Fiona Allen
- Actor and writer
Press clippings
Seann Walsh launches autobiographical sitcom pilot Clown on YouTube
Seann Walsh is piloting Clown, a sitcom loosely based on his career following the fallout from his stint on Strictly Come Dancing
British Comedy Guide, 1st March 2024Q&A: Fiona Allen, On The Run
"It's about my recent journey into writing this show and doing stand up."
Funny Women, 9th August 2023Fringe Dog meets Fiona Allen
Edinburgh's canine critic meets the Smack The Pony star.
Fringe Dog, Fest Mag, 8th August 2023Life according to... Fiona Allen
"Smack The Pony has dated so well"
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 2nd August 2023Fiona Allen: On The Run
On The Run is about a woman finding herself.
Claire Smith, Entertainment Now, 1st August 2023Fiona Allen reveals ageist and sexist comment from younger male comedian - and how she shut him down
She talks about the terrifying transition from telly to stand-up, who she finds funny and how her attempts at mid-life hobbies failed...
Ashley Davies, Metro, 31st July 2023Edinburgh Fringe: Smack The Pony star Fiona Allen
So, you get to your 50s, the kids have grown up a bit and you suddenly find that you have some free time on your hands of an evening. What do you do with it? Join a club? Try to get fit? Potter about in the garden? Fiona Allen decided she would become a stand-up comedian.
Teddy Jamieson, The Herald, 28th July 2023Fiona Allen: 'We should revive Smack the Pony. It's the right time'
At 58, the actress and comedian is taking her debut stand-up show to the Edinburgh Fringe. She tells Dominic Maxwell about sexism on the circuit and comedy in the Nineties.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 27th July 2023Review: Fast Fringe at Leicester Square Theatre
This bumper London edition of Edinburgh treat Fast Fringe is a wham-bam parade of quick-as-lightning stand up, sketches and musical comedy. The night is the perfect fringe megamix of three-minute wonders, perfect for those with goldfish-like attention spans.
Rupert Dannreuther, To Do List, 17th July 2023Fiona Allen interview
"I was very actressy when I started. I was sticking to my script. Now it is like I am chatting - I worked it out but it took a few months to free up."
Claire Smith, Edinburgh Festivals, 15th July 2023