Helen Monks
- Actor and comedian
Press clippings
Full cast for RSC's A Midsummer Night's Dream with Mathew Baynton announced
Full casting has been confirmed for the RSC's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, running early next year in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 5th December 2023Upstart Crow axed by the BBC, David Mitchell reveals
Upstart Crow will not be returning to the BBC, David Mitchell has revealed. Ben Elton's Shakespeare sitcom ran for three series on BBC Two, with three Christmas specials and a spin-off stage play. Mitchell has said that he would love to reprise his role as the Bard and appealed to other broadcasters to rescue the period sitcom.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd October 2023TV Review: Jerk, BBC Three/BBC One
I don't think I'd want to be friends with the main character Tim in Jerk.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th August 2021Jerk Series 2 review
Tim Renkow's Jerk is a clear example that anything's up for mockery, just as long as it's done with clear, uncruel intention.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd August 2021Jerk Series 2 review
Tim Renkow is back as a sociopathic puppeteer with cerebral palsy - who now identifies as able-bodied - in this superbly awkward comedy about society's discomfort with disability.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 2nd August 2021Jerk, BBC One, review
It's hard not to admire Tim Renkow's commitment to being as dark as possible as Tim, a man with cerebral palsy who also happens to be a cynical narcissist.
Ed Power, i Newspaper, 2nd August 2021Maxxx review
Though a little uneven, the show has a sassy attitude and energy, while the the pacy script is liberally peppered with waspish one-liners.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd April 2020Comedy gold: The Upstart Crow reviewed
The elevated silliness of Elton's many-layered plot is superbly handled.
Lloyd Evans, The Spectator, 27th February 2020London theatre review: The Upstart Crow
This is a marvellous mash-up of the scholarly and totally ridiculous, performed by some of Britain's finest comedians and comedy actors.
Jack Hudson, London Theatre Direct, 21st February 2020Upstart Crow at Gielgud Theatre review
Ben Elton's hilarious adaptation of the award-winning sitcom Upstart Crow is met with continual laughter and applause from long-standing fans and newcomers alike.
Francesca Lister-Fell, The Upcoming, 18th February 2020