Press clippings
Crongton book series to become BBC Children's comedy drama
Comedian Archie Maddocks is adapting the best-selling novels by Alex Wheatle to become the BBC iPlayer comedy drama series Crongton. It focuses on a group of young people living in a multicultural community in a fictional urban housing estate.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd January 2024Archie Maddocks picks his comedy favourites
"There's not an hour of stand-up that comes close to Richard Pryor."
Chortle, 29th September 2023Archie Maddocks review
Straight out of the traps, Archie Maddocks admits he regrets the title of this revived 2019 Edinburgh Fringe show - even though he's had a long pandemic to fix it.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th October 2021British Comedy Guide launches Laughter Lounge online comedy festival
British Comedy Guide is launching Laughter Lounge, a virtual comedy festival due to run Monday 28th September until Sunday 4th October. Acts include Tom Allen, David O'Doherty and Luisa Omielan.
British Comedy Guide, 7th September 2020The comics behind some of the hottest unmade TV
Projects from comedian Archie Maddocks and Young Offenders writer Karen Cogan are some of the hottest unmade TV shows in the business.
Chortle, 19th November 2019Have you ever been called a nickname you didn't like?
The penultimate Emergency Question from Richard Herring's stash.
Chortle, 24th August 2019Archie Maddocks: interview
Archie Maddocks tackles the struggles of being alive in his latest hour of provocative, exhilarating and, crucially, hilarious comedy.
Keira Brown, The Fountain, 22nd August 2019If you got on Dragons' Den, what would you pitch?
Another from Richard Herring's stock of Emergency Questions.
Chortle, 21st August 2019When did you last have a meltdown?
Another from Richard Herring's stock of Emergency Questions.
Chortle, 17th August 2019Who was the biggest prick at your school?
Another from Richard Herring's stock of Emergency Questions
Chortle, 16th August 2019