderland see each cast member play multiple roles, creating a hectic, sketch-show feel. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. 'You, Me and the Apocalypse' begins on Sky 1 on 30 September. The work titled ``The Spheres at MacArthur Park,'' involves filling the park's 8.39-acre lake with about 3,000 balls, each 4 to 6 feet in diameter and covered in bright floral and fish patterns. I miss it, but k I wasn't writing as freely as I used to, because I could see how it could look from the outside. Search for: Search. The latter involved Baynton singing a sweary song about Shangri-La in character as “Herbert Spunk” and performing a dance with his left testicle hanging out of his children’s leotard. Furthermore, he earned graduation with first class honors from the Rose Bruford College of Speech and drama. Mathew Baynton Bio, Age, Parents. Passengers take the 3D painted "Wonderful" tram in Guangzhou, China. See more ideas about mathew baynton, horrible histories, history. I really love laughing and crying – what could be better? Mathew John Baynton (born 18 November 1980) is an English actor, writer, comedian, singer, and musician best known as a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe in which he starred in the TV series Horrible Histories; as well as an actor in Yonderland; and Ghosts. There’s some fairly tasty stuff in there, but it’s all innuendo. The Wrong Mans signed up for more than they ever expected. The last interview of the day was with Horrible Histories and Yonderland stars Mat Baynton and Jim Howick. Some 40 people participated on Saturday in the performance, initiated by a group of artists called Prizma Ensemble, as part of the city's annual international street art and street theatre festival. It’s funnier that way. An artist performs in a labyrinth of 3,000 candles at Tempelhof park (Tempelhofer Feld) in Berlin, Germany. And they also have a daughter named Ida.In a recent interview, Baynton disclosed his son's skewed view over his profession saying;Mathew and his spouse Kelly are together for a long time and living a wonderful married life with no conflict. A year in the making, the 11 tonne sculpture is part of the Legacy 2014 project commemorating the city's hosting of the Commonwealth Games last year, The Wave which is part of Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red by artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper is installed at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Wakefield. Although Mathew Baynton has refused on numerous occasions to being homosexual, rumors are constantly found on-line. Tate Liverpool have unveiled a new display of more than 150 artworks featuring pieces by iconic artists including Sir Peter Blake, Louise Bourgeois, Marcel Duchamp and Eduardo Paolozzi, A street art mural on the facade of a building is pictured in Fanzara near Castellon de la Plana, Spain. ball pit, an interactive art installation by creative agency Pearlfisher made up of 81,000 white balls, in New York City. More than 80 milk churns were placed between the Tour d'Ai and the Tour de Mayen summits at an altitude of 2,000 meters (6,561 feet) above sea level under the direction of the artist, to be photographed for his ongoing art project entitled "Milk churns without borders", Members of the Ukrainian group 'Dakh Daughters Band' striking poses during their performance at the 'Seebuehne' (lit: Lakeside stage) within the 'Zuercher Theater Spektakel' (Zurich Theatre Spectacle) at the 'Landiwiese' venue in Zurich, Switzerland. Gauck visited the China 8 exhibition of contemporary Chinese art that runs until 13 September, An Indian artist with his body painted with the likeness of a tiger dances before a tableau with a picture of tiger during the 'Pulikali' or Tiger Dance procession in Thrissur, Kerala state, India. "I’ve been lucky enough to work with more heroes than I can count on my fingers," he says. "I," he points a spindly finger at himself, "wouldn’t do that.". It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. I've witnessed what it's like to be that famous first-hand – James welcomes it; I wouldn't.". Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. I play identical twins, Jamie and Ariel, but they have not had identical lives. says Baynton. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. 2 months ago. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. Hand-painted vinyl balls float in the MacArthur Park Lake as part of a large-scale public arts installation organized by the Portraits of Hope charity in Los Angeles, California on August 23, 2015. "It's a multi-narrative thing, and some strands are more comic than others – mine is quite tragic. Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile, To be or not to be William Shakespeare? You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. "If I’m ever on set thinking, 'Oh I’ve been up since 5am and it’s cold and why can’t they bring a heater into the soundstage? Buthelezi is turning discarded bits of plastic into sought-after works of art. Jan 10, 2021 - Explore Jane's board "Horrible histories" on Pinterest. