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

[pfm]

> They both have at least one zipper

Not good enough…

Zippy appeared (with George) in Ashes To Ashes, starring Keeley Hawes, who’s surname, when you forget about the ‘s’, sounds a bit like ‘Hoare’, which is the surname of John Hoare.
No wait…she was mistaken for a whore – the character, not the actress, though Keeley Hawes IS fucking fit so I could see why she might… – which sounds like ‘Hoare’. (how about that for a revelation…)
Hang on….this is it properly now…Keeley Hawes was in ‘Hotel!’ with Henry Naylor, who has the same surname as Doug Naylor (co-creator and writer of the popular ’80s scientific sitcom, Ded Rwarf), who appeared as a character in some wank fan film on a DVD at some point, which featured John Hoare. Done!!

[Ian Symes]

* Zippy (along with George) appeared on 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows, on which Iain Lee was a talking head.
* Iain Lee called John Hoare a fat cunt.

Or, if you want an actual link:

* Iain Lee presented Punch Drunk TV, which was partly shot, written and edited by Ian Symes.
* Ian Symes appeared in The Movie: Yeah No Yeah No with John Hoare.

[Jonathan Capps]

I’d like to get drunk and punch Iain Lee.

[Seb Patrick]

SUGGEST A NEW ONE, SYMES, THERE’S A BAG OF CHIPS IN IT FOR YER!

[Ian Symes]

James Nesbitt > The Artist Formerly Known As Prince

[Zombie Jim Undead]

James Nesbitt was in Waking Ned with David Kelly…

David Kelly was in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton

Tim Burton had a press feud about Planet of the Apes with Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith directed an aborted documentary for and about Prince, which was subsequently turned into a Jehova’s Witnesses recruitment film by “The Artist”.

[Zombie Jim Undead]

…providing that an argument counts as a link.

[Dave]

James Nesbitt was in Jekyll written by Steven Moffat
Steven Moffat wrote Joking Apart which starred Robert Bathurst
Robert Bathurst was in Red Dwarf with Mac MacDonald
Mac MacDonald was in Batman which featured music composed by The Artist Then Currently Known As Prince
The Artist Then Currently Known As Prince changed his moniker to The Artist Formerly Known As Prince before once again changing it back to Prince, thus becoming The Artist Formerly Known As The Artist Formerly Known As Prince

Patrick McGoohan > Kermit the Frog

[Seb Patrick]

Patrick McGoohan created/starred in the Prisoner, which is being remade into a new version featuring Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen starred in three X-Men films with Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart appeared on Sesame Street, which also starred… Kermit the Frog

Lynda Carter > Neil Patrick Harris

[Seb Patrick]

Oh, and :

>Weak! They weren?t even in it together! :-p

Fine, since I’ve got links to spare :

Gary Oldman appeared in Friends in scenes with Matt LeBlanc
Matt LeBlanc appeared in Friends in scenes with Jeff Goldblum

Happy?

[Zombie Jim Undead]

Lynda Carter guest-starred in the Muppet Show, as did the Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog appeared in Sesame street with Neil Patrick Harris

Eamon Holmes > Rin Tin Tin

[Andrew]

> Happy?

Rarely if ever. :-(

[Seb Patrick]

* Eamonn Holmes was once described as having a “terrible ‘I’m eating shit’ grin” by Tom Baker
* Tom Baker has been in Doctor Who, as has Simon Pegg
* Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright
* Edgar Wright is directing the upcoming Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, starring Michael Cera
* Michael Cera stars in an episode of Arrested Development that directly pastiches Charlie Brown and Snoopy
* Snoopy sings a song (“The Big Bow Wow”) in “Snoopy!!! The Musical” whose lyrics mention… Rin Tin Tin

I’m too fucken’ good at this game.

Colin Farrell > Geoffrey McGivern

[Zombie Jim Undead]

If the first and last links are true, I’m blood impressed.

[Seb Patrick]

The first one was in Eamonn Holmes’ Wiki entry. The last one I know because I was in Snoopy!!! The Musical once (I played Charlie Brown). And if you don’t believe me… the animated version is on Youtube! (the line in question comes at around 2:24).

And now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be in the corner.

