Dan Skinner
- 51 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
Press clippings Page 4
Angelos & Barry, comedy review
This stage spin-off of a podcast offers plenty to relish once you've tuned into its wavelength.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 9th February 2017Angelos and Barry review
The comic alter egos of Dan Renton Skinner and Alex Lowe claim to be the New Power Generation come to save us in a thin but skilfully written show.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th February 2017Prevenge: gritty murder in the wake of motherhood
Prevenge, the directorial debut of actress and writer Alice Lowe, is a horror-comedy about the brutal serial killings carried out by the film's lead, Ruth, a pregnant woman who follows the malevolent desires of her unborn child.
Ben Harcourt, The Boar, 3rd February 2017Preview: Tracy Ullman's Show series 2
This week sees the return of Tracy Ullman's Show to BBC One, with the first episode airing on Friday 3rd February at 9:30pm. As with the first series, a bevy of TVO regulars are involved: this time around Dan Skinner, Tracy Ann Oberman, Lucy Montgomery and Laurence Rickard are part of the impressive ensemble cast. But is the end result worth a look? TVO editor Paul Holmes took a sneaky peek...
Paul Holmes, The Velvet Onion, 2nd February 2017TV preview: Tracey Ullman's Show, BBC1
By their supporting cast shalt thou know them. Or something. The first episode of the second series of Tracey Ullman's return to British sketch show comedy features an enviable cast list of contemporary comedians and actors.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th January 2017Preview: Prevenge
Featuring a cast primarily made up of TVO regulars, and with Alice Lowe writing and directing as well as leading that incredible cast, we were naturally very keen to see it. Our editor, Paul Holmes, shares his thoughts below...
Paul Holmes, The Velvet Onion, 18th October 2016Prevenge - review
Prevenge was screened in the 'laughs' comedy strand of the London Film Festival, but the humour in Alice Lowe's directorial debut most definitely of the jet-black tone. Its tone is bleak and unnerving, with only the occasional dry comic moment offering relief from the brutal actions of its serial-killing anti-heroine, Ruth.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th October 2016Yonderland series 3 episode 1 review: A Rising Tide
After a promising first series and a confident second, Yonderland has returned for a third and begins by posing the question, 'do you need a Chosen One after the evil has gone?'
Rachel Meaden, Den Of Geek, 16th October 2016Interview: Rarely Asked Questions - Dan Renton Skinner
Sonny and Cher. Laurel and Hardy. History is littered with double acts. And now there is Alex Lowe and Angelos Epithemiou, who are about to set out on their New Power Generation tour. Lowe is best known as radio phone-in loving OAP Barry from Watford. Burger van-owner Angelos is probably best known for keeping score in Shooting Stars and carrying a plastic shopping bag with him wherever he goes. Beyond The Joke has managed to persuade the man behind the plastic bag, Dan Renton Skinner, to chat to us. You will also know him from House of Fools and all sorts of other interesting acting projects - he popped up in the movie High Rise earlier this year.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th October 2016Opportunity knocks at Jessop Square as the family prepare for a talent show. Tony (Dan Skinner) has turned his hand to kung fu, while Brenda (Katherine Parkinson) tackles disco. All-out war breaks out on the talent front and soon the neighbours become embroiled in an alarming yet impressive dance-off, the highlight of which comes in the form of the Palmers' interpretation of Grease. Elsewhere, Emma asks her parents for a skateboard, but can she bribe enough money out of them to save up for it?
Hannah Verdier, The Guardian, 23rd October 2015