Harry Enfield
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, comedian and executive producer
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Laughably bad... Harry Enfield in Once In A Lifetime
What a jolly surprise. The Young Vic, where they so often beat you over the head with Arthur Millerish gloom, has revived a dotty 1930s comedy satirising early Hollywood. It stars Harry Enfield - who is actually almost laughably bad - as a pugnacious movie mogul.
Quentin Letts, Daily Mail, 7th December 2016Harry Enfield resists the urge to screech "Only me!" as he joins the high-concept sketch show built around a different special guest each week. With such a veteran on board, Walliams mostly cedes the spotlight as the pair romp through some scattershot spoofs, including a skewering of MasterChef that entertainingly reimagines Gregg Wallace as a petulant, fussy eater. The talented Morgana Robinson, meanwhile, does some brilliant work in the margins.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 2nd December 2016I was lukewarm about this sketch show last week, but there's a definite improvement tonight as Walliams's "friend" and comedy partner this evening is Harry Enfield. In a silver wig and a nice pink dress, Harry Enfield plays the Queen who's amazed to learn she's descended from Queen Victoria in Who Does One Think One Is? "Who'd have thought it? Little old one related to royalty?" Walliams awkwardly explains who Victoria was and the Queen enquires, "Was she named after the pub in EastEnders?" No? "Ah. One sees...."
The pair also do a great sketch mocking Torode and Wallace from Masterchef. It makes for a vastly superior show, but maybe also a tiny bit of embarrassment for Walliams as he's totally outclassed by Enfield. If only we could have Harry back every week. However, I've peeked ahead to the third episode and it has someone equally as talented.
Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 2nd December 2016Preview - Walliams and Friend
The David Walliams comedy vehicle continues apace this week dragging Harry Enfield along for the ride.
Gareth Hargreaves, On The Box, 2nd December 2016Walliams & Friend review
Walliams & Friend was a reminder of how good Harry Enfield's Nineties sketch shows were.
Gerard O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 2nd December 2016Preview: Walliams & Friend with Harry Enfield, BBC1
After last week's edition in which David Walliams teamed up with youngish turk Jack Whitehall this week he teams up with oldish master Harry Enfield. And not surprisingly, given Enfield's sketch comedy pedigree the result is very good indeed and at some points positively brilliant.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st December 2016Joke's over: how the TV panel show fell from grace
In their day, there was something intoxicating about the no-holds-barred panel show back-and-forth. But there seems to be little room for it in a society that has begun to appreciate empathy - and neither, conversely, in a more brutal political climate that is not particularly suitable for dissecting for cheap laughs. Perhaps, when the world lightens up again, they'll be back.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 29th November 2016Harry Enfield to make theatre debut as movie mogul
Harry Enfield is to make his theatrical debut in a revival of Once in a Lifetime, Moss Hart and George S Kaufman's satirical comedy about Hollywood's transition from the silent era to the talkies.
Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 22nd September 2016Walliams & Friend guest stars announced
Hugh Bonneville, Harry Enfield, Miranda Richardson, Sheridan Smith, Meera Syal and Jack Whitehall will guest star in sketch show Walliams & Friend.
British Comedy Guide, 7th September 2016Fire rips through late Malcolm Hardee's Tunnel Club
A blaze has ripped through the venue that was once Malcolm Hardee's legendary Tunnel Club.
Chortle, 8th August 2016