British Comedy Guide
Meera Syal
Meera Syal

Meera Syal

  • 63 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and composer

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10 peerless funny women of British TV comedy

From Kathy Burke to Victoria Wood... a selection of some of the funniest female writers and comedians to have made their mark on British television.

Hannah Gatward, British Film Institute, 4th December 2018

Meera Syal interview

The actor and writer on singing on a bus, netball and stretch marks.

Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 14th April 2018

By the time Brand was in her 20s she'd already faced down the worst that working men's clubs could throw at her. Recorded before her recent, righteous HIGNFY appearance, this tribute from the likes of Meera Syal and Morwenna Banks testifies as much to her warmth and generosity as her fearlessness.

Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 2nd March 2018

Goodness Gracious Me at 20

Goodness Gracious Me - the BBC comedy that explored British-Asian culture - turns 20 this month.

Alex Nelson, i Newspaper, 18th January 2018

Production under way on dog-based film Patrick

Filming is under way on Patrick, a new British comedy film featuring dogs. Beattie Edmondson and Gemma Jones star.

British Comedy Guide, 5th May 2017

The Real McCoy comes to BBC Store

The first series of 1990s sketch show The Real McCoy, starring black and Asian comedy talent, is now available to buy for the first time.

British Comedy Guide, 23rd March 2017

Meera Syal interview

"We have to be confident we've got the material and I think we have. We're gathering it. That could well happen"

Kasia Delgado, Radio Times, 13th March 2017

Goodness Gracious Me team are planning a comeback

The team behind late 90s BBC comedy Goodness Gracious Me have plans to bring back their distinctive brand of humour in a new format, reveals Meera Syal.

Radio Times, 7th March 2017

The last in the series finds the famous "going for an English" sketch from Goodness Gracious Me dissected by, among others, Meera Syal, who helped to create it. Then an impressive haul of celebs, including Nigel Planer, David Baddiel, Ricky Tomlinson, Maxine Peake, Diane Morgan, Russell Tovey and Josie Lawrence, discuss everything from Spaced, The Day Today and Blackadder to Till Death Us Do Part, all in Gogglebox style.

Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 1st February 2017

New addition to the curious watching-people-watching-television genre. The twist in this case is that the people watching TV comedies have also acted in them themselves. The commentators - including Meera Syal, David Baddiel, Ralf Little and Ricky Tomlinson - are funny people, and their critiques and appreciations are well informed, even if some jumpy editing gets in the way.

Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 4th January 2017

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