Doon Mackichan
- 62 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
Press clippings Page 5
Another chance to watch the entire first season of the cult sketch comedy show starring Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips, running until 2.30am. In this pilot, the trio give their irreverent take on everything from walking the dog to going swimming and attending a spiritual healing.
Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 29th May 2020Smack The Pony's re-run marks a welcome silly return
Smack The Pony taught a generation of young women how to be goofy. It's message - and comedy - hasn't aged.
Zoe Beaty, i Newspaper, 29th May 2020Top 20 British sitcoms of 21st century: Toast of London
Just after he appeared in The IT Crowd but before he started appearing in TV's What We Do In The Shadows, Matt Berry played jobbing actor Stephen Toast in this enjoyably zany Channel 4 sitcom written by Father Ted co-creator, Arthur Mathews and Berry himself.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 9th April 2020Life according to... Doon Mackichan
Two Doors Down star Doon Mackichan talks accents, panto and John Malkovich as she returns to Glasgow for Christmas.
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 10th December 2019"Sick, surreal or just plain silly": Doon Mackichan narrates this lovely little celebration - a collection of BBC archive clips, including Graham Chapman frankly telling Parky about being gay and an alcoholic, and an elfin Terry Gilliam gleefully putting animations together in his flat.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 7th September 2019Doon Mackichan interview
Doon Mackichan on starring in David Mamet's #MeToo play Bitter Wheat: 'People might walk out, disgusted'. The comedy star also talks about roles for women and why a Smack The Pony reunion isn't happening but why a The Day Today one could be on the cards.
i Newspaper, 19th June 2019Smack The Pony: Amanda Holden was first choice for show
The groundbreaking female-led sketch show Smack the Pony burst onto screens exactly 20 years ago.
Rachel Foley, BBC, 19th March 2019How Smack the Pony led the way in feminist comedy
An absurdist sketch show paved the way for the likes of Broad City and Chewing Gum.
El Hunt, i-D, 28th January 2019The timeless genius of Smack the Pony
As Smack the Pony announce their comeback, we look at the beloved sketch show's best offerings so far ... and find they haven't aged at all.
Hannah Jane Parkinson, The Guardian, 23rd January 2019Why we need a Smack the Pony reunion
Two decades after the cult sketch show first aired, its creators discuss its inception, near-death experiences and why they were the Spice Girls of turn-of-the-century comedy.
Ellen E. Jones, The Guardian, 21st January 2019