She’s stolen the nation’s hearts as Kayleigh in Peter Kay’s Car Share series, and now she’s even won a BAFTA for her part in the script-writing of it – but who is Sian Gibson, and why hadn’t you heard of her before Car Share? Well, it turns out that there’s no reason you would have recognised her from other acting…

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The BBC have announced the return of Peter Kay’s hit Car Share TV show for a second series. The brilliant comedy series saw supermarket workers John and Kayleigh meet as a result of a company carshare scheme and get to know each other during their shared trips with hilarious results… all to the soundtrack of the fictional Forever FM. Charlotte Moore,…

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Throughout August, Liftshare held a new award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which was designed to get performers and their fans thinking about their impact on the environment while in the Scottish capital. Congestion is a very real issue across Scotland and the broader UK, and as the Fringe is the world’s largest cultural event, it’s no secret that the…

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The Edinburgh Fringe is coming to a close on Monday, August 31st, and it’s been a typically busy year in the capital, which has played host to what is arguably the largest cultural event in the world. As you can imagine, the city streets get pretty busy each August and high traffic levels are common, which is why

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We’re just a day away from the close date of our first Liftshare Festival Fringe Award, and we’ve got another entry spotlight for you to check out. The aim of this award was to invite comedians and performers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to send in videos of themselves talking about their green views, what they do to reduce their…

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It’s the last week of our Liftshare Festival Fringe Award, but we still have some great entries from comedians and performers to share with you. If you’ve only just encountered our award, it’s essentially a new accolade we’ve opened up to acts at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which invites them to send us a video of themselves sharing their…

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We’re firmly into week two of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and we’ve had a steady stream of acts submitting entries to our inaugural green comedy award. The Liftshare Festival Fringe Award was started as a way for festival performers to send us videos of themselves talking about their green views, encouraging their fans to think green and of course -…

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This year, Liftshare has been running a brand new comedy award for acts participating in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It’s not just about laughs, as we’re encouraging comedians and performers to say something green – be it their views on car sharing, why Edinburgh is a beautiful city, and why we need to be thinking about sustainability. In short, we…

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This week, Liftshare launched a brand new comedy award for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which invites comedians from across the world to tell us their views about green and sustainability issues, or do something funny to get people thinking about environmental matters. Why? Because last year Fringe acts sold over 2 million show tickets, and the Scottish capital…

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We’re sure many of you out there have been in a car with friends or colleagues when something completely hilarious happened. Maybe someone told a legendary joke, or you started singing along to a song on the radio? The fact is, if you get people together in a car for long enough, something funny is bound to happen eventually, and thanks to mobile phones…

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You might have seen a particularly inspired video explode on YouTube recently, in which Australian comedy group SketchShe lip-sync along to Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody in their car. It’s more proof that travelling together is fun. Here’s the video – dubbed “Bohemian Carsody” if you haven’t seen it yet: Anyone who has ever crooned along with friends…

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Late Late Show host James Corden has recorded another car share clip for his US show, following his brilliant clip with passenger Mariah Carey. The pair set off in Corden’s car singing along to Hudson’s tunes, before stopping at a fast food drive-thru and singing their order to the server, then visiting her star on the Hollywood Walk…

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Liftshare was in Blackpool two weeks ago to watch the premiere of all six episodes of Peter Kay’s new BBC comedy Car Share. We found it to be a fun, touching series that looks into the bond between two supermarket staff as they commute to work every day. Throughout the series colleagues John and Kay become great friends, and start to…

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Last weekend, the Liftshare team attended the premiere of Peter Kay’s new BBC iPlayer comedy Car Share, and opinions are high for this hilarious insight into shared travel. Whilst Peter Kay’s “Car Share” inevitably indulges in a little exaggeration for (very successful) comedy effect, what struck us most was how much it actually gets right. As experienced sharers ourselves, we…

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It’s laugh-out-loud funny, as you’d expect it to be. But Peter Kay’s new series also nails what car-sharing is all about. From initial small talk, through deep conversations and the odd misunderstanding, to car games, radio sing-alongs and updates on dating disasters, we see awkward unfamiliarity blossom into a wonderful and life-enhancing friendship on the road. John (Kay) and Kayleigh (Sian…

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Over the weekend, Team Liftshare attended the premier showing of Peter Kay’s new BBC comedy series Car Share (expect a full review soon!), and it follows similar shows like Robert Llewellyn’s Car Pool, Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan’s The Trip, and Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. But Kay’s not alone it seems, as comedian James Cordon is getting…

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Liftshare is eagerly awaiting the debut of Peter Kay’s new comedy show Car Share, which is heading to BBC iPlayer this Spring, and will premiere at the Blackpool Opera House on Saturday, March 28. We’ll be there in the audience to check out all six episodes, and we’re keen to see how the concept of…

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Liftshare ran a piece last week on the wonderful Wychwood Festival at Cheltenham racecourse in Gloucestershire, and we thought we’d get in touch with organisers to get the inside story of its decade-long history. This year’s event takes place 28-31 May, and promises a great list of headliners and acts including UB40, Ladysmith Black…

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Liftshare is looking forward to the Spring launch of Peter Kay’s new comedy series Car Share on BBC iPlayer, so we thought we’d take a look at other shows out there that involve car sharing. Surprisingly, it isn’t the first and we hope it’s not the last! Car sharing isn’t just about having laughs with…

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Peter Kay comedy Carshare has been slated for a 2015 launch on BBC iPlayer, before being shown on BBC One. The comedian’s latest show follows Phoenix Nights spin-off Max and Paddy Hit the Road, and while the latter has travel in common, Carshare is quite a different beast. The new sitcom will enjoy a six-episode run, and stars Kay as John…

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