Richard Gadd
- 35 years old
- Actor, writer and comedian
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Richard Gadd review
Monkey See, Monkey Do might not be a laugh a minute, - and there are much easier ways of getting that fix - but it's a clear demonstration of how comic sensibilities can tackle the most gruesome of issues, challenging an audience and communicating big, dark ideas with wit and absurdity.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd April 2017Richard Gadd: Money See Monkey Do review
Monkey See Monkey Do is like being in a nightclub. It is loud, with snatches of music, clashing voice overs, flashing lights, videos, the thump thump thump thump, (of a treadmill) and lots of shouting for almost an hour.
Lisa Clark, Squirrel Comedy, 9th April 2017Review: Richard Gadd: Monkey See Monkey Do, The Cube
"Who is the real Richard Gadd?" is the repeated question in this courageous and edgy hour of blackly humorous revelation, winner of last year's Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show.
Elfyn Griffith, Bristol 24/7, 23rd March 2017Chortle Awards 2017 winners
The winners of the Chortle Awards 2017 have been announced. Winners include Bridget Christie, Romesh Ranganathan, Joel Dommett, Justin Moorhouse and Lolly Adefope.
British Comedy Guide, 20th March 2017Richard Gadd review
Wow. Richard Gadd achieved what should be impossible when he put together an articulate, immersive, pulls-no-punches show communicating directly to the gut about toxic masculinity, mental health, anxiety and so much more in a visceral and wrenchingly personal way.
Victoria Nangle, The Latest, 2nd March 2017Richard Gadd sees funny side of Amazon reviews
He has already picked up the most prestigious prize at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Now one of Scotland's rising comedy stars, Richard Gadd, is set to make his film debut in a "dark and twisted" drama based on real-life online reviews of products.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 25th February 2017Major TV acting role for Richard Gadd
Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Richard Gadd is one of the stars in a new BBC Two factual drama entitled Against The Law.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th February 2017Richard Gadd interview
Richard Gadd talks timidness, taboo subjects and treadmills.
Keir Baker, Varsity, 31st January 2017What is it that makes Scottish comedians so funny?
As suppers are held for Robert Burns' birthday, here's a toast to the stand-ups of Scotland whose attitudes and accents are perfectly suited to comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th January 2017Richard Gadd interview
Richard Gadd is a 26-year-old Scottish comedian currently performing a life-changing, one-man show called Monkey See Monkey Do at London's Soho Theatre. The 'monkey' is his anxiety, his depression, and the effects of post-traumatic stress that never leave his side.
Sarah Raphael, Refinery 29, 24th January 2017