Morgana Robinson
- 42 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and impressionist
Press clippings Page 9
Review: comedy secret Dick Emery could teach Morgana
The variety is so broad that it's impossible to watch her, in or out of character, without thinking: 'I've seen her in something else...'
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 27th September 2016I can be a tad cynical. A bit grumpy. Miserable, really. Yet this series made me laugh. I can hardly believe it: laughter on a Monday! It's framed as a documentary about a talent agency called Mann Management, but that's just an excuse for Morgana Robinson to show off her uncanny, brilliant impressionist skills. Every famous person who is repped by the agency is played by Robinson: Joanna Lumley, Russell Brand, Danny Dyer, Mel and Sue, Adele and more, but her best and most prominent impersonation is poor old Natalie Cassidy - better known as "Sonia from EastEnders".
She plays Cassidy as a frumpy, simple woman who cares for her obese father in a dingy house in the suburbs. It would be a cruel portrayal were it not so funny. Cassidy is naïve and thinks she's a global superstar. She's looking forward to an awards ceremony where EastEnders has been nominated as best soap for the millionth year in a row, so she goes round the charity shops with her oafish dad to find a nice frock.
Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 26th September 2016No one is safe from Morgana the mimic
In Morgana Robinson's The Agency, the comic shares her surreal impressions of famous folk. It's all about finding that 'hidden something' in her subjects, she explains.
Hannah Verdier, The Guardian, 26th September 2016An actor working in impressions builds a house on generally unfunny sand and, mindful of that, Morgana Robinson has tried to give her show a bit of additional conceptual weight. Her idea is a mockumentary following clients at a fictional talent agency which represents all the celebs she impersonates, such as Mel and Sue and Joanna Lumley. Maybe too much prominence is given to Natalie Cassidy, but the Gregg Wallace stuff is pretty decent.
John Robinson, The Guardian, 26th September 2016Morgana Robinson's The Agency preview
It seems simplistic to call The Agency an impressions show. For Morgana Robinson is less a straightforward mimic than she is a caricaturist, creating exaggerated characters only loosely based on celebrities' real personalities. And this is a fine format for her talents.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th September 2016Morgana Robinson interview
I don't like my Gregg Wallace impersonation. "I think it feels very sketchy, unlike the other characters that have more narrative. I feel it's the odd one out and I think it's my weakest impression."
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 26th September 2016Morgana Robinson's The Agency preview
Whether you're watching with the sound off or your eyes closed, you'll be in no doubt as to who Morgana is portraying. Each sketch is brilliantly written and performed and I really hope that 2016 is the year that Morgana Robinson's talents finally get recognised.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 25th September 2016Morgana Robinson interview
Impressionist Morgana reveals all about her Bake Off banter with Mary Berry that was judged too saucy for television.
Paul Simpler, The Sun, 24th September 2016Preview: Morgana Robinson's The Agency
We're happy to report that the wait has been worth it. This might just be the show that makes Morgana Robinson a household name, and if so, it would be very well-deserved.
The Velvet Onion, 22nd September 2016TV preview: Morgana Robinson's The Agency
The only sketch that really stood out, however, was the idea of the inseparable Mel and Sue (Robinson plays both) living together with Mel's husband Tim.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd September 2016