Adrian Edmondson
- 67 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and director
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Interview: Nigel Planer and Adrian Edmondson
More than 35 years since The Young Ones, Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer are working on a stage project. They tell Nick Smurthwaite about staying busy and trying not to turn into their classic characters.
Nick Smurthwaite, The Stage, 11th September 2018Adrian Edmondson interview
'Jennifer and I would snog for ages before even saying hello'. The comedian and writer on stoicism, working in a pork pie factory, and the bad review he hasn't forgotten.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 7th July 2018Young Ones stars Edmondson and Planer reunite for stage comedy
The Young Ones stars Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer will write and act in Vulcan 7, a new comedy play about a pair of actors who are reunited on the set of a fantasy movie.
British Comedy Guide, 8th June 2018How The Young Ones Changed Comedy, Gold, review
A stroppy punk-rock sitcom has aged well.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 27th May 2018TV: How The Young Ones Changed Comedy, Gold
Is it really nearly 40 years since The Young Ones exploded onto BBC2 and gave British comedy a great big kick up the arse? I thought I knew a fair bit about the series, but this in-depth documentary sheds new light alongside retreading familiar ground.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th May 2018The Young Ones never gets old
The show starring four students sharing a grotty house only lasted 12 episodes yet it "turned sitcoms on their head".
Rick Fulton, Daily Record, 23rd May 2018TV review: Urban Myths - David Bowie & Marc Bolan
Of all the Urban Myths short films in this new series it was this one, homing in on an early meeting between David Bowie and Marc Bolan, that I was most anxious about.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th April 2018Upstart Crow Series 3 guest stars announced
The BBC has announced Upstart Crow's guest stars for the upcoming third series, including Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Kenneth Branagh and Lily Cole.
British Comedy Guide, 25th January 2018Sky confirms more Urban Myths episodes
Jack Whitehall, Ade Edmondson, David Suchet, Noel Fielding, Sheila Hancock and Philip Glenister are amongst the stars of Sky Arts' 2018 Urban Myths episodes.
British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2017Adrian Edmondson: 'I always felt I was in Rik's shadow'
At 60, after a long career in comedy, Edmondson is suddenly starting to be taken seriously as an actor. His Count Rostov in last year's BBC adaptation of War and Peace was a brilliant turn, capturing the Count's ebullience and generosity of spirit.
Chris Harvey, The Telegraph, 12th November 2017