Television Themes

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On records such as 2018’s tremendous Television Themes, Berry has shown his skill for drilling down into one idea over the course of an album but The Blue Elephant is perhaps the first time he’s pulled all of the different strands from across his recording careers into one record. Perhaps not coincidentally, the release also marks ten years since he signed to Acid Jazz and began the diverse career that has continually run parallel with his acting and writing. Here’s one of those albums where all you have to do is take a look at the cover and you know you want it! I refer to Matt Berry‘s forthcoming Television Themes.

Super Furry Animals, "Runaway" ". YouTube. 24 September 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021 . Retrieved 4 August 2010. Pugwash - What Are You Like (feat. Matt Berry)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021 . Retrieved 19 December 2019. The actor and writer is well known in the UK for his work on TV programmes like Toast of London, The IT Crowdetc., but Berry is also a talented and respected musician. As well as well as composing music for some of his own shows (and Steve Coogan’s brilliant Saxondale) he has released six studio albums, many of them on the Acid Jazz label (who will issue Television Themes). MATT BERRY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com . Retrieved 15 May 2021. I’d love to say that this is a cozy, light-hearted romp through Matt’s childhood TV memories, and if you take it as that, then that’s what you’ll get. BUT…Blum, Jordan (14 December 2020). "Gorillaz Bring the Song Machine to Life with a Multimedia Extravaganza: Review". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 16 December 2020. You will know Matt Berry from sitcoms such as The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace and Toast Of London. And if you haven’t watched any of those (if not, why?) then you should recognise his distinctive voice from internet radio channel Absolute or TV ads for products as diverse as mineral water, jelly snakes and fruit yoghurts. But did you know he has a critically acclaimed musical career too? Milestone Celebration: Gather Up— a four-disc compilation that includes rarities and demos — was released in 2021 to coincide with ten years of Berry being signed to Acid Jazz. Andrew Trendell (26 September 2019). "Josh Homme announces star-studded line-up for 'Desert Sessions' volumes 11 and 12". NME . Retrieved 26 September 2019. Berry starred in the video for the Super Furry Animals song " Run-Away" (2007), directed by Richard Ayoade. [66] Other appearances include the videos for "Reset" (2011) by London-based experimental band Three Trapped Tigers [67] and "What Are You Like" (2017) by Irish band Pugwash. [68] Filmography [ edit ] Film [ edit ] Year

In October 2020, Berry's album Phantom Birds (also issued by Acid Jazz) made the UK albums chart and eclipsed the number 38 peak of Television Themes by reaching number 31. [64] In December 2020, he appeared in Gorillaz's live-streamed concert Song Machine Live, performing the narration for the spoken-word song " Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head". [65] Episode of Game Over on Youtube, 1999". YouTube. 28 April 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021 . Retrieved 4 August 2010.

House of Fools (Comedy), Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Matt Berry, Morgana Robinson, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Pett Productions, 14 January 2014 , retrieved 5 September 2020 {{ citation}}: CS1 maint: others ( link) Television Themes was recorded on his own and with his regular band The Maypoles in his newly built studio. It includes favourites from the 60’, 70’s, and 80’s such as Are You Being Served? and Rainbow alongside lesser known themes from Picture Box and Wildtrak amidst those that transcend the decades, Doctor Who and Top Of The Pops… a b "British Comedy Awards nominations - Media - The Guardian". TheGuardian.com. 7 November 2007 . Retrieved 11 August 2019. Television Themes was recorded on his own and with his regular band The Maypoles in his newly built studio. It includes favourites from the 60’, 70’s, and 80’s such as Are You Being Served? and Rainbow alongside lesser known themes from Picture Box and Wildtrak amidst those that transcend the decades, Doctor Who and Top Of The Pops…

Album Title Drop: The word "witchazel" is uttered by a demonic voice towards the end of "Take My Hand".

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bloodandbiscuits (16 September 2011), Three Trapped Tigers - Reset, archived from the original on 17 November 2021 , retrieved 18 September 2017 In 2021, after the second series of Year of the Rabbit was axed, Berry was commissioned by the BBC to make a "Steven Toast in America" series for them. The show was a six-part television programme for BBC One, broadcast under the title Toast of Tinseltown and co-written by Berry and Arthur Mathews. [36] Voiceovers [ edit ]

In 2007, Berry joined The IT Crowd during its second series as Douglas Reynholm. [14] He was nominated as Best Male Comedy Newcomer in the 2007 British Comedy Awards for the role. [15] In 2008, he became the face of Adult Swim's spoof charity appeal "Save the Workers". [16] [17] Berry in 2013 In 2019, Berry provided the voice of Moominpappa in the Finnish animated children's series Moominvalley. [ citation needed] Nordyke, Kimberly (18 January 2021). "Critics Choice TV Awards: 'The Crown,' 'Ozark' Lead Noms With 6 Apiece". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 18 January 2021.

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Petski, Denise (4 February 2019). " 'What We Do In The Shadows': FX Vampire Comedy Series Unveils Trailer, Sets Premiere Date -TCA". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 4 February 2019. In 2019, Berry also starred in the IFC/Channel 4 sitcom Year of the Rabbit. Set in Victorian London, he plays the alcoholic Detective Inspector Rabbit. On 11 February 2020, the series was renewed for a second series of six episodes. [33] Citing budget cuts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Channel 4 reversed their decision in January 2021, casting doubt on the show's future. Layla Smith, chief executive of the show's production company OMG, stated, " Year of the Rabbit is a victim of the devastating effects of COVID. [...] IFC are very committed to the show, but we will need to find another partner — and we're working on that." [34]