British Comedy Guide
Pure. Marnie (Charly Clive)
Charly Clive

Charly Clive

  • Actor, writer, comedian and producer

Press clippings Page 4

Pure review

Has the potential to deepen our understanding of mental health.

Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 30th January 2019

Pure, Channel 4, review

A startlingly bold and very funny comedy about mental health.

Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 30th January 2019

Pure review - masterly comedy about sex & mental health

Marnie has a form of OCD called Pure O, which manifests as constant invasive thoughts about sex. But this comedy-drama never resorts to cheap laughs. It is brave, bold and barely short of a miracle.

Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 30th January 2019

Pure episode 1 review: frank, funny & boundary-pushing

Channel 4's Pure is a bold comedy-drama led by shock, laughs and a compelling lead performance.

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 30th January 2019

Pure, episode 1, review

Naked bodies and extreme emotions make this new comedy an excruciating success,

Helen Brown, The Telegraph, 30th January 2019

Charly Clive interview

Charly Clive, the star of Channel 4's taboo-busting new drama talks about how a brain tumour helped her find her comic voice.

Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 30th January 2019

Charly Clive: How brain tumour inspired comedy career

At 23, Charly Clive discovered she had a tumour the size of a golf ball in her brain. She named it 'Britney' and wrote a sellout comedy show about it. Now she's starring in Pure, a Channel 4 drama about OCD.

Eva Wiseman, The Guardian, 27th January 2019

I talk to: Charly Clive

The name Charly Clive might mean very little to you now, but if her television debut as the lead in Channel 4's comedy drama Pure is anything to go by, we're going to be seeing a lot more of her in the coming years.

Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 27th January 2019

Edinburgh interviews: Charly Clive & Ellen Robertson

Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson make up Britney and they are now bringing us John, an exploration of American stereotyping entertained by us Brits that sees the pair hunt down John Hancock; an apparent epitome of the typical American man. They will be performing this new show at Bedlam Theatre throughout August.

Moody Comedy, 4th August 2017

Share this page