Mathew Baynton
- 43 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Ghosts Christmas special review
Charles Dickens knew ghosts made the perfect Christmas characters... and now the spookily successful BBC sitcom has followed suit.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd December 2021Jennifer Saunders to guest star in Ghosts Christmas special
Jennifer Saunders is to guest star in the forthcoming Ghosts Christmas special, playing Lady Button's mother.
British Comedy Guide, 16th October 2021Mathew Baynton on Ghosts, clowning and his inner poet
Actor Mathew Baynton says he is aware of the stereotype, but the truth is that he was an attention seeking child whose most formative memory was "being jealous and aggrieved that I didn't get a proper role in the Nativity."
Harry Bennett, Royal Television Society, 10th September 2021Review: Ghosts will haunt our screens for years
If any current sitcom has a hope of being repeated 40 years from now, bet on Ghosts (BBC1). It's very funny - but so were lots of great comedies that have faded into obscurity.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 10th August 2021Ghosts: Basement characters axed due to coronavirus
'We did [have to axe some scenes],' Mathew Baynton said. 'There are certain characters who by their nature are constantly in a massive group so we've left them in the basement where they live and we'll have to see them again in Series 4."
Metro, 24th May 2021BAFTA TV Awards 2021 nominations
Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees in the BAFTA TV Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 28th April 2021Ghosts to be remade in America
American TV network CBS is working on a US version of Ghosts. A series of the comedy has now been ordered, following a pilot episode having been filmed in December.
British Comedy Guide, 1st April 2021The 50 best TV shows of 2020: No 10 - Ghosts
Written by the Horrible Histories crew, this must-see supernatural comedy bears their stamp of absurdity - and is full of feelgood spirit.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 9th December 2020TV review: Ghosts Series 2 Episode 1
There's still enough going on here that it's a show I'm extremely fond of, the cast are without exception bloody superb, and the concept is an appealing one indeed. But whereas the majority of the previous series were of the four star and more variety this was definitely one of the weaker episodes, enjoyable for sure, but lacking in moments which would make anyone laugh out loud over and over again.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 22nd September 2020Mathew Baynton and Jim Howick interview
"They're stuck in an existence they didn't ask for... like all of us"
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 21st September 2020