[Dave]

Colin Farrell was in Daredevil with Michael Clarke Duncan
Michael Clarke Duncan was in Planet Of The Apes with David Warner
David Warner is in The Brightonomicon with Mark Wing-Davey
Mark Wing-Davey was in The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy with Geoffrey McGivern

Burgess Meredith > Rowan Atkinson

[Seb Patrick]

Burgess Meredith was in Batman with Adam West
Adam West has played himself on The Simpsons, as has David Duchovny
David Duchovny starred in The X Files : I Want To Believe with Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly appeared in an episode of Not The Nine O’Clock News, written by/starring… Rowan Atkinson

Maurice LaMarche > Fred MacMurray

[pfm]

Seb, that has to be the most bastard-like one to do so far. It’s gonna take some crazy connections. Here we go…

Maurice LaMarche was the voice of Orson Welles in Tim Burton’s Ed Wood
Tim Burton directed Planet of the Apes, the original of which starred Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall co-starred in the TV series The Pirates of Dark Water with Jodi Benson
Jodi Benson was in Flubber (as the voice of Weebo) which was the fucking remake of The Absent-Minded Professor starring none other than Fred MacMotherfuckingMurray!!!

There’s another way to do it actually – Tim Burton did Nightmare Before Christmas, which featured in the game Kingdom Hearts, which also featured Jodi Benson as the voice of Ariel in the Little Mermaid part.

Harry Enfield > Paul Whitehouse

obviously not

Albert Finney > Jessica Hynes

[Seb Patrick]

Albert Finney was in The Bourne Ultimatum with Paddy Considine
Paddy Considine was in Hot Fuzz with Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg was in Sp….. Asylum with Jessica Hynes.

Nicholas Lyndhurst > Elizabeth Perkins

[Dave]

Maurice LaMarche is in Futurama with Frank Welker
Frank Welker was in My Little Pony: The Movie with Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman was in Charley And The Angel with Fred MacMurray

Albert Finney was in Cold Lazarus (and Karaoke which I would kill to see both released on DVD) with Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon was in Shaun Of The Dead with the unmarried Jessica Hynes

[Pete Part Three]

Nicolas Lyndhurst is in that crappy thing (After You’ve Gone) with Celia Imrie
Celia Imrie was in that crappy thing (The Phantom Menace) with Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson was in Schlinder’s List, directed by Steven Spielberg
Spielberg ‘s sister is Anne Speilberg (who also wrote an ep for Amazing Stories)
Anne Spielberg co-wrote Big…starring Elizabeth Perkins

Macaulay Culkin > Ronnie Barker

[Seb Patrick]

Dave, you’re supposed to do the last “open” one, not ones that have already been done! Also, Jess got married years before Shaun of the Dead, she just didn’t change her name until 2007 :-p

[ChrisM]

and… My Little Pony: The movie?

That one skipped me by. Thank God. (To be fair I’m not the target audience. The pink frock and ribbons are all hearsay, I swear.)

[Dave]

>Dave, you?re supposed to do the last ?open? one, not ones that have already been done!

Sometimes you have re-open the case, exhume the corpse and smack it around a bit. For example:

John DiMaggio > Patrick Stewart

John Di Maggio did several voices on American Dad which Patrick Stewart is recurring guest star on.

>and? My Little Pony: The movie?

It’s Transformers the Movie meets Seabiscuit

> Macaulay Culkin > Ronnie Barker

Macaulay Culkin called into Frasier as did Eric Idle
Eric Idle in Monty Python as was John Cleese
John Cleese was in that sketch about class with Ronnies Barker & Corbett

And so to business:

Leonard Nimoy > Terry Pratchett

[pfm]

Leonard Nimoy is in Star Trek (new JJ Abrams film) with Karl Urban (Dr Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy)
Karl Urban was in The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers with Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee was the voice of Death in The Color Of Magic which has a cameo by Jeremy Irons
Jeremy Irons was in Kingdom of Heaven with Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom was in The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring with Sean Astin
Sean Astin was in The Color Of Magic with David Jason
David Jason was in Hogfather with Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson read the Mort audiobook
Mort is illustrated by Josh Kirby
Josh Kirby illustrated The Science Of Discworld
The Science Of Discworld was co-written by Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart co-wrote The Science Of Discworld II: The Globe with Jack Cohen
Jack Cohen co-wrote The Science Of Discworld III: Darwin’s Watch with Terry Pratchett

[Zombie Jim Undead]

Impressive.

[Seb Patrick]

ISWYDT

[pfm]

Ooh, forgot to do a new one.

Barry Humphries (Dame Edna) > Kevin Spacey

[clem]

Barry Humphries is in The Adventures of Barry McKenzie with Peter Cook.
Peter Cook is in The Black Adder with Rowan Atkinson.
Rowan Atkinson is in Blackadder II with Lee Cornes.
Lee Cornes is in 15 Storeys High with Benedict Wong.
Benedict Wong is in Moon with Kevin Spacey. Kevin Spacey’s voice anyway.

