
Acting
Sean Hughes
Born 1965-11-10 · London, England, UK
Sean Hughes (born John Hughes; November 10, 1965 – October 16, 2017) was an English-born Irish stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He starred in his own television show Sean's Show and was one of the regular team captains on the BBC Two musical panel game Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Hughes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting credits
7.3Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, an aging trumpet player, Joey "The Lips" Fagan.
The Commitments
1991
6.8Francie and Joe live the usual playful, fantasy filled childhoods of normal boys. However, with a violent, alcoholic father and a manic depressive, suicidal mother the pressure on Francie to grow up are immense. When Francie's world turns to madness, he tries to counter it with further insanity, with dire consequences.
The Butcher Boy
1998
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Solo Shuttle
1998
5.1Robbie and Donner's wedding is interrupted when Donner is kidnapped by aliens. Robbie saves the day again though with the help of his friends and an alien crystal.
Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
2007
NRWhen detectives investigate a seemingly natural death of an old man, they discover a disturbing tape in his possession which alongside old family memories also features the murder of a woman. After tracking down the dead man's ex-wife and his estranged son they try to discover a link between the mans death and the horrific videotape.
Dangerous Liaisons
2007
5.5Follow Robbie as he sets out to discover a mythical tribe of lost Viking warriors to help him save his friends from another dastardly plot by the evil Blitzen and his new-found partner-in-crime The White Rabbit. Robbie is having girl trouble too - Donner is feeling neglected and decides to give Robbie an ultimatum. Can Robbie save the day, keep his girl and unravel the mystery of the Legend of the Lost Tribe?
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe
2002
7.4Short documentary / tribute to the late, truly great American stand-up comedian Bill Hicks, included as an extra in several box sets. Bill Hicks passed away in 1994, taken tragically young aged only 32. His legend and reputation, however, continue to grow. "It's Just a Ride" is a celebration of his life and work, featuring numerous clips of Bill's many recorded stand-up performances, along with trbutes from Sean Hughes, Eric Bogosian, David Letterman and Eddie Izzard, amongst others.
Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride
1994
NRA semi-secret fraternal organization modeled loosely on the Masons apparently appears to be running a life insurance scam.
The Dead Peasants Society
2007
NRThis film was created from 5 episodes from Rubbadubbers (2003-2005), condensed into a single film.
Rubbadubbers: Splish! Splash! Splosh!
2005
NRBBC documentary on the long-running British TV show, Top of the Pops.
Top of the Pops: The True Story
2001
NRTwo decades after they graduate, dark secrets, jealousies, and long-buried issues of resentment arise with a group of former classmates.
Friends Reunited
2005
5.6Geraldine and her two daughters, Livvie and Angeline, are living rough on the streets on London. When their van blows up, they must find an alternative place to stay. At first, they live in temporary housing, but the conditions are unbearable. Geraldine reacts quickly and the family decides to take up residence in Scottley's, the best department store in London. They must keep it a secret from doorman Brian (whom the girls call Mr. Whiskers), and a couple of bumbling thieves who want to rob the store safe of its jewels.
The Greatest Store in the World
1999
3.7A reformed young man with a steady job, Benny, returns to the city of his youth to find the girl he's been in love with since childhood and that's home to his four petty criminal friends, Jacko, Zac, Bisto and Flea.
Fast Food
1998
6.3Spike Milligan's book about the divided Irish village of Puckoon comes to the big screen.
Puckoon
2002
NRDangerous Davies investigates the death of Geoff Fallon, a stock car driver who was killed during a race at the local stadium when his car exploded due to a leaky fuel line. There seemed to be a considerable animosity with his brother, also a stock car driver, but it turns that Fallon was convicted of killing a child with his car some years previously and the dead child's older brother was working at the stadium on the night in question. When a second person is killed, Davies determines that the case is far more complex than originally thought. Meanwhile, all of the officers at the local station are under investigation when information is leaked to the press.
Willesden Confidential
2005
4.5The funny side of a veteran nightclub comedy team with a long list of females conquests is poisoned during a live performance.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden
2007
4.4A wry story of female friendship: Jean and Kate, two "nearing-thirty" street performers, find the ups and downs of life and love amid the pubs and music scene of modern day Dublin.
Snakes and Ladders
1996
NRA disrespected but decent detective unravels a cold case about a missing seventeen year old girl while trying to deal with the breakup of his marriage.
The Last Detective
2003
8.0A spate of computer thefts from government offices, a possible suicide under the wheels of a high-speed train, an absconded lifer on the loose, and a grisly trove of human bones in a garden all conspire to keep Davies on the job during a long Easter weekend.
The Long Bank Holiday
2004
7.8Consisting of two parts: ‘Revelations’, Bill Hicks’ last live performance in the United Kingdom made at the Dominion Theatre; and a documentary about Hicks’ life ‘Just a Ride’ featuring interviews with friends, admirers, and family.
Totally Bill Hicks
1998
10.0Davies discovers a link between three separate investigations - an armed robbery at a job centre, the disappearance of a pensioner and a routine house burglary.
Tricia
2003
NRSean has been dealing with his father’s death in a way that only Sean can. Here is a comedy performance from Sean like you’ve never seen before. This hilarious yet poignant tale is a beautiful insight into the lighter side of dying and getting older, going to places that comedy rarely goes, highlighting how ridiculous life is and how quickly it can be taken away.
Sean Hughes: Life Becomes Noises
2014
NRA condensation of 4 episodes and 3 shorts from Rubbadubbers (2003-2005) that lend the characters to hastily prepare for bathtime.
Rubbadubbers: Bathtime Scramble!
2004
NRA man grows suspicious of his cycling enthusiast fiancée's mood swings and asks an eccentric private investigator to follow her. As he begins to tail her, the PI starts to suspect that she is the serial murderess responsible for the deaths of five hitchikers, and convinces the man too - but is the truth something much more ordinary that neither man can comprehend?
Girl on a Cycle
2003
Behind the camera
NRSean has been dealing with his father’s death in a way that only Sean can. Here is a comedy performance from Sean like you’ve never seen before. This hilarious yet poignant tale is a beautiful insight into the lighter side of dying and getting older, going to places that comedy rarely goes, highlighting how ridiculous life is and how quickly it can be taken away.
Sean Hughes: Life Becomes Noises
2014
8.0Early live stand up show from Sean Hughes.
Sean Hughes - Live and Seriously Funny
1994
NRSean takes us back to his Dublin upbringing and the, at times, utter awkwardness of teenage life - weaving in his family, his school days and the business of friendship and tying it all in to the present. It's brilliant and multi-layered and it really is up there with his Perrier award winning show 'A One Night Stand'
Sean Hughes: Penguins
2014
The 1995 stand up show from the Perrier prize winning comic Sean Hughes.
Sean Hughes is 30 Somehow
1995
Sean Hughes returns to the stand-up stage with his first national UK tour in nearly a decade. The Right Side of Wrong marks a return to the comedy circuit for one of the most distinctive and darkly explosive exponents of the art of stand-up.
Sean Hughes - Live: The Right Side of Wrong
2007