Dan Skinner
- 51 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
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Review: David Earl & Joe Wilkinson's Summer
David Earl and Joe Wilkinson appear to have missed the memo that said that these comedy shorts were supposed to have a summer theme. Luckily they remembered the bit about them being comedies.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th June 2017Review: Prevenge on DVD & Blu-Ray
Alice Lowe's smash hit film Prevenge is released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the UK on 5th June, which gave TVO an ample excuse to revisit a film we'd previously called "a startling debut from an incredibly talented individual".
The Velvet Onion, 29th May 2017Angelos & Barry interview
An unlikely twosome takes to the road promising to tackle important themes such as adequate sleeping arrangements and pet elephants.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 23rd May 2017Angelos & Barry, comedy review
This stage spin-off of a podcast offers plenty to relish once you've tuned into its wavelength.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 9th February 2017Review: Angelos & Barry
They are both marginalised characters on the edge of society - either from bored self-destruction, or simply by being old and forgotten. So when Angelos Epithemiou and 82-year-old Barry From Watford team up for a podcast a couple of years back, it made perfect sense.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th February 2017Angelos and Barry review
The comic alter egos of Dan Renton Skinner and Alex Lowe claim to be the New Power Generation come to save us in a thin but skilfully written show.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th February 2017Prevenge: gritty murder in the wake of motherhood
Prevenge, the directorial debut of actress and writer Alice Lowe, is a horror-comedy about the brutal serial killings carried out by the film's lead, Ruth, a pregnant woman who follows the malevolent desires of her unborn child.
Ben Harcourt, The Boar, 3rd February 2017Preview: Tracy Ullman's Show series 2
This week sees the return of Tracy Ullman's Show to BBC One, with the first episode airing on Friday 3rd February at 9:30pm. As with the first series, a bevy of TVO regulars are involved: this time around Dan Skinner, Tracy Ann Oberman, Lucy Montgomery and Laurence Rickard are part of the impressive ensemble cast. But is the end result worth a look? TVO editor Paul Holmes took a sneaky peek...
Paul Holmes, The Velvet Onion, 2nd February 2017TV preview: Tracey Ullman's Show, BBC1
By their supporting cast shalt thou know them. Or something. The first episode of the second series of Tracey Ullman's return to British sketch show comedy features an enviable cast list of contemporary comedians and actors.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th January 2017Preview: Prevenge
Featuring a cast primarily made up of TVO regulars, and with Alice Lowe writing and directing as well as leading that incredible cast, we were naturally very keen to see it. Our editor, Paul Holmes, shares his thoughts below...
Paul Holmes, The Velvet Onion, 18th October 2016