Diane Morgan
- English
- Actor, writer, director and comedian
Press clippings Page 26
Velvet Onion's top TV comedy performances of 2016
No matter what else occurred in 2016, it was a bit of a cracking year for 'our sort' of comedy on TV.
The Velvet Onion, 29th January 2017Charlie Brooker's 2016 Wipe review
Cynical metropolitan elitists such as myself have one thing to hold onto at the end of this abysmal year: Charlie Brooker tearing it to bleeding shreds.
Joseph Hallas, On The Box, 30th December 2016Even as TV's foremost black sky thinker, Charlie Brooker would probably have struggled to predict the turbulent, feverish and generally dispiriting events of 2016. Suffice to say that Brooker isn't short of material for this year's rewind. However, there'll be some light relief as Philomena Cunk goes head to head with grinning pop-rave professor physicist Brian Cox, and Diane Morgans media caricature gets a spin-off show immediately afterwards in Cunk On Christmas (10pm).
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 29th December 2016Preview - Cunk on Christmas
Following a previous episode where Cunk "examined" the life of Shakespeare, this time around she looks at everything to do with Christmas, from the birth of Jesus and the pagan origins to Santa Claus and "Sir Charles Dickings".
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 29th December 2016Philomena Cunk explains everything about Christmas
"It's illegal to sing carols at any other time of year, so people make the most of it at Christmas by coming round your house and singing at you until you give them stuff"
Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris, Radio Times, 29th December 2016TV preview: Cunk on Christmas, BBC Two
Following a one-off on Shakespeare earlier this year Philomena Cunk returns with a seasonal sequel exploring the meaning and traditions of Christmas. It's an important time of the year, she tells us. In fact as Cunk explains at the start of the programme in her distinctive flat northern tones, "Christmas is such a big deal even Richard Dawkins probably does it."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th December 2016The gormless Cunk gives the viewer a survey of Christmas and tries to work out the meaning of it all. She is ruthless in dismantling the religious aspects of the season. Indeed, when she wants somewhere quiet to film she chooses a church. There's no chance that'll be busy. We also learn about Britain's greatest Prime Minister, "Charles Dickings", and she meets various historians to discuss past Christmas traditions. As ever, they seem sufficiently awkward that we're never sure if they're in on the joke.
Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 29th December 2016Diane Morgan: 'Playing an idiot is easy'
Diane Morgan on Philomena Cunk, Motherland and being miserable.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 28th December 2016It's almost as if everything that has happened in 2016 has been leading up to this moment.
Once again Charlie Brooker is back with his unique look back at the year and this week he looks back on the ups and downs of 2016.
Helping Charlie to make sense of the year's news, TV and online phenomena is Philomena Cunk. In her most challenging interview yet, Philomena tries to understand what it is Professor Brian Cox is actually saying.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 27th December 2016Screenwipe 2016: When is it, and how can I watch it?
Charlie Brooker's take on a year of news and television may be the most highly-anticipated yet.
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 27th December 2016