Rose Matafeo
- 32 years old
- From New Zealand
- Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and director
Press clippings Page 9
Review: Starstruck a breath of fresh air we need now
I'd say Starstruck is a treat for the eyeballs, it might sound daft, but it really is.
Sarah Kennedy, The Custard TV, 6th May 2021Rose Matafeo confirms Starstruck Series 2 in production
Rose Matafeo has confirmed that production is underway on the second series of Starstruck, her BBC Three sitcom.
British Comedy Guide, 4th May 202125 hilarious stand-up sets to make everything better
From classic Chris Rock to Sarah Millican at her bluntest, these are the routines that have got comedians, readers and Guardian writers through a difficult year.
The Guardian, 3rd May 2021Aidan Smith's TV week: This Time, Starstruck
A-ha! Alan Partridge is back, though Steve Coogan's chat chump has ditched his usual greeting for: "It's high time to say that if you've got time to give This Time your time then it's time to let This Time spend time making your time a good time ... on This Time!"
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 1st May 2021BBC Three's Starstruck is a sweet and funny romcom
It's a bit like Fleabag, only minus the self-loathing, the existential angst and, most noticeably, the Hot Priest.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 30th April 2021Rose Matafeo interview
Rose Matafeo on Starstruck, fangirling and the romcom renaissance.
Caitlin Danaher, Royal Television Society, 30th April 2021Rose Matafeo remembers heckler's Ginger Spice insult
"I expect that I should get more hecklers, but I never did until this gig"
Will Richards, NME, 30th April 2021Starstruck review
Though it is sometimes too ready to stoop for cheap laughs, Starstruck will leave you yearning to know if Tom and Jessie get back together.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 27th April 2021Matafeo: ban male comics from doing #MeToo material
"I'm sick of seeing sensitive men being like, 'What can we do? What can we DO? Apart from write an hour show about it... what can we DO?'"
Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard, 27th April 2021Rose Matafeo on filming new romcom series in lockdown
Rose Matafeo came to a horrible realisation while filming her new romcom series.
Stevie Gallacher, The Sunday Post, 26th April 2021