Alan Connor

  • Writer and actor

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The secret diary of Nigel Farage

Kevin Bishop, star of BBC2 comedy Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back, and the show's co-writer Alan Connor imagine what a week in the life of the former Ukip leader might have been like after his brief retirement from politics...

Radio Times, 29th October 2016

Is Brexit's cheerleader beyond a joke?

A new one-off comedy follows the Ukip poster boy as he swaps politics for watching Pointless and going down the pub. But is it humanising his hatred?

Alexi Duggins, The Guardian, 26th October 2016

BBC Two to make Nigel Farage comedy

BBC Two is to make a comedy special called Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back. The politician will be played by Kevin Bishop.

British Comedy Guide, 25th August 2016

From the operating table to the screen

Russian literary giant Mikhail Bulgakov once penned a chaotic account of his earlier career in medicine. Writer Alan Connor on how he brought it to our screens, with a little help from Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm.

Alan Connor, The Guardian, 4th December 2012

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