Phil Clarke
- Producer, executive producer and executive
Press clippings Page 2
Women take the comedy throne at Channel 4
Game of Thrones aside, it is the women who catch the eye in Channel 4's forthcoming comedy line-up.
John Plunkett, The Guardian, 5th June 2016C4: It's appalling to censor writer over famine sitcom
Channel 4's head of comedy Phil Clarke has mounted a robust defence of the forthcoming comedy script set in the Irish famine - saying attempts to gag the writer are 'appalling'.
Chortle, 22nd February 2015Interview with Channel 4 comedy boss Phil Clarke
Phil Clarke reveals why he wants more scripted sophistication in his channel's comedy - and why Frankie Boyle doesn't fit the bill but David Baddiel and a show called Scrotal Recall just might....
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 6th February 2014Frankie Boyle will not return to C4, says comedy boss
Phil Clarke says he is now after more narrative comedy with subtlety and nuance - and not comedy that is "shocking for its own sake".
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 5th February 2014Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror could return this year
Channel 4 head of comedy Phil Clarke tells RadioTimes.com that there could be one episode of the dystopian anthology series this year.... with three more planned for 2015.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 5th February 2014Phil Clarke named new Head of Comedy at Channel 4
Channel 4 have appointed Phil Clarke - Head of Comedy at Peep Show makers Objective Productions - to oversee its comedy department.
British Comedy Guide, 19th November 2012