Frank Sidebottom's very own TV show, broadcast from the converted shed that functioned as his showbiz HQ. Also featuring diminutive sidekick Little Frank, the shows include Frank’s take on Crimewatch, ...

There aren’t a lot of actors out there where I’ll go to see a film just because they’re in it but Michael Fassbender is one of them. From more commercial projects like X-Men: First Class and ...

Right before the Wedding Present played at Southpaw last night, a guy appeared on stage wearing a paper mache mask. I excitedly thought, “oh my god it’s Frank Sidebottom!” Never in my life did I think ...

A bronze statue of comedy character Frank Sidebottom has been revealed at a Czech Republic foundry ahead of its installation in his home village. The statue pays tribute to the character, who was the ...

The man whose surreal ideas filled Frank Sidebottom’s papier mache head was such an enigma that only his closest friends and showbusiness associates actually knew what he looked like. Here was a comic ...

A movie documentary about Frank Sidebottom has reached its budget target and will now go ahead. The story of the cult comedy creation, known for his distinctive oversized papier-mâché head, managed ...

I have flashes of memories of Frank Sidebottom’s public wake, which took place in Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl for an audience of 5000 following Frank’s – or rather Chris Sievey and Frank’s – death, ...

Cult comic character Frank Sidebottom has inspired a film starring Michael Fassbender, while a documentary and biography are also in the works. Four years after his creator Chris Sievey died, why is ...