British Comedy Guide
Robert Popper
Robert Popper

Robert Popper

  • 57 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer, producer and script editor

Press clippings Page 11

Interview: Robert Popper

The writer of a sitcom explains why he left the prayers out.

Jessica Elgot, The Jewish Chronicle, 24th February 2011

Robert Popper on the secrets of the pig's room

New Channel 4 sitcom revolves around the tics of the Goodmans. And if you share these "familyisms" you must be related, reckons writer Robert Popper.

Robert Popper, The Guardian, 19th February 2011

Gordon Brown didn't throw a tangerine. I made it up

Robert Popper - or should we call him Robin Cooper? - explains why he's addicted to crank calls

Robert Popper, The Guardian, 17th April 2010

In round two, more jokers try to outwit each other: zany stand-up Josie Long, comic writer Robert Popper and - the most impudent by far - actor David Schneider. Success will be rewarded with a "Lucas" - the newest, most arbitrary award around, named after jovial host Matt Lucas. Tonight he's after nominations for the most incomprehensible British accent, least practical pet and best war. That's if his guests can get a gag in edgeways: Lucas can't help jumping in with rib-tickling anecdotes, while selecting winners even more random than his categories. Not that we're complaining; this knocks the socks off the average, smug awards do.

Claire Webb, Radio Times, 4th March 2010

Tangerinegate... by Robert Popper

Last Monday I decided to do one of my silly and - admittedly - childish phone calls under the guise of my Timewaster Letters character, Robin Cooper. Soon the phone call was making the news.

Robert Popper, BBC Comedy, 1st March 2010

The Tangerinegate hoax

Hats off to Robert Popper, the man behind the Tangerinegate prank. This blog was the first to report the story of Gordon Brown hurling fruit into a lamination machine. But I'm delighted to say that Jim spotted it was a dubious yarn after hearing it on LBC.

Alex Barker, The Financial Times, 27th February 2010

Tamsin Greig and Paul Ritter to star in C4 comedy

Single-camera family comedy Friday Night Dinner to be written by Look Around You co-creator Robert Popper.

John Plunkett, The Guardian, 12th February 2010

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