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 2019The 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 2018Movies 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 201725 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 2016Peter Cook: the most inspiring British comic ever
Peter Cook died 20 years ago today.
Darren Richman, The Telegraph, 10th January 2015Darren 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