Mark Lawson
- English
- Journalist and author
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John Cleese blasts the BBC in lecture on stupidity
The Fawlty Towers star rails against the government, the BBC and British newspapers in stage appearance for Hacked Off.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 9th July 2018Stars like Peter Kay want invisibility not privacy
Stars can get away with dodging publicity - but where will it end, asks Mark Lawson.
Mark Lawson, Radio Times, 12th June 2018Shane Allen interview
Social media brings a new source of pressures to the job of being the BBC's comedy chief.
Mark Lawson, Royal Television Society, 29th May 2018Peter Kay's Car Share reaches end of the road
Resisting the drive towards sentimentality, Kay delivers a high achievement in 21st century TV comedy.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 28th May 2018Trumped out: why the fringe can't keep up with 2017
From Trumpageddon to Brexit: The Musical, many would-be topical crowdpleasers at this year's fringe can't match the manic pace of real-life news events.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 13th August 2017Rob Brydon: I Am Standing Up review
Picking on the audience is engaging more than cruel as Brydon riffs and ad-libs with seasoned charm in his new tour.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 13th March 2017Preview: Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
For his new quiz, Harry Hill is creating a showreel to convince aliens that humankind is too hilarious to be destroyed - and he's finally at his daft genius best again.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 2nd March 2017The Nightly Show: Britain's latest crack at US-style TV
It's clearly too soon to judge the chances of The Nightly Show after only one of its declared 40 editions. But, if the first night proves representative, the show may struggle to equal, on any of its five nights, the level of star power that Graham Norton manages on his one.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 28th February 2017Mrs. Brown chatshow a reassuring move by the BBC
The mega success of Dublin's most offensive widow may gobsmack many, but the BBC knows when it's on to a good thing - and how to maximise it.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 11th January 2017David Walliams and the rise of comedy infidelity
Gone are the days of inseparable pairs like Eric and Ernie ... by taking multiple partners in his new sketch show, Walliams proves that the future of laughs lies in speed-dating.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 25th November 2016