Frank Oz on life as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and Yoda: ‘I’d love to do the Muppets again but Disney doesn’t want me’
He played some of the most memorable characters of all time on The Muppet Show and Sesame Street - then became a brilliant comedy director. What is he most proud of?
June 2020
What I'm really watching
What I'm really watching … just Muppet movies
Kermit the Frog – with his relentless altruism – and his crazy mob of Muppets are just the comfort blanket we need during a global pandemic
December 2019
Which Christmas movie are you?
We all have a favourite festive film. But what does it mean if you are an Elf fan or a Love, Actually aficionado?
March 2019
How I fell in love with ...
As a social outcast the defiant weirdness of the Muppets gave me comfort
Aimee Knight
Jim Henson died before he could rescue me from a precarious home-life and whisk me off to live in New York City
October 2016
Film blog
Lassie go home: if you want these movie pets, you should be put down
For World Animal Day, Odeon polled Brits on which movie animals they would give a forever home. The results suggest we’d be better off with houseplants
August 2016
Joe Stilgoe: Songs On Film: The Sequel review - old movie tunes given new life
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July 2016
On reflection
Don’t let film websites make a Muppet of you
Patrick Collinson
The majority of reviewers on websites are men. So that ‘audience score’ you see on every film is really telling you what men like, not women
May 2016
Shortcuts
Meep meep! Screen stars with only one thing to say
The Angry Birds movie features Sean Penn as a bird who does little but growl – but it’s just the latest in a long line of laconic film and TV roles
July 2015
Film blog
When the laughter stops: how sitcom stars have fared in Hollywood
For every Chris Pratt, Woody Harrelson and now Amy Poehler, there is a Sofia Vergara or Jennifer Aniston. We look at the former small-screen stars who made the biggest splash in Hollywood
August 2014
Jason Segel, from Muppets to Sex Tape: ‘My goal is to keep walking through fear’
Xan Brooks: Jason Segel was once Hollywood’s $30m man-boy, but now he’s starring in an adult comedy with Cameron Diaz and playing David Foster Wallace in a new biopic. He can still pull off a mean pratfall, though
January 2013
Film blog
Will Muppets 2 leave us feeling green?
Stuart Heritage: With Ricky Gervais replacing Jason Segel and a storyline that calls to mind Eurotrip, the portents don't look promising
December 2012
Ricky Gervais in talks for Muppets sequel
Comedian tipped to star alongside Kermit, Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in follow-up to 2011 Muppets film
November 2012
Muppets 2: Bret McKenzie to face music
New Zealander confirmed to write new songs for followup to last year's musical sensation
March 2012
Jack Black rejects Courtney Love's claim that Muppets misused Nirvana
The Muppets show goes on with film sequel
February 2012
Oscars 2012: The Muppets wins best song
Revenge of the Muppets
Kirsty Lang
The Muppets – review
The Muppets answer your questions - video
January 2012
The Muppets - review
Chirpy songs and knockabout humour abound – but there's a real sense of sadness at the core of this Muppets reboot, writes Henry Barnes
