Frank Skinner
- 67 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Frank Skinner plans to bring poetry to the masses
Comedian and radio DJ will 'talk about poems like I talk about football' in a weekly podcast.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Guardian, 16th March 2019Frank Skinner celebrates a decade on Absolute Radio with 10 hour show
Frank Skinner is to celebrate his decade on-air at Absolute Radio, with a "mega 10 hour stint" on Saturday 16th March.
British Comedy Guide, 13th March 2019What was Pierce Brosnan banned from doing while he played James Bond? Which film was released in Poland as Electronic Murderer? And who is Digger the Crab? All these questions and more from the last 100,000 years of human history will be answered as unflappable question-master Jimmy Carr tests the knowledge of Sandi Toksvig, Joe Lycett, Katherine Ryan, Big Narstie, David Baddiel and Frank Skinner. As always, he is aided and abetted by Jon Snow, Charles Dance and a phalanx of celebrity question-setters.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 4th January 2019Baddiel & Skinner reunite for Sports Personality
Twenty two years after the ultimate football anthem Three Lions was released, Frank Skinner and David Baddiel will reunite with the Lightning Seeds at BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2018 for an unmissable performance.
BBC Press Office, 8th December 2018Baddiel & Skinner to reunite to sing Three Lions
David Baddiel and Frank Skinner are to reunite with The Lightning Seeds at BBC Sports Personality Of The Year 2018 to sing a new version of Three Lions.
British Comedy Guide, 8th December 2018Frank Skinner reveals pneumonia battle
Frank Skinner has been battling pneumonia for nearly a month, which left him unable to read or watch TV for four days.
Female First, 9th October 2018Comedy Central commissions Amusical TV pilot
A pilot episode of live comedy format Amusical is to be filmed by Comedy Central. Hosted by Jayde Adams and Kiri Pritchard-McLean, the show sees comedians singing their favourite songs from stage and screen.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd August 2018BBC scheme to fund new writing falls flat
It was trumpeted as a "unique new initiative for first-time playwrights" to have their work performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, but the BBC's 'Debut' scheme has been panned by critics for showcasing subpar work by celebrities.
Jamie Merrill, The Telegraph, 11th August 2018BBC's Debut scheme has been a cautionary catastrophe
Nonetheless, it became apparent that Debut was a full-blooded catastrophe only when press finally saw the first of the plays, Frank Skinner's Nina's Got News.
Andrzej Lukowski, The Stage, 9th August 2018Fringe 2018: the best comedy shows, as chosen by comics
The comedians choose.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 3rd August 2018