Ellie Taylor (I)
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Review - Michael Spicer: Before Next Door
There is always the risk a comedian-led mockumentary like this will tip into self-indulgence, especially when the central character is so insular and inward-looking, but there's a big enough dollop of quirk in Before Next Door to make it feel fresh and funny. Even the meta moments - acknowledging a flashback or the artifice of a sound effect - are done with a light, deft touch.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th June 2020Room Next Door star Michael Spicer gets Radio 4 show
Radio 4 is to broadcast Michael Spicer: Before Next Door, a comedy based on comedian Michael Spicer's rise to internet stardom via his Room Next Door videos.
British Comedy Guide, 29th May 2020Romesh Ranganathan curates Sky shorts series
Romesh Presents... is coming to Sky, a 10-part series of comedy shorts featuring stars including Ellie Taylor, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, London Hughes and Darren Harriott.
British Comedy Guide, 6th September 2019Jennifer Saunders to captain team in Sport Relief netball match
Jennifer Saunders is to lead one of the teams in All-Star Netball For Sport Relief, a charity match due to be shown on BBC Two.
British Comedy Guide, 10th July 2019Comedians appearing in celebrity Crystal Maze revealed
Vic Reeves, Al Murray, Steve Pemberton, Susan Calman, Russell Kane, Ellie Taylor and Tom Rosenthal have all signed up for the show, which will again be hosted by Richard Ayoade. Six hour-long shows will be made in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, with Reeves competing in a team captained by his wife, Nancy Sorrell.
Chortle, 11th June 2019Mash hits: these bite-size packages from the enthusiastic but scattershot news spoof seem suspiciously like filler to push sombre 9/11 drama The Looming Tower round to the hour. But they are also a useful reminder of the comedic chops of newsdesk pairing Ellie Taylor and Steve N Allen.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 31st May 2019Guest cast revealed for Plebs Series 5
Filming is now underway on Series 5 of Plebs. Guest stars will include Amanda Holden, Emilia Fox, Tony Robinson, John Thomson, Tracy Ann Oberman and Kevin Bishop.
British Comedy Guide, 24th May 2019Ellie Taylor to host new comedy pilot Gagging Order
Ellie Taylor is to host Gagging Order, a pilot in which comedians joke about the most controversial headlines from the last 7 days.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd February 2019Mash Report: 'comedy' more like Corbyn Party Political
Is there anything less funny than BBC comedy?
Charlotte Gill, Daily Mail, 16th December 2018New host-less gameshow in which celebs dine together and try to avoid picking up the bill by winning games. Carol Vorderman, Rylan Clark-Neal, Anton Du Beke, Ed Gamble and Ellie Taylor are this week's party of five, but the laughs are thin and there is a banal, enforced-fun feel to the whole thing.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 6th November 2018