Six Degrees Of Separation

[Danny Stephenson]

I SAY! HERE’S FUN.

Don’t know if anyone has ever tried this game but the premise (well, my premise anyways) is to get as few links from one TV personality to another. Tenuous links are frowned upon as long as there is a genuine link to another person, writer, director, whatever in there, not like “Mick Jagger once sneezed on Princess Anne who…”. For example:

John DiMaggio > Patrick Stewart:

John Di Maggio is the voice of Bender in Futurama which has been written by David A Goodman, who was also a writer on Family Guy , to which Patrick Stewart was a guest voice.

There’s no true answer. But the shorter, the better. It can be up to 6 links but no more. I just wondered how far this could go…

Whoever gets the link in 6 or less sets the next link.

So i’ll start off:

SIMON PEGG > CRAIG CHARLES in 6 or less moves.

Good luck!

Topic

[locusceruleus]

*Simon Pegg was in Guest House Paradiso with Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson
*Rik & Ade were in the Young Ones which was produced by Paul Jackson
*Paul Jackson also produced Red Dwarf, which starred Craig Charles (no, really)

[Pete Part Three]

Pst. Set a new link

[Ian Symes]

I’ve got a better one.

* Simon Pegg starred in Asylum, also starring Norman Lovett
* Norman Lovett was in Red Dwarf, as was Craig Charles

So there.

Next: Robert Webb > Leslie Nielsen.

(I’ve no idea if that one can be done – I glanced at my DVD shelf and picked out Peep Show and The Naked Gun at random…)

[Pete Part Three]

* Robert Webb was in My Family (for his sins) with Robert Lindsay
* Robert Lyndsay was in Extras, as was Stephen Merchant
* Stephen Merchant was in 24 as was Dennis Hopper
* Dennis Hopper and Leslie Nielsen are both in An American Carol, which looks like the biggest pile of shit imaginable.

There may be easier routes, but I was getting myself tied into knots with that one.

Caroline Quentin > Bill Murray

[Zombie Jim Undead]

* Caroline Quentin was in Men Behaving Badly with Martin Clunes
* Martine Clunes was in Doctor Who as was Corey Johnson
* Corey Johnson was in Saving Private Ryan as was Giovanni Ribisi
* Giovanni Ribisi was in Lost in Translation, as was Bill Murray.

Tony Hancock > Snoop Dogg

[Dave]

Tony Hancock was in Hancock’s Half Hour with Hugh Lloyd
Hugh Lloyd was in Doctor Who as was David Soul
David Soul was in Starsky & Hutch with Snoop Dogg

Stewart Lee > Summer Glau

[Seb Patrick]

Stewart Lee was on TMWRNJ with Kevin Eldon
Kevin Eldon was in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Missi Pyle
Missi Pyle was in Dodgeball with Alan Tudyk
Alan Tudyk was in Firefly/Serenity with Summer Glau!

Bernard Cribbins -> Dan Aykroyd

[Pete Part Three]

Bernard Cribbins was in Fawlty Towers with John Cleese
John Cleese was in A Fish Called Wanda with Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis was in Trading Places with Dan Aykroyd

James Belushi > Matt Berry

[Seb Patrick]

James Belushi was in Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Frank Oz
Frank Oz did the voice of a character in The Phantom Menace, as did Peter Serafinowicz
Peter Serafinowicz was in Spaced with Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg was in Big Train, co-written by Graham Linehan
Graham Linehan wrote The IT Crowd, featuring Matt Berry

(you can probably get from Peter S to Berry in two steps rather than three, but that was off the top of my head)

Casper van Dien > Craig Cash

[Pete Part Three]

Casper van Dien was in Starship Troopers with Denise Richards
Denise Richards was in The World is Not Enough with Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan was in Goldeneye with Sean Bean
Sean Bean was in Sharpe, as was Alexis Denisof
Alexis Denisof is thanked in the credits to The Royle Family, co-written by and starring Craig Cash.

I’m not sure an acknowledgement should count, but fuck it!

Scott Bakula – Peter Cook

[Seb Patrick]

Scott Bakula was in American Beauty with Annette Bening
Annette Bening was in Richard III with Nigel Hawthorne
Nigel Hawthorne was in The Madness of King George, written by Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett was a member of Beyond the Fringe, as was… Peter Cook.

Charlize Theron > Robert Bathurst

[Dave]

Charlize Theron was in The Life & Death Of Peter Sellars with Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry was in Kingdom with Robert Bathurst

Mark Hamill > Peter Beardsley

[Pete Part Three]

Tsk, too easy.

