Tag: Jim O’Hanlon
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Trading Class for Laughs
– Damian the Director? – by Ben O’Shea | PLAY Magazine West Australian | February 28, 2026 Damian Lewis is no stranger to prestige drama, whether it was his breakout role in the Tome Hanks-Steven Spielberg epic miniseries, Band of Brothers, or the nail biting espionage series, Homeland. As with so many classically trained British…
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Fackham Hall Heads to HBO Max
– Streaming Premiere – Fackham Hall is officially getting its streaming premiere at HBO Max on March 6, 2026. The film had previously been available for video on demand rental from Amazon Prime, Apple TV, YouTube, and Google Play. The period comedy is a spoof that crosses Downton Abbey with Monty Python and Airplane! The…
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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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Fackham Hall: The Perfect Parody for Panto Season
– Innuendo Filled Send Up of Downton – by Jonathan Romney | Financial Times | December 11, 2025 You see what they did there? Fackham Hall — I believe, Your Grace — is what they refer to on the continent as a jeu de mots. Co-scripted by potty-mouthed comedian and ventriloquist’s dummy lookalike Jimmy Carr,…
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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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Fackham Hall Review: Never Underestimate The Power of Laughter
– Silliness Reigns Supreme – by Patrick Gibbs | Slug Magazine | December 6, 2025 We’re just reaching the end of the awards season rush, which means that critics have been watching heavy drama after heavy drama, with the occasional respite for a documentary about Nazis, the conflicts in Palestine and Ukraine or other violence.…