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. The gloom lifted, but songwriting endured – until recently, that is, when the self-aware cringe reflex led him to hang up his acoustic guitar. As a student, he wrote to the director Cal McCrystal – clowning expert behind Peepolykus, The Mighty Boosh and One Man, Two Guvnors, among other things – and asked to shadow him. Not only is the 35-year-old actor from Southend-on-Sea a regular lead on screen and stage and busy starring in the new comedy series You, Me and the Apocalypse - but he is also busy writing and creating some of Britain's most delightful TV sitcoms.With a drama degree and professional clownery training, the audiences’ laughs always seem on his side, all while … It starts with Shakespeare in a band called Mortal Coil, so I had to check my actor's pretensions." German Crew is the artist collective responsible for painting the mural project. Prior to Bill, this manifested in Yonderland, the much-lauded fantasy comedy about a woman who finds a magical, puppet-filled world in a cupboard, co-written by all six actors. The project aims to bring the community together and rehabilitate the area, Black suited and top hat wearing teenagers from Newington College peer through telescopes as they form the human installation The Search for Happiness on Coogee Beach in Sydney, Australia. Director Enrique Gomez, who goes by MYBE, said the crew has painted 1,500 square meters with 20,000 liters of paint. That's white progress. For the rest, Baynton and Corden work in exactly the way you’d imagine. “But we were quite willing to just shelve it if we didn’t get an American backer.” The risk paid off: the show won an RTS award for best comedy writing and was nominated for numerous Baftas and British Comedy Awards. Everything about it screams risky. The two index fingers, equal in weight, colour and size point towards each other as a reflection on human equality. ", The tension between shyly self-effacing and goofily exhibitionist is one Baynton has long wrestled with. The kites are Kanojia's latest creations made for the India's Independence Day celebrations on 15 August. "Well James has got a job that might take him out of circulation for quite a long time..." says Baynton, referring to Corden’s new job as host of The Late Late Show in America. Fans of The Wrong Mans – and there were many in the UK (though Baynton himself was surprised at its broad appeal and is delighted when I tell him my mum was a fan; he'd worried that it was too dude-ish and bromantic) – are advised to catch his role in the forthcoming series You, Me and the Apocalypse, a big-budget, multi-stranded comedy thriller about the end of the world. The pair formed a lasting friendship, which resulted in the two of them creating The Wrong Mans. Further spoilers than that I am forbidden to give, other than the fact that they filmed it partly in South Africa, which stands in for somewhere else that is not Bracknell, and it’s another caper against the clock for the unlikely action heroes. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. From actor/writer duo James Corden and Mathew Baynton, The Wrong Mans series centers on Sam Pinkett and Phil Bourne, office workers for Berkshire County Council, who have their menial ... See full summary » Stars: Mathew Baynton, James Corden, Sarah Solemani, Dawn French. I think you can fall in love with a character because you find them funny, and it's then very easy to turn that into something moving. They took two shows to the Edinburgh Fringe – The Bubonic Play and Hello Dalai. Mathew Baynton interview: The Yonderland star on becoming a young Shakespeare - and why his clowning career was almost over before it began Thanks to … ", The pair had help in the shape of The League of Gentlemen’s Jeremy Dyson as script editor and Tom Basden, who also plays office sneak Noel, as co-writer. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. The exhibition opens on 16 September and runs until 12 December 2015, Lincoln Townley puts the finishing touches to Meryl Streep’s portrait. ", He has no desire to follow his co-star to America. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (2nd R) take a tour of the German Pavilion at the Expo 2015 on August 17, 2015 in Milan, Italy. Not just using myself as a vessel for people’s laughter. ', it’s quite nice to be able to think, 'I used to answer the phone to angry people and be shouted at for a living'. "I love seeing people having fun, the glint in the eye – and I absolutely saw it in James. The group says the performance deals with concepts of identity and movement in public spaces. Baynton's first acting role was as Howard in a BBC drama called Learners (which also stared his fellow Horrible Histories co-star Sarah Hadland) The second series has just finished on Sky, and many fingers are being kept crossed for an as-yet-unconfirmed third. Our tastes are wildly different, but we have a point where we meet. