Paul Taylor (I)
- Writer, director, producer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Paul Taylor takes aim at language, lifestyle & identity
He's made a name for himself as a comically confounded Englishman here in France: Paul Taylor's confusion about just how many kisses constitute a greeting became a viral video hit and helped launch his comedy career here in Paris. He joins us to talk about embarrassing linguistic mishaps, the conundrum of thinking in one language and speaking in another, and why national identity is a tricky subject in life but great material when it comes to comedy.
Olivia Salazar-Winspear, France 24, 7th November 2019Cunk on Shakespeare, BBC Two, review
Diane Morgan offers a more complete performance than Sacha Baron Cohen. Ali G's interview sketches were often smash n' grab comedy, but with Cunk we get a satirical dissection of the whole genre. At their best, her jokes unfurled with mille-feuille Alice-In-Wonderland absurdity, the writing, direction and acting lining up perfectly together.
Matthew Wright, The Arts Desk, 11th May 2016Eddie Izzard's Force Majeure Reloaded, review
It sounds, as Eddie Izzard concedes, like the most insanely extreme out-of-town try-out in the history of theatre.
Paul Taylor, The Independent, 21st January 2016Rudy's Rare Records review
A delight from start to finish.
Paul Taylor, The Independent, 23rd September 2014I Can't Sing! - review
Simon Cowell's X Factor musical has bonkers surreal charm.
Paul Taylor, The Independent, 27th March 2014Review: Barry Humphries, 'an uproarious last hurrah'
He is an irreplaceable comic genius and one fervently prays that, like his fellow-Aussie Dame Nellie Melba, he will make positively last appearances a way of life.
Paul Taylor, The Independent, 18th November 2013Barking In Essex review
Sheila Hancock, Lee Evans and Keeley Hawes star in Clive Exton's ill-judged black farce.
Paul Taylor, The Independent, 17th September 2013PFA awards furore's a joke & Hunter makes most of it
It was the night the beautiful game showed the race card. So how did the comedian at the centre of the storm move on? Paul Taylor applauds a dangerously funny man.
Paul Taylor, The Independent, 4th May 2013