Max Davis
- Writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Ian Smith Is Stressed arriving angst-ridden this summer on Radio 4
Ian Smith has landed his debut Radio 4 series, with Ian Smith Is Stressed inspired by his Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated show Crushing.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd April 2024Dawn French joins Radio 4 Cornish sketch show Wosson Cornwall
Dawn French stars in Cornish sketch show Wosson Cornwall, coming to Radio 4 next month. French joins a cast that includes Edward Rowe, Joanna Neary and Tamsyn Kelly, with the writing team featuring Morwenna Banks, Paul Kerensa, James Henry and Max Davis.
British Comedy Guide, 13th March 2023Romesh Ranganathan pilots another sitcom about his life
Romesh Ranganathan is piloting a semi-autobiographical sitcom for BBC One. The pilot is adapted by writer and stand-up Max Davis from his 2017 Radio 2 pilot of the same name.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 6th November 2019Radio comedies up for BBC Audio Awards 2018
Shows starring Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, John Finnemore, Marcus Brigstocke, David Jason and Jocelyn Jee Esien are amongst the nominees for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2018.
British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2017Parental Guidance review
The school reunion is not the only cliché in the script, from BBC radio comedy staff writer Max Davis, which is set firmly in Sitcomland with its often formulaic exchanges.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th March 2017Max Davis: How one good joke got me a job
In 2012 I gave myself an ultimatum. Sell a piece of writing within twelve months or give up comedy once and for all.
Max Davis, BBC Ariel, 6th May 2015