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Both also slightly fox anyone who wants to put them neatly in an age bracket. An art installation formed with milk churns, made by land art artist Gerard Benoit a la Guillaume, is seen at the Chenau de Mayen in the resort of Leysin, Switzerland. He is also trained in clowning, having attended École Philippe Gaulier in Paris. After Telstar, Baynton auditioned for a part in Gavin & Stacey, but didn’t get it. Seventy years after the end of World War II, there is still widespread resentment across China toward Japan and its wartime misdeeds. Mathew Baynton enjoys a loyal following among comedy fans for his work on Horrible Histories, Yonderland and The Wrong Mans. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? "I wouldn’t have either if it wasn’t for that dreary job.". Horrible Histories, the irreverent children’s show, in which Baynton played Charles II, Dick Turpin, Shakespeare, Aristotle and others, was his big break. As dramatic dynamics go, it wasn’t a massive stretch. SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: The July 29 arrest of former Griffin Police Department Officer Matthew Boynton stemmed from a theft report filed Dec. 19, 2016, by … "I'm guilty of being mercilessly judgemental of actors who do music; there's something self-indulgent and cheesy about it, and I thought – well, how dare I? I hope the film stands up, at least a little, to that comparison," he says. The series also features Rob Lowe as a badly behaved Catholic priest; having seen the first episode, I can attest that it's as odd as it sounds – and entirely gripping. Just don't call it a kids' film…. This pleases Baynton, who dislikes the labels "for children" or "for families". (BBC) We had the pleasure to meet up with The Wrong Mans co-creator Mathew Baynton and director Jim Field Smith. Sign in. The Beach is an interactive architectural installation that covers 10,000 square feet and includes an ocean of nearly one million recyclable translucent plastic balls, People take part in The Color Run Night at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, east London, Artist Kenny Hunter unveils a life-size Asian elephant sculpture, cast in part from scrap locomotive parts from the nearby Govan shipyards, at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow. The six-part BBC series brought the aesthetics – the car crashes, high-octane chases and guns – of an adventure thriller to a sitcom about two ordinary blokes from Berkshire who are thrust into the criminal underworld. The self-taught portrait painter has been selected as Bafta’s official artist in LA, A performance protest by a coalition of artists at the British Museum in central London, protesting against corporate oil sponsorship of the arts in Britain, Artist, designer Blaine Halvorson conducts an art demonstration in front of his installation "Walk, Don't Run" during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week, A visitor walks past light effects at the exhibition "Discover the Power of Light" presented in the Atomium monument, to commemorate the International Year of Light and Light-based technologies 2015 (IYL2015), recognised by UNESCO, in Brussels, Belgium, Stoker Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire poses by a sculpture by British artist Barbara Hepworth entitled 'Three Obliques (Walk In)' that features in the 'Beyond Limits' exhibition in the grounds of Chatsworth House near Bakewell, northern England, A new mural is unveiled on wall of Century 21 department store across from the World Trade Center site in New York. We couldn’t tell the same story again. ", Not quite true: just as he was about to get a "real job", Baynton was spotted by an agent. And James tends to be much more prolific and scattershot with ideas and inspired moments... A regular thing would be James suggesting 10 different things, nine of which I would dismiss and one of which I would think was genius.". I really wanted to be a clown and make clown shows. At present, journalists want to get all of the celebrities out of the closet; a lot of the rumors are false. Mathew Baynton has never made any public statement about this, so all rumors about if Mathew Baynton is gay remain completely unfounded and unproven. Baynton then trained in Paris with legendary clown Philippe Gaulier, and spent a couple of years doing fringe shows. I hate being myself in front of camera, I'd rather have a disguise on. So Corden wrote a role – the remarkably dim Deano – especially for him. The latter, an … Mathew Baynton, Martha Howe-Douglas, Lawrence Rickard and Ben Willbond Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi for the Guardian. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Mathew Baynton interview Mathew Baynton talks about playing identical twins, the epic scale of the series and how he would approach the apocalypse. The Sculpture which begins a UK tour will be open to the public on 5 September and will run until 10 January, People walk past hand-painted vinyl balls floating in the MacArthur Park Lake as part of a large-scale public arts installation organized by the Portraits of Hope charity in Los Angeles, California. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. It wouldn’t work the other way round. And it seems the fans are, well, a bit weird. 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