Michael Deacon (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 7
Jason Manford: comedy's least likely sleaze
As the presenter resigns from The One Show, Michael Deacon is surprised to hear the allegations about Jason Manford's sex life.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 19th November 2010Sacha Baron Cohen is a brave man. In this insensitive, vulgar and hilarious comedy, in which he meets real Americans while in the guise of a crude Kazakh reporter, he enrages a crowd of rednecks, insults the guests at a fine dining society and stalks Pamela Anderson. It's remarkable nobody throttles him.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 16th November 2010Mark Gatiss: the journey of a geek made good
Mark Gatiss, the brains behind TV's Sherlock and Doctor Who, is a man in demand. Michael Deacon met him.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 15th October 2010The Apprentice: Dara O'Briain interview
Michael Deacon meets 6ft 4in comedian and physics nerd Dara O'Briain as he enters the world of The Apprentice.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 5th October 2010Rob Brydon going straight? You must be joking!
Rob Brydon is one of Britain's darkest and most gifted comedians - so why is he hosting an entirely traditional chat show? And what, for that matter, is going on with his hair?
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 13th September 2010Last of the Summer Wine, BBC One, review
Michael Deacon reviews the last ever episode of the Last of the Summer Wine (BBC One).
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 30th August 2010Vexed, BBC Two, review
Scene: a cosy flat. On the floor is the corpse of a young woman. A female detective is already on the scene. Her male colleague arrives.
Female detective: "There's a big ginger cat somewhere. [Male detective giggles.] Did I say something funny?"
Male detective: "Sorry. [He laughs again.] It's nothing!"
Female detective: "Well, you're laughing at something! What is it?"
Male detective: "It's just that when you said 'big ginger', I thought you were gonna say 'pussy'! [Snorts deliriously.] Ginger hair, ginger cat... ginger pussy! [Guffaws at length.]"
That scene was from episode one of the new detective series Vexed (last night, BBC Two). Like many of the other scenes in this putative comedy drama, it left me pondering a deep and troubling question. Namely, am I losing my mind?
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 16th August 2010That Mitchell and Webb Look, BBC Two, review
Michael Deacon reviews the first episode in the fourth series of David Mitchell and Robert Webb's sketch show.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 14th July 2010Bidding farewell to three men in a bathtub
The appeal of Last of the Summer Wine was its comforting predictability, says Michael Deacon.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 4th June 2010Graham Norton: 'Susan Boyle should be Eurovision entry'
The television presenter and UK commentator of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest on the annual pop glitz-fest - and replacing Jonathan Ross.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 26th May 2010