Diane Morgan
- English
- Actor, writer, director and comedian
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The Motherland guide to a no-frills Christmas
The matriarchs of Motherland are back for a one-off special. Here, straight-talking Liz offers advice for stress-free festivities.
The Guardian, 23rd December 2020Motherland Christmas special review
The slapstick carnage in this one-off episode - there's a broken nose, a toppled tree and an explosion of flour - is not as funny as the more low-key moments.
Alexandra Pollard, The Independent, 23rd December 2020Motherland Christmas Special, BBC2, review
A hilarious dose of reality at a time of forced schmaltz.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 23rd December 2020Death To 2020 details confirmed
Full cast and production details have been confirmed for Charlie Brooker's end-of-year review, Netflix mockumentary Death To 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 21st December 2020Samuel L. Jackson leads Death To 2020 cast
The all-star cast also includes Hugh Grant, Lisa Kudrow, Kumail Nanjiani, Tracey Ullman, Samson Kayo, Leslie Jones, Diane Morgan, Cristin Milioti and Joe Keery.
Patrick Cremona, Radio Times, 7th December 2020Diane Morgan to star in sitcom pilot Lethal
BBC Two sitcom pilot Lethal will star Diane Morgan as a woman from Bolton obsessed with America. When her visa application is denied, she decides to marry a prisoner on death row.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd December 2020Motherland to return for Christmas special
Motherland will return to BBC Two for a Christmas special, ahead of a third series in 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 24th November 2020I Talk Telly Awards 2020 nominations
After Life, Friday Night Dinner, Gavin & Stacey, Ghosts, Home, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees for the I Talk Telly Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 8th November 2020With comedy, I'd rather be offended than bored
New director-general Tim Davie will reportedly steer TV comedy to the right to correct years of perceived anti-Tory bias. But it was Brexit, not the BBC, that put a spanner in British humour.
Suzanne Moore, The Guardian, 2nd September 2020Diane Morgan's snippet of slapstick comedy concludes with a typically far-fetched yet funny double bill. First, there's a money-making scheme to breed doberman pinschers before a dinner at Lord Trent's house turns into an Agatha Christie-style whodunnit. But Mandy isn't invited.
Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 27th August 2020