Category: Interviews
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Damian Lewis and Jim O’Hanlon Discuss Fackham Hall on RTE Podcast
– Comedy: A Breath of Fresh Air – by Oliver Callan | RTE | December 15, 2025 Damian Lewis and director Jim O’Hanlon talk to Oliver about their new movie Fackham Hall.
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VIDEO: Fackham Hall is the Perfect Comedy for this Moment
– Most Unhinged Downton Abbey Spoof – by Den of Geek | YouTube | December 11, 2025 Den of Geek spoke with director of Fackham Hall, Jim O’Hanlon, about this chaotic, but hilarious Downton Abbey spoof film and what is was like giving comedy notes to Jimmy Carr. In addition, actors Ben Radcliffe and Thomasin…
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All Star Cast of Fackham Hall Talk About the Year’s Best Comedy
– Downton Abbey Meets Airplane! – by Tyler Nichols | JoBlo | December 8, 2025 Part of me does miss the days when comedies flourished. It seems like most are simply relegated to streaming and they don’t provide more than a few chuckles. Thankfully, this past weekend saw the theatrical release of what is likely…
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Tom Felton, Damian Lewis, Thomasin McKenzie, Katherine Waterston Video Interview: Fackham Hall
– Satirizing the Upstairs-Downstairs Dynamics – by Collider | YouTube | December 6, 2025 The cast of Bleecker Street’s new historical satire Fackham Hall were ready for the Downton Abbey comparisons and reactions to their loving satirization of the upstairs-downstairs dynamics that have been a staple of the genre. In a wide-ranging conversation with the…
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VIDEO: Damian Lewis and Katherine Waterston Trade Serious For Silly in Fackham Hall
– Corpsing – by MovieWeb | YouTube | December 5, 2025 Actors Damian Lewis and Katherine Waterston are Lord and Lady Davenport in the new British ‘Downton Abbey’ meets ‘Airplane!’ spoof ‘Fackham Hall.’ Known more for their serious roles, they talk about “corpsing” and breaking character amongst the silliness, and why they love this kind…
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Downton Abbey Gets the Naked Gun Treatment in Fackham Hall
– Fackham Harder? – by Jordan Hoffman | Vanity Fair | December 4, 2025 The team behind this delightfully stupid British import on what makes the upper crust so funny, their encounter with Julian Fellowes, and why the ex-prince Andrew should give it a watch. Fackham Hall looks like a typical period British drama—at least until…
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Fackham Hall Actors, Director Preview Parody Film
– Imitation is the Biggest Form of Flattery – by Trevor Cox | WTHR | December 2, 2025 Audiences across the world have an affinity for period dramas like “Downton Abbey,” “The Gilded Age,” “Bridgerton” and “Pride & Prejudice.” Cross those with spoof classics “Airplane!”” and “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and you’d get “Fackham…
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Fackham Hall Director Reveals Why The Film Spoof Removed Four Great Jokes
– Hundreds of Gags – by Peter Larsen | Los Angeles Daily News | December 2, 2025 In director Jim O’Hanlon’s comedy Fackham Hall, everything on screen is a picture-perfect recreation of classic English period dramas such as “Downton Abbey,” “Gosford Park,” or “Upstairs, Downstairs.” Except for the dialogue and occasional sight gags, which hilariously parody the…