Dane Baptiste
- English
- Actor, writer, producer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 12
Sunny D review
These four episodes show a lot of promise. It's been launched as part of the BBC's 'Black and British' season, but the 'black' tag seems like marginalisation, on top of the online-only release, as with a bit of finesse Sunny D has potential to be a series worthy of primetime.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th November 2016I talk to: Dane Baptiste
Starting off as a 15-minute pilot last year as part of BBC Three's Comedy Feeds season, Dane Baptiste returns to our screens with a four-part series of Sunny D.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 13th November 2016Comic Dane Baptiste writes and stars in this new offering from the online channel, which kicks off tomorrow. In it, he plays a late-twentysomething office worker - also called Dane - who lives at home with his fed-up parents and is in constant competition with his twin sister. But when fictive Dane makes a rum-fuelled announcement at a family party, he might finally have to take some responsibility for his future. Part of the BBC's Black And British season, this is a new sitcom with plenty of 90s and 00s R&B on the soundtrack and a strong cast: alongside Baptiste, Akemnji Ndifornyen steals the show in episode one as arrogant Christian.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 12th November 2016TV preview: Sunny D, BBC Three
Dane Baptiste is a sharp, fast rising comedian and it is great to see that the BBC has given him a sitcom so early in his career. Sunny D came out of a Comedy Feed one-off and only consists of four episodes released online via iPlayer but it is still a positive step. And, more importantly, Sunny is funny.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th November 2016Dane Baptiste interview
"I was a Nickelodeon kid. So, Sunny D is a combination of all of those and there are some nostalgic aspects to it, as well as semi autobiographical".
Nadine White, Young Voices, 8th November 2016@elevenish - bonkers, biting, brilliant
Offbeat TV comedy has been in the doldrums since the likes of The Mighty Boosh, but a strange new show called @elevenish may just change all that.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 11th May 2016Dane Baptiste, comedy review
In a brisk, wide-ranging show, Dane Baptiste establishes a serious point then peels it back to find the playful laugh within.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 4th May 2016The funniest thing... Dane Baptiste
From Eddie Murphy to illiterate hecklers, the comedian reveals the things that make him laugh the most.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 29th April 2016Dane Baptiste interview
Dane Baptiste packed in his dead-end job to change the world. Britain's answer to Chris Rock talks about his new sitcom Sunny D - and laughing at his own jokes
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th March 2016This topical comedy show brings together young British comics, including Dane Baptiste, Ivo Graham, Rhys James, Ellie White and Jamie Demetriou. It feels like a scattershot ensemble, but makes slightly more sense when you learn this is being positioned as a reboot of The 11 O'Clock Show, the late-90s format that helped to shape the current comedy mainstream by employing everyone from Ricky Gervais to Sacha Baron Cohen, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Charlie Brooker and Robert Popper.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 17th March 2016