British Comedy Guide

Michael Simkins

  • Actor

Press clippings

The Unfriend review

Sharp, witty and quick - this play will keep you on your toes laughing full belly laughs as the British ludicrousness plays out on stage.

Tabitha James, A Young(ish) Perspective, 24th January 2023

The Unfriend in the West End

It might be slightly old-fashioned, but on its own metric, it works.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th January 2023

I can't wait for Ten Percent... Wait, why wasn't I asked to be in it?

As the UK remake of the French series Call My Agent! hits our screens, actor Michael Simkins explains why agents are the great white sharks of showbusiness.

Michael Simkins, The Times, 28th April 2022

Fracked! review

Anne Reid stars as a reluctant activist, but the plum role goes to the fracking company's 'horribly recognisable' PR man.

Susannah Clapp, The Observer, 24th July 2016

Is a TV revival of this classic comedy a good idea?

Our political landscape is ripe for sending up in the classic satire written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn.

Michael Simkins, The Telegraph, 30th March 2012

The BBC should see the funny side of risqué humour

From Chaucer, through Shakespeare and music hall to the Carry On films, innuendo has always been an essential ingredient of British comedy.

Michael Simkins, The Telegraph, 30th August 2011

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