Steve Pemberton
- 57 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and executive producer
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Dead Funny review
Katherine Parkinson and Rufus Jones are superb in this poignant farce.
Tony Peters, Radio Times, 4th November 2016Dead Funny review
It is hard to mix farce and tragedy but Johnson pulls it off. When a custard pie hits someone in the face you chuckle but also feel like crying.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th November 2016Dead Funny review
Under the writer's own direction, the production skilfully walks a fine line between hilarity and emotional exposure.
Mark Shenton, The Stage, 4th November 2016Dead Funny review
It's not clear why Dead Funny has remained dormant for so long, for this revival, directed by Terry Johnson, hits all the marks with strong actors, great characters, and a bitingly funny script than conspire to make a show as funny as any of the comedy greats it celebrates.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th November 2016Dead Funny review
Katherine Parkinson is stunning as a woman sardonically sniping from the sidelines as her future fades away.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 4th November 2016Review: Dead Funny
This is more than just a tribute to TV's Golden Age comedians; it's a show that will make your sides split and your heart ache in the same breath. And that's no mean feat.
Lucinda Everett, What's On Stage, 4th November 2016Dead Funny review
A modern comedy classic with a hugely talented cast, Dead Funny is dead easy to recommend.
Stuart Boyland, The Upcoming, 4th November 2016Dead Funny is a perfectly crafted
Assisted by sundry skeletons tumbling out of closets, this deft anatomy of marriage and mirth climaxes in a melee of uproarious slapstick (no dramatist worth his salt introduces a large bowl of trifle without putting it to good use). Recommended, then, even if couples should approach with caution: there will be moments when titter ye will not; and there may even be tears before taxi-time.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 3rd November 2016Dead Funny review
Both very funny and pointedly sad, 'Dead Funny' explores how laughs and jokes and jibes can be masks - veils that allow us to sidestep looking seriously at our own lives or even properly living them. That all might sound a bit serious, and there's much to chew on here. But this is no dry, po-faced look at comedy. Johnson directs this West End revival of his own play and turns in a brilliantly timed, often hilarious and lively production that's also poignant.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out, 3rd November 2016Steve Pemberton - Dead Funny blog
Steve Pemberton on revisiting the TV comedians of his youth in Dead Funny.
Steve Pemberton, i Newspaper, 1st November 2016