Nicholas Parsons
- English
- Actor and presenter
Press clippings
Just a Minute, review
Radio 4's much-loved show will be just fine with new host Sue Perkins.
Charlotte Runcie, The Telegraph, 6th September 2021Can Sue Perkins fill Nicholas Parsons's shoes on JAM?
In her first episode as chair, she proves herself a deeply reassuring choice.
Anna Leszkiewicz, The New Statesman, 1st September 2021Sue Perkins to host Just A Minute
Sue Perkins is to be the new host of Radio 4's much-loved panel show format Just A Minute.
British Comedy Guide, 20th July 2021Nicholas Parsons left family and pals £25,000 for party
Nicholas Parsons left family and pals £25,000 for a huge knees-up. The comedian, who died aged 96 last January, told them: "It should celebrate happy memories, not be a sad farewell." He left £1million to second wife Annie, 81, and his children from his first marriage, Suzy, 62, and Justin, 60.
Tom Wells, The Sun, 3rd January 2021Best of 2020: Comedy
Outdoor venues and podcasts to the rescue.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 30th December 2020Radio 4 to broadcast Nicholas Parsons tribute evening
Radio 4 will pay tribute to Just A Minute host Nicholas Parsons with an evening of programming on Saturday 10th October.
British Comedy Guide, 24th September 2020DMU at 150: Leicester Comedy Festival
Leicester Comedy Festival has been part of the city's calendar since 1994 when it began as a student project by then Leicester Polytechnic student Geoff Rowe.
De Montfort University, 6th February 2020Gyles Brandreth: Nicholas Parsons deserved a knighthood
Esther Rantzen (quite rightly made a dame for her services to broadcasting and charity) thinks that her friend and mine, the late great Nicholas Parsons, should have been given a knighthood. I rather think Nicholas thought so, too.
Gyles Brandreth, The Telegraph, 30th January 2020Paul Merton's fabulous story about Nicholas Parsons
A story about a mix-up between two different famous Richards.
The Poke, 29th January 2020Comedy over the heads of honours system, critics claim
Following the recent deaths of British comedy greats questions have been asked of an honours system seemingly unamused by the nation's jokers, who have often been overlooked.
Craig Simpson, The Telegraph, 29th January 2020