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The Laughter Effect

The Laughter Effect

The Laughter Effect - Reece Shearsmith

Sep 25, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min · 15 segments

Reece Shearsmith is a British actor, comedian and writer, best known for co-creating *The League of Gentlemen*, with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. Jointly with Pemberton, he created…

Reece Shearsmith is a British actor, comedian and writer, best known for co-creating *The League of Gentlemen*, with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. Jointly with Pemberton, he created, wrote and starred in the sitcom *Psychoville* and the dark comedy anthology series *Inside No. 9.*

Reece Shearsmith is a British actor, comedian and writer, best known for co-creating *The League of Gentlemen*, with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. Jointly with Pemberton, he created…

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Show signals: Audience≈340k followers

Speakers: Reece ShearsmithGuestJames HoggHost

Top entities: Reece Shearsmith×41 Mark Gatiss×17 Jeremy Beadle×11 Nicholas Smith×5 Bretton Hall College of Education×13

Reece ShearsmithPersonBritish actor and comedian
100%41 mentions
Mark GatissPersonEnglish actor and comedian
99%17 mentions
Jeremy BeadlePersonEnglish television presenter
98%11 mentions
Nicholas SmithPersonEnglish comedian and actor
97%5 mentions
Bretton Hall College of EducationCollege or UniversityCollege
96%13 mentions
Monty PythonEntityComedy troupe
95%7 mentions
The League of GentlemenTV SeriesBritish comedy series
94%15 mentions
Oliver HardyPersonAmerican Comic actor
93%7 mentions
Vic and BobMusic GroupComedy duo
92%12 mentions
From Beyond the GraveMovie1974 film
91%2 mentions
David MorrisseyPersonActor and filmmaker
90%3 mentions
Mike LeighPersonScreenwriter and director
89%3 mentions
Yorkshire DalesTourist AttractionNational park in England
88%4 mentions
Hugh LauriePersonActor and comedian
87%4 mentions
Leonard RossiterPersonActor
86%4 mentions
Jon PlowmanPersonBritish television producer
85%1 mention
The GoodiesTV SeriesBritish television series
84%4 mentions
Bill KenwrightPersonTheatrical producer
83%2 mentions
Steve PembertonPersonBritish actor and comedian
82%2 mentions
Ronnie BarkerPersonActor and comedian
81%4 mentions
Mr Cuthbert RumboldEntityFictional character
80%2 mentions
Paul DanielsPersonMagician and TV show host
80%2 mentions
Frankie HowerdPersonEnglish actor and comedian
79%5 mentions
Jeremy DysonPersonBritish author and musician
77%5 mentions
United KingdomCountryCountry in Europe
77%1 mention
Victoria WoodPersonEnglish comedian and actress
76%13 mentions
Monty Python's Life of BrianMovie1979 film
75%1 mention
Peter DavisonPersonEnglish actor
74%1 mention
The Adventure GameTV SeriesGame show
73%3 mentions
In-jokeEntity
72%1 mention
The Two RonniesTV SeriesBritish television show
71%3 mentions
Graham ChapmanPersonBritish actor and comedian
70%7 mentions
Matt BerryPersonActor and comedian
69%4 mentions
Ian McKellenPersonActor
68%3 mentions
Danny KayePersonAmerican actor and dancer
67%2 mentions
On the BusesTV SeriesBritish sitcom
66%2 mentions
The OmenMovie1976 film
65%1 mention
Doris HarePersonWelsh actress and comedian
64%3 mentions
Roy Chubby BrownPersonComedian
63%6 mentions
Ronnie CorbettPersonComedian and actor
62%5 mentions
Inside No. 9TV SeriesBritish television programme
61%6 mentions
Alan BennettPersonEnglish playwright and author
60%2 mentions
Jerry LewisPersonAmerican comedian and actor
60%2 mentions
Paddy ConsidinePersonActor and director
59%2 mentions
The BeanoPeriodicalMagazine
58%2 mentions
Peter SellersPersonActor and comedian
57%3 mentions
Bob MortimerPersonComedian and TV show host
56%1 mention
Gordon AndersonPersonBritish television director
55%3 mentions
Sunday in the Park with GeorgeBookMusical by James Lapine
54%1 mention
Tom CourtenayPersonActor
53%2 mentions

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