Press clippings Page 19
Diane Morgan asks for help after passport stolen
Philomena Cunk star Diane Morgan asks for help getting to awards ceremony after her passport is stolen.
Radio Times, 12th September 2018The 30 best living comedians
In the run-up to the Edinburgh Festival our comedy critic Dominic Maxwell ranks the funniest comics working now.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21st July 2018Cast revealed for Ricky Gervais sitcom After Life
The cast for After Life, the new Netflix sitcom from Ricky Gervais, has been revealed. It'll see the star working again with Extras star Ashley Jensen and Derek's David Earl and Kerry Godliman. Other stars signed up include Penelope Wilton and David Bradley.
British Comedy Guide, 5th July 2018The 50 best podcasts of 2018
From Julia Davis's dark comedy Dear Joan to track-by-track teardown Dissect, Marc Maron to Meat and beyond, here are this year's finest audio offerings.
Hannah J Davies, Hannah Verdier and Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 30th June 2018BBC confirms Motherland Series 2
The BBC has now officially confirmed that Motherland is due to return for a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 19th June 2018Philomena Cunk to publish 'encyclopedia'
Spoof investigative documentary presenter Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) is to publish a new book, Cunk On Everything, co-written by Charlie Brooker.
British Comedy Guide, 18th May 2018Review: The scrambling, shambling comedy of Motherland
Playing the central mom on Motherland (a British sitcom getting its U.S. première on Thursday, on Sundance Now), Anna Maxwell Martin demonstrates a great comedic range of flustered motion.
Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, 10th May 2018The conclusion of Philomena Cunk's survey of British history. The graduation of Diane Morgan's doggedly nitwitted character to a series has not been an unalloyed triumph, with the interviews in particular falling flat. The writing and delivery that work well in brief bursts still furnish glorious moments, though.
Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 1st May 2018Is British comedy chasing its own tail?
As Cunk On Britain reaches the series' halfway line, we start to yawn...
James Sharp, GQ, 24th April 2018Funny Cow review
If Adrian Shergold's film tells us anything about life in 1970s England, the overriding message is that being a female standup comedian was clearly no laughing matter.
Philip Caveney, Bouquets & Brickbats, 23rd April 2018