Lee Van Cleef > Esma Cannon

[Pete Part Three]

Esma Cannon was in What a Carve Up! with Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence was in The Commander with Lee Van Cleef

[Pete Part Three]

Oh… Charlie Chaplin and Selena Gomez

[Veni]

Charlie Chaplin was in The Kid with Jackie Coogan
Jackie Coogan was in The Addams Family with John Astin
John Astin was in Murder, She Wrote with Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury was in Beauty and the Beast, co-composed by Alan Menken
Alan Menken composed Enchanted starring Amy Adams
Amy Adams was in The Muppets where Selena Gomez had a cameo

Penn Jillette > Alan Davies

[Warbodog]

There’ll be more direct links via the Jonathan Creek magician theme or QI, but off the top of my head:

The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller featured John Cleese (water tank)
John Cleese was in The Secret Policeman’s Ball with Rowan Atkinson (beekeeping)
Rowan Atkinson was in Mr Bean with Caroline Quentin (traffic warden)
Caroline Quentin was in Jonathan Creek with Alan Davies

Millie Bobby Brown > Shend

[Veni]

Millie Bobby Brown was in Modern Family with Ed O’Neill
Ed O’Neill was in Wayne’s World with Mike Myers
Mike Myers was in Austin Powers with Verne Troyer
Verne Troyer was in the Harry Potter films that also had David Tennant
David Tennant was in Doctor Who with John Barrowman
John Barrowman was in Torchwood which Shend guest-starred

Ozzy Osbourne > Jimmy Stewart

[Veni]

Btw Warb, I realized a shorter one:

Penn Jillette stars on Penn & Teller Fool Us originally hosted by Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross guest-starred on Jonathan Creek that starred Alan Davies

[Warbodog]

Ozzy Osbourne was in More Bad News with Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall was in Blackadder with Rowan Atkinson (such variety! what a film buff!)
Rowan Atkinson was in Never Say Never Again with Sean Connery
Sean Connery was in Marnie directed by Alfred Hitchcock
James Stewart was in various Hitchcock films

Someone else can set one.

[Veni]

Andy Dick > Simon Jones

[clem]

Andy Dick and Eric Idle are in The Aristocrats. Eric Idle and Simon Jones are in Monty Python’s Meaning of Life.

[clem]

Mickey Rourke > Georgina Hale

[Veni]

Mickey Rourke was in Sin City with Clive Owen
Clive Owen was in I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead with Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell was in Voyage of the Damned with Georgina Hale

Patrick Troughton > Ryan Reynolds

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Patrick Troughton was in The Omen with David Warner
David Warner was in Time Bandits directed by Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam provided voices on Frank Zappa’s track ‘America Drinks And Goes Home’ alongside Harry Shearer
Harry Shearer was in Dick with Ryan Reynolds.

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Oh and I proffer Mel Smith > John Lennon.

[Veni]

Mel Smith was in The Princess Bride with Peter Cook
Peter Cook was in Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door with Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall was in Eat the Rich with Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney worked on Abbey Road with John Lennon and the other Beatles

Conan O’Brien > Peter O’Toole

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Conan O’Brien has regularly interviewed Mel Brooks, who produced (and ghost co-wrote) the film My Favorite Year starring Peter O’Toole.

Norman Lovett > Walt Disney

[Warbodog]

Besides them both just being heads?

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Other than them both being synonymous with the concept of childlike exuberance and joy, yes.

[Plastic Percy]

Norman Lovett was in The Criminal with Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill was in Titanic with Gloria Stuart
Gloria Stuart was in Beloved with Richard Carle
Richard Carle was in Hollywood Party with Walt Disney (uncredited)

[Plastic Percy]

Bugger, forgot to add:

Charles Augins > Toshiro Mifune

[Pete Part Three]

Charles Augins was in Labyrinth with Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Connelly was in He’s Just Not That Into You with Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck was in Pearl Harbour with Dan Akroyd
Dan Akroyd was in 1941 with Toshiro Mifune

Ryan Gage > Bruno Ganz

[(deleted)]

Ryan Gage was in parts 2 and 3 of The Hobbit with Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry directed Simon McBurney in Bright Young Things
Simon McBurney appeared in the 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate with Bruno Ganz

Stephen ‘Blakey’ Lewis > Rob Reiner

[Author]

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