Michelle De Swarte
- Actor, stand-up comedian and writer
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The Baby review
In this dark comedy, motherhood is a true horror show.
Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 7th July 2022The Baby review
A hugely enjoyable horror-comedy series that has so much to say it deserves your attention.
Josh Stephenson, Metro, 7th July 2022The Baby review
Horror-comedy fails to raise laughs or goosebumps.
Dan Einav, The Financial Times, 7th July 2022The Baby review
This suspenseful, comic series about a possessed baby that literally falls into a single woman's life has an eerily dystopian feel - especially in light of the US clampdown on abortion rights.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 7th July 2022The Baby's Michelle de Swarte interview
"I'm proud I'm part of something so deliciously female."
Sam Moore, Radio Times, 6th July 2022TV preview: The Baby
There is no sleeping like a baby after this.
Alison Rowat, The Herald, 2nd July 2022Interview with cast and crew of The Baby
Dark new British comedy-horror series The Baby takes this idea and runs with it, and over eight unpredictably compelling episodes, we see one woman's life implode when she's landed with the toddler from hell. But it's also hilarious - think The Omen laced with laughs.
Nicole Lampert, Daily Mail, 1st July 2022The Baby review
In general, The Baby is multifaceted in terms of production, offering so much to marvel at in the visuals and audio, it almost makes viewers forget that underneath all the physical nuance, there's a sort of over-complicated simplicity to the story.
Mae Trumata, The Upcoming, 28th June 2022Michelle De Swarte, model, stand-up and now star of The Baby
When she was a model, she had to look pretty and not talk. When she was a stand-up, she spoke about being propositioned by Jeffrey Epstein. Now she's an actor, she's sharing the screen with a homicidal infant.
Nell Frizzell, The Guardian, 17th June 2022Michelle de Swarte pilots comedy drama High End Homeless for Channel 4
Former catwalk model Michelle de Swarte channels her experiences of the fashion scene into pilot comedy drama High End Homeless.
British Comedy Guide, 10th June 2022