British Comedy Guide

Darren Richman

  • Comedian

Press clippings

The not-so textbook evolution of Alan Partridge

As Steve Coogan's comedy alias returns to the BBC, the character's co-creator and scriptwriters reflect on the journey so far.

Darren Richman, Little White Lies, 10th February 2019

The Mash Report: What it's like working on the show

We visited the writers' room for the BBC's Mash Report to see how news reactive shows are put together.

Darren Richman, The Independent, 17th February 2018

Movies you might have missed: Python's Meaning of Life

The British musical sketch comedy film might have been a disappointment to the Monty Python troupe, but it still contains some of the funniest scenes ever committed to film.

Darren Richman, The Independent, 6th December 2017

25 years on, Bottom is still the most underrated sitcom

Bottom could just be the most underrated sitcom of the modern era.

Darren Richman, The Telegraph, 17th September 2016

Peter Cook: the most inspiring British comic ever

Peter Cook died 20 years ago today.

Darren Richman, The Telegraph, 10th January 2015

Darren Richman on why dying is easy, but comedy is hard

The last words of the actor Edmund Kean are alleged to have been "dying is easy, comedy is hard." He passed away (with relative ease) in 1833, more than a century before the outbreak of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. One can only envy his good fortune and wonder what he'd make of the mayhem that unfolds every August in Scotland's capital.

Darren Richman, The Independent, 1st August 2013

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