Simon Farnaby
- 51 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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This Time With Alan Partridge review
It's not exactly the most relaxing comedy to watch, but there are comic gems in the rich feast of awfulness.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th April 2021This Time With Alan Partridge review
Still an exquisite send up - but with a little too much Coogan.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 30th April 2021BAFTA TV Awards 2021 nominations
Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees in the BAFTA TV Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 28th April 2021Ghosts to be remade in America
American TV network CBS is working on a US version of Ghosts. A series of the comedy has now been ordered, following a pilot episode having been filmed in December.
British Comedy Guide, 1st April 2021Detectorists: a bonafide heartwarming joy
Each short episode of this charming series about a bumbling small-town metal-detecting club is a perfectly calibrated good mood.
Adam Fleet, The Guardian, 27th January 2021Ghosts Christmas Special, BBC1, review
Reliably funny but a little too busy.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 23rd December 2020Ghosts: the Ghost of Christmas, review
One of the sweetest, funniest, most satisfying festive specials.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 23rd December 2020Simon Farnaby on the politicians who influenced Julian
"Very early on, when we decided on this politician character, I had an impression of Tony Blair that I used to annoy my wife with," Farnaby recalled. "So, it was a bit Tony Blair and a bit David Cameron."
David Craig, Radio Times, 19th December 2020The 50 best TV shows of 2020: No 10 - Ghosts
Written by the Horrible Histories crew, this must-see supernatural comedy bears their stamp of absurdity - and is full of feelgood spirit.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 9th December 2020TV review: Ghosts Series 2 Episode 1
There's still enough going on here that it's a show I'm extremely fond of, the cast are without exception bloody superb, and the concept is an appealing one indeed. But whereas the majority of the previous series were of the four star and more variety this was definitely one of the weaker episodes, enjoyable for sure, but lacking in moments which would make anyone laugh out loud over and over again.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 22nd September 2020