Lauren Laverne

Actress

April 28, 1978 (48 years)

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Biography

Lauren Laverne is an English radio DJ, model, television presenter, author and singer. She was the lead singer and additional guitarist in the band Kenickie

Filmography

7.2

Have I Got News for You

Self

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

4.4

The One Show

Self - Presenter

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

5.8

GMTV

Self

GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end. The final edition of GMTV was broadcast on 3 September 2010.

7.1

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Self - Panellist

Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.

7.0

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.

7.8

Would I Lie to You?

Self

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.

6.7

Celebrity Juice

Self

The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of hilarious rounds unlike any other panel show.

6.0

Big Brother's Little Brother

Self

Each week, the housemate evicted from the Big Brother house the previous week traditionally spends another week on Big Brother's Little Brother, answering questions and taking part in Call BBLB along with other features. The show also boasts celebrity guests and experts who come in to discuss and analyse the remaining Big Brother housemates.

7.2

8 Out of 10 Cats

Self

A weekly, topical panel show based around a huge series of opinion poll surveys carried out around Britain.

6.6

Room 101

Self

Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101.

7.5

Shaun of the Dead

Zombie Outside Flat (uncredited)

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

6.6

The Culture Show

Self

A weekly BBC Two magazine programme focusing on the best of the week's arts and culture news, covering books, art, film, architecture and more.

6.5

Pointless

Self - Assistant

Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else can think of.

7.1

Mock the Week

Self

Mock the Week is a British topical celebrity panel game hosted by Dara Ó Briain. The game is influenced by improvised topical stand-up comedy, with several rounds requiring players to deliver answers on unexpected subjects on the spur of the moment.

6.7

Insert Name Here

Self - Panelist

Comedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins.

N/A

Lily Allen and Friends

Self - Guest

Aided by her online network of friends, Lily Allen hosts a programme of music and chat. Each week she is joined by two celebrities and someone made famous on the internet.

7.7

You Have Been Watching

Self

Notoriously foul-mouthed television critic Charlie Brooker invites three of his friends round to sit in oversized chairs, watch television, and they all take the mick out of it. Each discussion ends with one or more questions to the panel, for which points are awarded. In the final quick-fire round, there are buzzers and a suitable (ie disconcertingly jaunty) game show noise. At the end, a winner is determined, and we reckon that's enough to make it a game show.

N/A

The Biggest Weekend

Herself

Live BBC coverage of the Biggest Weekend music festival

N/A

It's Not Easy Being Green

Lauren Laverne

It's Not Easy Being Green is a television series on BBC Two starring Dick Strawbridge and focusing on how to live an environmentally friendly, low impact life. To date there have been three series. Series one followed former Lieutenant-Colonel Dick Strawbridge, his wife Brigit, son James, and daughter Charlotte as they moved into Newhouse Farm, a 400-year-old listed building in Cornwall, England from Malvern, Worcestershire. The series documented the family's attempts to convert the building and garden into a comfortable yet entirely ecologically friendly place to live. The show was perhaps unique in that the family did not want great sacrifices in achieving their goal, and Dick Strawbridge said "I don't want to wear a hemp shirt and hairy knickers, I want a 21st-century lifestyle with a coffee machine". In the first series they received advice from permaculture expert Patrick Whitefield and green auditor Donnachadh McCarthy. They were also helped by friends Jim Milner and Anda Phillips as well as at points a small army of friends and relatives. A book entitled ‘It's Not Easy Being Green: One Family's Journey Towards Eco-Friendly Living’ ISBN 0-563-49346-1 by Dick Strawbridge was released to accompany the series and is still available to buy.

N/A

Fringe: Access All Areas

Narrator

In time for the spectacular second season premiere of Fringe on Sky 1, this special documentary, narrated by Lauren Laverne, gets viewers up to speed on the incredible first season and gets a sneak peek into what can be expected from the second season. Cast members Anna Torv, John Noble, Blair Brown, Lance Reddick and Jaskia Nicole take viewers through the sometimes unbelievable events of season one, and give their own opinions on where the show is headed. Creators JJ Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci reveal what they have in store for their cast of characters, as well as providing some insight on what makes the characters tick.