Alan Simpson
- English
- Writer
Press clippings Page 2
Steptoe and Son was a genius creation
The flair of Ray Galton, who died last week, lives on in a series of tragicomic characters.
Frank Cottrell Boyce, The Observer, 7th October 2018The Jane Russell joke that influenced British comedy
The joke, known as "the Jane Russell Pontoon sketch" was submitted by the writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson to a TV producer in 1951.
Joel Adams, The Telegraph, 2nd September 2017Editing your script & not being invisible at the Fringe
If you fancy yourself as a wordsmith on stage or screen, my advice is to write as little dialogue as possible.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 15th July 2017TV humour is lewd, lavatorial & lacking any form of wit
The problem, however, is bigger than just one show. For the abject and high-profile failure of The Nightly Show raises a disturbing question. What has happened to British comedy? The sheer unfunniness of much of it is beyond depressing.
Christopher Hart, Daily Mail, 18th March 2017How Radio 4 is bringing Tony Hancock back to life
The BBC is remaking lost episodes of Hancock's Half Hour - thanks to Harry Secombe's son.
Stephen Armstrong, Radio Times, 14th March 2017The ghost of sitcom future
The general trend over the last thirty years, however, has undoubtedly been towards single camera comedy which, I worry, is slowly killing off the studio sitcom.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 9th February 2017Alan Simpson dies aged 87
Alan Simpson, co-writer of Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe & Son, has died at the age of 87.
British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2017The career of Alan Simpson
The comedy writer Alan Simpson has died at the age of 87. Genome takes a look back over his career, and the many outstanding shows he wrote with Ray Galton.
Andrew Martin, BBC, 8th February 2017Paul Merton: 'Alan was my comic hero'
Alan Simpson, of writing duo Galton and Simpson, has died at the age of 87.
The pair created sitcoms including Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe And Son.
Comedian Paul Merton became friends with the pair after working with them. He explained to Radio 4's PM how they worked "writing everything together face to face". He added not only "did they make each other laugh, but they had the eye to know what would make the audience laugh as well".
BBC News, 8th February 201710 facts about the Leicester Comedy Festival
10 facts from its founder Geoff Rowe....
Geoff Rowe, Chortle, 26th January 2017