Diane Morgan
- English
- Actor, writer, director and comedian
Press clippings Page 24
Motherland (BBC2) returns, after a pilot, for a series. Good news for middle-class metropolitan breeders for whom it is a funhouse mirror they can point into and chuckle. When I say "they", I mean we. And actually everything is terrifyingly recognisable, testament to the writers' (loads of well-known people) powers of observation, but also why I find it a teeny bit ghastly. Golly, doesn't Anna Maxwell Martin's overwrought Julia annoy well? Thank heavens for Lucy Punch's fabulously Stepfordy queen bee Amanda, and for Diane Morgan's super-droll Liz. And for Ben Crompton, Animal Man, rubbish children's entertainer. Rubbish AND racist. "If your act was amazing I'd put up with a tiny bit of racism," says Liz. Ha!
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 8th November 2017Motherland review: being a parent is a laughing matter
Motherland (BBC2) is a comedy that captures those moments of parental misery and magnifies them.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 8th November 2017Motherland reaches similar heights to Fawlty Towers
Within the first minute of Motherland (BBC Two), a new sitcom from Sharon Horgan and Holly Walsh about being a mum and how bloody awful it is, Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin) is beating her mobile phone against a banister in frustration. It was hard not to be reminded of Basil Fawlty beating his car with a tree branch in vein-swelling exasperation.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 7th November 2017TV preview: Motherland, BBC2
The pilot of Motherland went out last year and was one of the best pilots I've seen in recent memory. But then that's no surprise.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th November 2017Preview - Motherland
The first series of Motherland begins Tuesday 7th November on BBC Two. Here are Sophie's thoughts on the opening episode...
Sophie Davies, The Velvet Onion, 4th November 2017Diane Morgan: 'I want to play weirdos'
From Philomena Cunk to her anti-heroine in new comedy Motherland, the Bolton actor never plays it straight. Here, she talks children (spongers), sex scenes (ugh) and failure (works out in the end).
The Guardian, 28th October 2017Funny Cow review - Maxine Peake blazes
Peake is hypnotically belligerent as an ambitious club performer trampling over prejudice and sticky carpets on the 1970s comedy circuit.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 11th October 2017How WILTY? became a TV institution
As it turns 10, the BBC show is now as satisfying and reliable as Friday night fish and chips. From David Mitchell and Lee Mack's comic chemistry to Bob Mortimer's genius, here's why it should keep us in hysterics for decades more.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 16th June 2017BBC Two orders Philomena Cunk series
BBC Two has ordered five new episodes of the show starring Diane Morgan as clueless documentary reporter Philomena Cunk. The episodes will be titled Cunk On Britain.
British Comedy Guide, 26th May 2017BBC Two orders more Philomena Cunk specials
BBC Two has reportedly ordered more episodes of Cunk On..., the comedy format in which Diane Morgan plays documentary presenter Philomena Cunk.
British Comedy Guide, 9th May 2017