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Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

  • TV Movie
  • 2023
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
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Caroline Aherne in Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy (2023)
Documentary

A celebration of the unique life and talent of Caroline Aherne, featuring unseen photographs and contributions from a cast of her lifelong friends, including Steve Coogan, Jon Thompson, Crai... Read allA celebration of the unique life and talent of Caroline Aherne, featuring unseen photographs and contributions from a cast of her lifelong friends, including Steve Coogan, Jon Thompson, Craig Cash and producer Andy Harries. Aherne's pioneering representation of working class and ... Read allA celebration of the unique life and talent of Caroline Aherne, featuring unseen photographs and contributions from a cast of her lifelong friends, including Steve Coogan, Jon Thompson, Craig Cash and producer Andy Harries. Aherne's pioneering representation of working class and family life in The Royle Family won her two Baftas and changed comedy writing forever, whi... Read all

  • Director
    • Claire Whalley
  • Stars
    • Caroline Aherne
    • Craig Cash
    • Steve Coogan
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Claire Whalley
    • Stars
      • Caroline Aherne
      • Craig Cash
      • Steve Coogan
    • 3User reviews
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    Caroline Aherne
    Caroline Aherne
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
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    Craig Cash
    Craig Cash
    • Self
    Steve Coogan
    Steve Coogan
    • Self
    Sue Johnston
    Sue Johnston
    • Self
    Ricky Tomlinson
    Ricky Tomlinson
    • Self
    Ralf Little
    Ralf Little
    • Self
    John Thomson
    John Thomson
    • Self
    Andy Harries
    • Self
    Kenton Allen
    • Self
    Peter Kessler
    • Self
    Cal Lavelle
    • Self
    Phil Mealey
    • Self
    Carmel Morgan
    • Self
    Di Conlan
    • Self
    Henry Normal
    • Self
    Lemn Sissay
    Lemn Sissay
    • Self
    Sean Winterton
    • Self
    Michael Parkinson
    Michael Parkinson
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Claire Whalley
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    10keefydiy

    Comedy Legend

    Watched this last night, a perfect tribute from those who loved her & knew her best.

    Always had a huge crush on Caroline, I confess I love funny women, my best friend is one LMAO@Sarah 🀣❀ Made me laugh and cry, but was beautiful to see how loved she was by her real life friends, and friends/colleagues she worked with.

    Well worth a watch, if a fan of her comedy, but also for the unseen stuff about her life.

    The memories of 'The Royal Family' after all these years bring even more poignancy to the characters, the writing was as good as it gets.

    Also a good reminder that the tabloids are scum!
    10prestonmick-975-597748

    Caroline Aherne, the soulmate we all wish we had.

    I stumbled across this last night and as I always liked her and had a big soft spot for her I put it on.

    Wow! What a wonderful tribute to a remarkable genius (literally). She had an IQ of 156. But a genius comic, writer and a wholly loveable, and well loved northern lass.

    This documentary really honours her and has some truly laugh out loud as well as some literal tearjerking moments.

    It interviews many of her lifelong friends, colleagues and peers. I ended up feeling like I knew her personally once it was over.

    If you can find this on iplayer or wherever you can, I'd urge you to watch it if you enjoyed watching Caroline when she was Mrs Merton or Denise in the Royal Family. I had to burst out laughing when it showed her on the Fast Show doing her bit as a weather presenter and she kept saying "Scorchio" when she was putting the symbols on the map. I still say scorchio to this day. Bless her.

    A remarkable documentary, and a fitting tribute to a beautiful soul, who also happened to be comic gold.
    9paul2001sw-1

    A fitting tribute

    Caroline Ahern was a Britsh comedian, writer, and actress who died tragically young. In summary, it sounds like an ordinary, sad story, but this documentary is well worth watching. It reminds you of her talent (her live takedown of the racist Bernard Manning while acting in character was brilliant); tells you of her background (in which her comedy was grounded) and her genuine struggles first to make it, and then to handle success (which, as someone who doesn't read the tabloids, I was mostly ignorant of); and also conveys how she was genuinely loved by everyone she met (Manning excepted). As a tribute, it's funny and moving, two things that were also true of her best work.

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      Screened on BBC2 during Christmas 2023, to commemorate what would've been Caroline Aherne's 60th birthday.
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      Features Parkinson (1971)

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2023 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Manchester, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Passion Pictures
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