Richard Curtis

Four Weddings and a Funeral - 20 years on

Writer Richard Curtis and producer Duncan Kenworthy look back on the making of Britain's most successful romantic comedy ever - and the heady days of its astonishing reception.

Richard Curtis reveals he may be getting married

Writer and director Richard Curtis has revealed that he may finally walk down the aisle with his long-term partner Emma Freud.

Having enjoyed what Stephen Fry described as a "full life", Mel Smith died in July aged just 60. At this time of year, it's probably his Rockin' around the Christmas Tree duet that comes to mind first, but the clowning about was part of a rich career that shaped British comedy but also took in straight acting and directing, TV production and a modicum of high living.

Rowan Atkinson remembers a "wonderful sort of peace" in performing alongside him, and John Lloyd credits Smith with developing the naturalistic style that characterises modern alternative comedy. Lloyd and Atkinson are joined by Richard Curtis and, of course, his sketch partner Griff Rhys Jones to commemorate Mel Smith's contribution to both comedy and life in general. Home video and lots of classic sketches (which really do stand the test of time) tell the story of a beloved comic personality.

About Time this tiresome comedy was left in the past

Richard Curtis has threatened to stop ­directing after this latest offering and that would indeed be about time.

What kissing my dad on his deathbed taught me

It may seem strange to write of such an intimate moment in a national newspaper but I found myself thinking constantly of it when watching Richard Curtis's beautiful new film, About Time.

The film formula: About Time

We analyse the familiar elements in Richard Curtis' time travel romcom.

Richard Curtis on what shaped About Time

"For every film, there's another one that could have been made with a totally different cast"

Why time does not travel well in About Time

Richard Curtis' new film should have learned from previous time-travel stories, says Nicholas Barber.

About Time, review

Richard Curtis rounds off his trust fund trilogy with weddings (not four, thankfully) and love (not actually, mercifully) in this return to the vanilla, upper-middle-class universe of comedic purgatory from which he refuses to shift.

First review of Richard Curtis's About Time

The new film from Richard Curtis, this celebration of family is like a big, sloppy hug from a stranger. And like most unsolicited hugs, it's well-meaning but not entirely welcome.