Doon Mackichan
- 62 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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BBC Radio 4's The Reunion brought together most of the main cast of 1994's TV news satire The Day Today, though not the ever elusive Chris Morris. Steve Coogan was down the line from the Lake District (presumably on a windy fell outside a restaurant from The Trip, while Rob Brydon ate pudding). Patrick Marber joined via Zoom too, while Armando Iannucci, Doon Mackichan and David Schneider were in the studio with Kirsty Wark. The recollections were riotous and giggly, but also instructive about how the news has changed. They didn't think Morris's interviewee-baiting, surreal vox pops would have worked now ("The power's now with whoever's stopped at the market," Schneider suggested). I also loved Wark teasing Coogan about ingesting helium to play a thinly veiled parody of Gerry Adams, whose voice was disguised on TV at the time. "You've never done dangerous substances before?" "Well, I have," Coogan replied, "but not ones that are funny."
Jude Rogers, The Observer, 21st August 2021Review: The Reunion - The Day Today, Radio 4
Want to feel old? Listen to this week's The Reunion, which brought together (most of) the key members of The Day Today, which was first broadcast by the BBC...27 years ago.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th August 2021The Day Today is still funny in fake news era
Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris's satire first aired 27 years ago. These days the media is almost too shameless to satirise, but - as the cast reunite - the show's hilarity remains.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 13th August 2021The Day Today team reunite for 30th anniversary celebration
The team behind The Day Today have reunited for a 30th anniversary documentary on Radio 4.
British Comedy Guide, 4th August 2021Doon Mackichan writing acting memoir
Doon Mackichan is writing a memoir, through the prism of her acting roles.
British Comedy Guide, 15th June 2021Doon Mackichan interview
For Two Doors Down star Doon Mackichan, a hobby she started when she was growing up in Fife became her lockdown saviour. Every day, no matter the weather, she has gone cold water swimming in the sea near her home in Hastings, describing it as "a mental health game-changer".
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 29th December 2020Two Doors' Doon: It's going swimmingly
Two Doors Down star Doon Mackichan has revealed how taking the plunge helped her mental health during lockdown.
The Sunday Post, 27th December 2020Two Doors Down to return for Christmas special
BBC Two has revealed that Two Doors Down will return for a surprise Christmas special, ahead of a fifth series arriving on the channel in 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd October 2020Review: The Duchess, Netflix
It'll be interesting to see how the comedy goes down in America as the programme has a strong English feel - there is a Richard Curtis-y sunny West London vibe to the look, with a splash of Motherland and Catastrophe thrown in for good measure.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th September 2020Two Doors Down to return for Series 5
BBC Scotland's hit sitcom Two Doors Down is to return to BBC Two for a fifth series.
British Comedy Guide, 1st June 2020