Bill Dare
- English
- Actor, writer, producer, comedian, executive producer and composer
Press clippings
Dead Ringers to return with Jon Holmes as producer
Topical impression show Dead Ringers is to return to Radio 4 in June. Following the death of creator Bill Dare, the BBC have now appointed The Skewer and The Naked Week's Jon Holmes as producer.
British Comedy Guide, 16th May 2025Dead Ringers 25th Anniversary Tour to pay tribute to creator Bill Dare
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the stars of BBC Radio 4's topical satire show Dead Ringers are hitting the road with a tour in September and October. The shows will be a tribute to producer Bill Dare, who passed away in March.
British Comedy Guide, 24th April 2025Bill Dare awarded Outstanding Contribution title at BBC Audio Awards
The 2025 Audio Drama Awards posthumously honoured producer Bill Dare with an Outstanding Contribution award.
British Comedy Guide, 31st March 2025Chortle Awards 2025 results
Rob Copland, Jin Hao Li, Emma Sidi, Flo & Joan, Michael Odewale, Phil Ellis and Sam Campbell are amongst the winners of the Chortle Awards 2025.
British Comedy Guide, 17th March 2025Bill Dare obituary
Comedy producer behind many popular satire shows, notably Spitting Image, The Mary Whitehouse Experience and Dead Ringers.
Anthony Hayward, The Guardian, 7th March 2025Bill Dare obituary
The creative force behind comedy shows from Spitting Image to Dead Ringers.
The Telegraph, 5th March 2025Super-producer Bill Dare dies
Prolific comedy producer and writer Bill Dare, perhaps best known as the creator of Dead Ringers, has died following an accident.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd March 2025Stephen Mangan faces The Island in Radio 4's Desert Island Discs spoof
Desert Island Discs meets Lord Of The Flies in The Island, a new Radio 4 sitcom spoofing the channel's classic interview format, starring Stephen Mangan.
British Comedy Guide, 9th May 2024Comedy.co.uk Awards 2023 winners
Ghosts, Queen Of Oz, Taskmaster, Horrible Histories, Would I Lie To You?, Good Omens, Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen?, Dead Ringers, The Unbelievable Truth and You're Dead To Me are the winners in the public-voted Comedy.co.uk Awards for 2023.
British Comedy Guide, 12th February 2024Ken Cheng and Please Use Other Door win BBC Audio Awards
This year's comedy winners at the BBC Audio Drama Awards are Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian and sketch show Please Use Other Door.
British Comedy Guide, 20th March 2023