Chris O'Dowd
- 44 years old
- Irish
- Actor, writer and director
Press clippings
Chris O'Dowd creates Sky comedy drama 'Small Town, Big Story'
Chris O'Dowd has written Small Town, Big Story, a six part comedy drama about a village in Ireland hosting the filming of a Hollywood movie.
British Comedy Guide, 7th September 2023Chris O'Dowd on the axed IT Crowd episode, midlife crises and The Big Door Prize
"I couldn't give a toss if I'm honest, if it's really offending people, you know, then absolutely, why not? But in terms of the rest of it, I don't know, I think it's up to people to make up their own minds."
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 1st April 2023The IT Crowd is still peak workplace comedy television
The IT Crowd is now streaming on Netflix, starring Chris O'Dowd and Richard Ayoade, and it's still one of the best workplace comedies on television.
Dana Da Silva, CBR, 13th November 2022Chris O'Dowd on The IT Crowd and evolution of TV
"I love all the memes and the stuff, every time Facebook goes down and suddenly there are memes about Roy going around again. It was fun making that show, so it feels nice that's still circulating in the maelstrom."
Mel Evans, Metro, 14th November 2021Film review: How To Build A Girl, Amazon Prime
Channel 4 decided to stop making Caitlin Moran's semi-autobiographical sitcom Raised By Wolves after two series, but maybe if they had carried on it might have turned out something like this.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th July 2020Ill boy who touched comic stars' hearts now in Mexico
Charlie, 13, has battled medulloblastoma since he was eight and won support from John Bishop, Katherine Ryan and Chris O'Dowd at a Stand Up To Cancer event. He is now in Mexico for last-chance therapy that might save him.
Amy Sharpe, The Mirror, 4th July 2020Top 20 British sitcoms of 21st century: The IT Crowd
Although patchy at first, The IT Crowd was a rare sitcom which steadily improved as it went on.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 27th March 2020How to Build a Girl review
Hilarious humiliation powers this semi-autobiographical comedy from writer Caitlin Moran.
Emma Simmonds, The List, 6th March 2020Emmy awards for BBC Two's State Of The Union
State Of The Union, the BBC Two comedy series starring Chris O'Dowd and Rosamund Pike, has won three awards at the Creative Arts Emmys.
British Comedy Guide, 16th September 2019State of the Union, review
A sharp but overly slick portrait of a failing marriage.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 8th September 2019