Tim Renkow
- American
- Writer, producer and stand-up comedian
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Tim Renkow interview
You can get away with almost anything if you've got cerebral palsy - or so acclaimed stand-up Tim Renkow reckons.
The Scotsman, 30th July 2021Tim Renkow on what he finds the funniest
"The Hitchhiker's Guide made me crash my wheelchair into a ditch."
The Guardian, 30th July 2021Comedians Giving Lectures Series 2 and 3 line-ups revealed
Filming is underway on two more series of Comedians Giving Lectures, the Dave show hosted by Sara Pascoe. The list of comedians taking part has now been revealed.
British Comedy Guide, 16th July 2021Copstick: Comedy's doomed because we have to be woke
"I fear a deepening quicksand of prescription in which the art and craft of comedy is arguably sinking."
Chortle, 11th July 2021Taboo review
The critic may have a horse in this race. Not only to protect the transgressive force of comedy which she holds so dear, but she, too, has been threatened with 'cancellation' after she was accused of being a 'rape apologist' a few years ago for unsympathetic comments about date-rape of an apocryphal teenager who 'dolls herself up, covers herself in make-up, goes out [and] gets shit-faced'. But she and her contributors throw up many interesting questions about the nature of comedy, the flirtations with offence that can give comedy its bite, the need for taboos for that line to exist, the unfair burden of representation on the shoulders of some comedians, and so much more,.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th July 2021Jerk Series 2 begins filming
Filming has started on Series 2 of Jerk, the BBC Three sitcom starring Tim Renkow.
British Comedy Guide, 29th March 202115 funniest shows at the Glasgow Comedy Festival
Here's our pick of the shows for the Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2020.
The Herald, 7th March 2020Comedy actors and writers up for RTS Awards
The shortlists for the Royal Television Society Awards 2020 have been announced. Phoebe Waller-Bridge leads the list of comedy-related nominations, appearing in three of the categories.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd March 2020Tim Renkow gets a Bafta booster
Tim Renkow has been selected as one of 21 performers to be given a career booster from Bafta.
Chortle, 8th October 2019Who's on Harry Hill's new Channel 4 show?
Confirmed acts include Bridget Christie, Mawaan Rizwan, Rachel Parris, Rosie Jones, Suzi Ruffell, Huge Davies, Lucy Pearman, Eddie Kadi and Tim Renkow.
Chortle, 12th September 2019