Mark Hamill was in Revenge of the Starkiller (VG) with Myra Binglebat
Myra Binglebat was in Casablanca with Peter Beardsley

Angus Sutherland > Nicholas Lyndhurst

[Seb Patrick]

Oh, that’s an unfair pick. I therefore make no apologies for IMDbing Beardsley to discover that…

Mark Hamill was in Star Wars with Frank Oz
Frank Oz was in Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV with… Peter Beardsley

Michael Rosenbaum > Russell Tovey

[Pete Part Three]

Well, you can prove anything with facts.

[Ian Symes]

* Michael Rosenbaum was in Smallville, which James Marsters guest-starred in (I think)
* James Marsters was in Torchwood, a spin-off of Doctor Who
* Russell Tovey was in Doctor Who. And possibly will be again…

Declan Donnelly > Harvey Keitel

[Dave]

Declan Donnelly interviewed Harvey Keitel on SM:TV

[Dave]

No, he didn’t really.

Declan Donnelly presents The X Factor which had/has Sharon Osborne as a judge
Sharon Osborne appeared in Austin Powers in Goldmember as did John Travolta
John Travolta was in Pulp Fiction with Harvey Keitel.

Jerry Springer > Jarvis Cocker

[Seb Patrick]

* Jerry Springer had an opera about him written by Stewart Lee
* Stewart Lee was on TMWRNJ with Paul Puttner (and Kevin Eldon)
* Paul Puttner (and Kevin Eldon) were in Spaced with Pegg/Stevenson/Wright/Frost/Deakin/Shearsmith/Serafinowicz
* Pegg/Stevenson/Wright/Frost/Deakin/Shearsmith/Serafinowicz were in Shaun of the Dead with Penelope Wilton
* Penelope Wilton was in Doctor Who with David Tennant
* David Tennant was in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with Jarvis Cocker

Hank Azaria > Stan Collymore

[Zombie Jim Undead]

* Hank Azaria was in the Simpsons, which has guest-starred Albert Brooks

* Albert Brooks was in The Muse with Sharon Stone

* Sharon Stone was in Basic Instinct 2 with Stan Collymore

(could possibly cut out a link if Sharon Stone’s guest-starred in the Simpsons. Not sure.

John Inman > Morgan Freeman

[Seb Patrick]

John Inman was in Are You Being Served? with Wendy Richard
Wendy Richard in Eastenders with Laila Morse
Laila Morse is sister of Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman in 2x Batman films with Morgan Freeman

Bill Bailey > Michael C. Hall

[Dave]

Bill Bailey was in Spaced with Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg was in Doctor Who as was Marc Warren
Marc Warren was Hustle with Jamie Murray
Jamie Murray is in Dexter with Michael C. Hall

David Jason > Dakota Fanning

[Jo]

Bill Bailey was in Hitchhikers movie as was Martin Freeman
Martin Freeman was in Love Actually which was written by Richard Curtis
Richard Curtis also wrote Notting Hill which starred Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts was in My Best Friends Wedding as was Rachel Griffiths
Rachel Griffiths was in Six Feet Under with Michael C Hall

Edit: aw Dave beat me to it :oP

[Seb Patrick]

David Jason in Hitchhiker’s radio series with Simon Jones
Simon Jones in Hitchhiker’s movie with John Malkovich
John Malkovich in Being John Malkovich with John Cusack
John Cusack in High Fidelity with Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins in War of the Worlds with Dakota Fanning

Michael Cera > Michael Ironside

[Zombie Jim Undead]

David Jason was in the Colour of Magic with Jeremy Irons,

Jeremy Irons was in Die hard With a Vengeance with Bruce Willis,

Bruce Willis was in The Siege with Denzel Washington

Denzel Washinton was in Man on Fire with Dakota Fanning!

Bill Owen > Heath Ledger

[Zombie Jim Undead]

D’oh..Seb beat me to it!

[Seb Patrick]

Yeah, but you did it in four, so yours wins!

Bill Owen in LOTSW with Peter Sallis
Peter Sallis in Wallace and Gromit : Curse of the Were-Rabbit with Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes in Schindler’s List with Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson in Batman Begins with Christian Bale et al
Christian Bale et al in The Dark Knight with Heath Ledger

So… Michael Cera > Michael Ironside!

[Zombie Jim Undead]

Micheal Cera was in Confessions of a Dangerous mind, directed by and starring George Clooney

George Clooney was in The Perfect Storm with Michael Ironside!

