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Hugh Dennis

Peter Hugh Dennis (born 17 January 1962) is an English actor, comedian, writer, impressionist and voice-over artist, best known for his work with comedy partner Steve Punt. He uses his middle name Hugh as his stage name, because Equity already had a Peter Dennis, who was on the management panel



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Hugh Dennis - what members say


  • Mock Of The Week - Too Hot For TV
  • Mock Of The Week - Too Hot For TV review by from Alesbury,England
    Rated - 4.0 stars Mock the Week is brilliant! 15 November 2007
    ... the other panellists appear even less funny than they undoubtedly already are. Hugh Dennis is okay but isn't really a stand up comedian and as much of the show revolves a...   Read customer review
  • Outnumbered - Series 1
  • Outnumbered - Series 1 review by from Poole, Dorset
    Rated - 5.0 stars Hilarious 26 August 2008
    ...in the schedule quite late in the evening. It's well worth watching if you love Hugh Dennis and his dry sense of humour. The kids really steal the show though - how the a...   Read customer review
  • Outnumbered - Series 2
  • Outnumbered - Series 2 review by GAJ from Leicester
    Rated - 0.0 stars Simply the best comedy on the BBC. 3 December 2009
    ...you hurt comedy and the amazing thing is that most of it seems to be ad-libbed. Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner are amazing as the poor put upon parents and the child actor...   Read customer review

Hugh Dennis - filmography


  • Oz And Hugh's Raise The Bar (2 discs) on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Oz Clarke,  Hugh Dennis
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Oz has got himself a new drinking partner and they are on a mission to establish Britain’s most patriotic drinking establishment. Starring Oz Clarke (Food and Drink) and Hugh Dennis (Outnumbered)
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 37 members
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  • Outnumbered - Series 3 on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Hugh Dennis,  Claire Skinner
    Director: Andy Hamilton,  Guy Jenkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Conspiracy theories, sex education, psychotherapy, colonoscopies, astrology and kangaroo saliva. These are just a handful of the obstacles that the Brockman family must negotiate in the third series of the multi-award winning comedy Outnumbered.
    4 stars out of 5 83% from 1,300 member
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  • Mock The Week - Too Hot For TV 3 on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Dara O'Briain,  Hugh Dennis,  Andy Parsons
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    If you've ever wondered how 'Mock the Week' would look in a world without censors, then wonder no more. This exclusive DVD contains three specially expanded episodes with all the smut put back in and an even more outrageous sixty minute reel of completely new "too hot" material. See Dara, Frankie, ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 749 members
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  • Mock The Week - Too Hot For TV 2 on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Dara O'Briain,  Frankie Boyle,  Hugh Dennis
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Produced exclusively for DVD, three hilarious hours of the country's finest comic minds battling it out on TVs most outrageous comedy show. Mock The Week Too Hot For TV 2 is the sharpest, rudest and funniest collection of Mock the Week moments so far, delving into the show's archives to unearth ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 2,424 members
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  • Outnumbered - Series 2 (2 discs) on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Hugh Dennis,  Claire Skinner
    Director: Andy Hamilton,  Guy Jenkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Outnumbered follows the daily chaos of family life with two parents and three young children locked in an unequal contest. Containing strong elements of improvisation, this comedy is an honest portrayal of the well meaning parental incompetence that happens in most homes, as Mum and Dad attempt to ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 87% from 4,120 members
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  • Canned Carrott Vol.1 on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Jasper Carrott,  Robert Powell,  Hugh Dennis
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Airing to 13 million viewers when it was transmitted on the BBC, Canned Carrott is a mix of sketches, monologues & the first showing of Cop Show Spoof The Detectives with Robert Powell which went on to it s own series. Also among the regulars to appear on this classic DVD, are comedy's Punt & ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 53 members
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  • Fat Slags on DVD
    Starring: Sophie Thompson,  Fiona Allen,  Naomi Campbell
    Director: Ed Bye
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Two overweight man-eaters, Sandra and Tracey, are propelled into the limelight after causing chaos on a daytime talkshow. Based on the characters made famous by Viz comic.
    2 stars out of 5 38% from 1,817 member
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Hugh Dennis facts

5 most recent films

Naked Britain - 0.5 stars
Outnumbered - Series 4 - 4.0 stars
Outnumbered - Series 4 - Christmas Special - 3.5 stars
Oz And Hugh's Raise The Bar - 3.5 stars
Outnumbered - Series 3 - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Outnumbered - Series 2 - 4.5 stars
Outnumbered - Series 3 - 4.0 stars
Outnumbered - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
Mock Of The Week - Too Hot For TV - 4.0 stars
Outnumbered - Series 4 - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Naked Britain - 0.5 stars
Oz And Hugh's Raise The Bar - 3.5 stars
Fat Slags - 2.0 stars
Punt And Dennis - The Imaginatively Titled Video - 3.0 stars
My Hero - Series 3 - Vol. 2 - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Claire Skinner - 8 times - show films
Russell Howard - 3 times - show films
Samantha Bond - 3 times - show films
Tyger Drew-Honey - 3 times - show films
Dara O'Briain - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Andy Hamilton - 8 times - show films
Guy Jenkin - 8 times - show films
none - 7 times - show films
John Stroud - 2 times - show films
David G. Hillier - 1 times - show films