British Comedy Guide

Ellen Robertson

  • Actor, writer, comedian and producer

Press clippings

NextUp to stream hit Edinburgh Fringe shows with Flashback Festival

NextUp is to stream a raft of shows from last year's Edinburgh Fringe, including critically acclaimed sketch duo Britney, alongside Kate Barron, Lily Phillips, Sian Davies, Ted Hill, Isabelle Farah and comedy magician Pete Heat.

British Comedy Guide, 4th March 2023

I Talk Telly Awards nominations revealed

Nominations have been announced for the 2022 awards of television news and blog site I Talk Telly.

British Comedy Guide, 13th November 2022

Edinburgh Fringe Q&A: Britney

Sketch duo Britney can't wait for their first festival in five years.

Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 30th July 2022

Jazz Emu pilots musical comedy series

Archie Henderson stars as Jazz Emu, his musical character, in new comedy pilot which has just been released online.

British Comedy Guide, 25th May 2022

Pleasance announces a new batch of Fringe 2022 shows

Tim Vine, Nick Mohammed, Nick Helm and Jayde Adams are among the comics to have announced new Edinburgh Fringe shows today.

Chortle, 3rd May 2022

Charly Clive: I laughed at my brain tumour - otherwise I'd never stop crying

Actress Charly Clive was 23 when she got the devastating diagnosis. Here, she shares how she and her best friend have turned her story into a new BBC comedy.

Jenny Johnston, Daily Mail, 1st December 2021

Charly Clive: Why I chose to laugh at my brain tumour

When Charly was diagnosed with a brain tumour, she and her best friend Ellen decided the best way to cope was through comedy. Now they've written a new BBC Three show

Megan Lawton, BBC, 30th November 2021

Review: Britney, BBC Three/iPlayer

Miss it at your peril. It's bloody brilliant.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th November 2021

Britney review

It will always be known as the 'brain tumour comedy'. But Britney is much less about a terrifying diagnosis than it is about a deep friendship between two quirky kindred spirits entangled for life.

Bruce Dessau, Chortle, 30th November 2021

Britney, BBC3, review

The first time a brain tumour has ever been funny.

Bruce Dessau, i Newspaper, 30th November 2021

Share this page