[Danny Stephenson]

New Link ?

[Zombie Jim Undead]

Molly Weir > Ron Jeremy

[Danny Stephenson]

I will give a fiver in person to whoever can genuinely link those two.

[Dave]

I had to use Wikipedia but:

Molly Weir Inspired the song Molly’s Lips (!) which was covered by Nirvana
Nirvana’s drummer Dave Grohl went on to appear in Tenacious D The Pick of Destiny with John C. Reilly
John C. Reilly was in Boogie Nights on which Ron Jeremy worked as a consultant.

[Dave]

Sorry neglected to put in a new one:

Lionel Blair > Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

[Seb Patrick]

FIVE POUNDS PLEASE DANIEL

Molly Weir in Rentaghost with Sue Nicholls
Sue Nicholls in Corrie with Craig Charles
Craig Charles in Dwarf with Mac McDonald
Mac in The 51st State with Samuel L Jackson
Sam Jackson in National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1 with Corey Feldman
Corey Feldman in Citizen Toxie : The Toxic Avenger IV with… Ron Jeremy!

Cher > James Bolam

[Seb Patrick]

Hey, mine is better because they were all actual co-stars!

[Dave]

Mine’s louder

[Seb Patrick]

(and I deserve it for having seen Citizen Toxie, to know that Feldman and Jeremy are in it!)

[Seb Patrick]

>Lionel Blair > Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Lionel Blair in Hard Days Night with Wilfred Brambell
Wilfred Brambell played by Phil Davis in The Curse of Steptoe
Phil Davis in Doctor Who, as was Jenna Russell
Jenna Russell sang Red Dwarf theme, show also featured Geraldine McEwan
Geraldine McEwan in Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves with… Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

So again, I say : Cher > James Bolam

[Dave]

Cher was in Mermaids with Bob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins was in one of The Last Word monologues as was Sheila Hancock
Sheila Hancock was in Doctor Who as was Rodney Bewes
Rodney Bewes was a Likely Lad with James Bowlam

Krishnan Guru-Murthy > Paul Verhoeven

[Andrew]

> Krishnan Guru-Murthy > Paul Verhoeven

Krishnan Guru-Murthy does Channel 4’s news with Jon Snow
Jon Snow was in Drop the Dead Donkey with Neil Pearson
Neil Pearson starred in Between the Lines in which David Morrissey also appeared
David Morrissey pretended to bonk Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct 2
Sharon also appeared, all over, in the original Basic Instinct directed by Paul Verhoeven

Kathy Burke > David Cronenberg

[Phil]

Kathy Burke watched The Fly, which was a David Cronenberg film.

Buster Keaton > Ming the Merciless

[Zombie Jim Undead]

Buster Keaton once ate a whole tub of margarine, as did Michael Flatley

Michael Flatley had a small black hole in his garage, kept in place with powerful electromagnets maintained by Woody Allen.

Woody Allen once purchased a golden showers-themed pornographic magazine from Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan doesn’t like Chinese People

Chinese People look a bit like Ming the Merciless.

[Pete Part Three]

We’re a real Mickey Mouse operation, aren’t we?

[Dave]

Mickey Mouse? We ain’t even Ming the Merciless.

[Seb Patrick]

Right, so as to treat Andrew’s one seriously :

Kathy Burke was in Sid & Nancy with Gary Oldman (and appeared in Nil by Mouth, directed by him)
Gary Oldman appeared in Friends, as did Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum starred in The Fly, and I really don’t need to tell Andrew of all people who directed that.

William Roche > Max von Sydow ;-)

[Andrew]

> Gary Oldman appeared in Friends, as did Jeff Goldblum

Weak! They weren’t even in it together! :-p

[Danny Stephenson]

Considering i started this thread, I’m doing really shit at it.

[Dave]

>>William Roche > Max von Sydow ;-)

THE William Roche? Who’s THE William Roche?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Roche

[pfm]

William Roache’s son is Linus Roache
Linus Roache was in Batman Begins with Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman was in Se7en, who’s title sequence inspired Steven Spielberg to hire the effects company Imaginary Forces to create the onscreen precog visions in his movie, Minority Report.
Minority Report starred Max von fucking Sydow.

Zippy from Rainbow > John Hoare

[ChrisM]

>Zippy from Rainbow > John Hoare

They both have at least one zipper.

There, did it in one. And I didn’t make a cruel joke either.

Alan Carr – Russell Crowe.

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