Oliver Giggins

(Pronounced Jig-inz)

Writer, Director, Actor.

He/Him.

Bruntwood Award Longlisted 2019, Through The Mill Shortlisted 2021.

EHF co-founder.

Franco-British.

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@3octaves For Your Eyes Only.

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

To emphasise a perspective not seen outside of the Farage obsessed UK media French TV news reported actual facts, these being.

Following the British local elections

154 UK Councils are led by Labour

12 are led by Reform.

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No two days are alike where I work. Today I was asked two questions within 90 seconds:
1 - "Are you first aid trained? Nothing to worry about but someone might be having a heart attack in the other room" and
2 - "could you identify this substance they've put in our sandwiches?"

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So sad the Oscars didn't let Timothy Chalamet do his Oscar speech. He's been practicing in the mirror for months.

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@lovedropx There are a few nights like that. Everyone knows Frankenstein and the modern vampire came from the same competition, but did you know the creation of Dorian Gray and the making of Sherlock Holmes into a series happened at the same diner?
https://t.co/0CPKtOLRMx

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It's really depressing to see a Studio Spokesperson call #TheBride! "original". Not only is it not a new story, it's literally a remake of a sequel of an adaptation. I guess "original" now means "IP, but not action".

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DID YOU KNOW your Favourite Actor IMPROVISED being in Your Favourite Film?
They weren't actually in the script! They just suggested to the director they be in the film and the director went with it and THE REST IS HISTORY.
Genius!

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I had no idea Popeye the sailor was in One Battle After Another.

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@DrinkSolaPop Watch old action films and you'll be amazed at how short most of the memorable action sequences are.

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In a British sitcom, a protagonist is someone whose only friends are their work colleagues, who openly despise them.
In an American sitcom, a loser is someone with a Manhattan apartment and 30-60 sexual partners.

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I'm not saying I'm underappreciated at work, but I've been there 7+ years and today, when the DM warned an usher to "watch out for Oliver" with a chair stack in the corridor I was also in, the usher replied "Is Oliver the name of the fire extinguisher?"

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The USA kidnapped the leader of a sovereign nation they weren't at war. This also happens at the start of Air Force One, who's protagonist Trump has been saying for years is a favourite president of his.

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Being married to you is like drinking from the cup of life through a cardboard straw.

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@Free_ByTheSea @ArchRose90 We'd know if we were still in the EU. We'd even have the automatic right to send them back to the first EU country they entered.

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@AshLazerWrites France kinda had this, where a percentage of every Netflix and cinema ticket, no matter the country of origin, goes into funding local films. Every country should do this.

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[Overheard at work today.]
Security Guard 1: Who's on tonight?
Beat.
Security Guard 2 (confused): Me and you.
Security Guard 1: I meant the act.
Security Guard 2: Oh. Stewart Copeland.

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@morganjeffery We can only long for runs like the 8th Doctor's (1996-2004).

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Four star review for our Edinburgh Horror Festival show, The Lady In White!
https://t.co/6MrsGGcBDT

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Eighteen-hour day done. Now for a relaxing weekend of workshifts, a few rehearsals and hopefully 5-10 hours of admin.

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There are far fewer original shows than you think, as most are actually based on (often uncredited) successful funding applications.