Doon Mackichan
- 62 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
Press clippings
Jordan Gray's sitcom Transaction begins filming
Production is underway on Transaction, Jordan Gray's ITV sitcom set in a supermarket.
British Comedy Guide, 15th November 2024Dinosaur receives four nods in BAFTA Scotland Awards
Dinosaur, the new sitcom by Matilda Curtis and Ashley Storrie, has been nominated four times in the BAFTA Scotland Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd October 2024'I regret being a little bit poor': Doon Mackichan on stardom, Smack The Pony and never selling out
As an actor and comedian, she has worked with some patronising colleagues and creepy directors - but has always played the game on her own terms. She discusses Botox, nudity, universal credit and life as an uncompromising artist,
Emine Saner, The Guardian, 11th September 2024Roger Allam amongst cast for Brighton-based comedy film Promenade
Promenade - a comedy film about the residents of a Brighton apartment block - will feature actors including Roger Allam, Anna Chancellor, Doon Mackichan and John Finnemore.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd April 2024Chortle Awards 2024 nominees announced
Julia Masli, Ian Smith, Ahir Shah, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Paddy Young and Sam Campbell are amongst the comedians nominated in the 2024 Chortle Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2024Chortle Comedy Book Festival returns
Ed Gamble, Lou Sanders, Sara Pascoe, Cariad Lloyd, Doon Mackichan, and Bob Cryer - son of comedy legend Barry - will all be taking part in the event, which returns to the British Library in London on March 3.
Chortle, 2nd February 2024Two Doors Down review
The sitcom delivers a harsh home truth: that many of us barely tolerate our friends and neighbours.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 24th November 2023Doon Mackichan: 'Before meetings I head-bang to Led Zeppelin'
The actor, writer and comedian, 61, on why she'd like to live in the stone age, cold-water swimming and why money doesn't make you happy.
Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 14th October 2023Doon Mackichan book review
Mackichan's book might have benefited from a stricter edit - there's some repetition - and I would have liked it to be a little more detailed but it's a real page-turner; raw, urgent and entertaining.
Neil Armstrong, Daily Mail, 28th September 2023Doon Mackichan: 'I've often been asked to "pop my top off" in auditions'
The pioneering comedian talks about her new book My Lady Parts, the woeful treatment of working mothers on TV sets, and dealing with a litany of sexual harassment.
Helen Brown, i Newspaper, 26th September 2023