Diane Morgan
- English
- Actor, writer, director and comedian
Press clippings
Mandy review
Crammed with gags, this is the most inspired comedy on TV right now.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 4th April 2024Enough of the satire, dial down the rom-coms - Philomena Cunk is right: we need more stupid comedy
These are serious times, and they demand silly entertainment. Please, British TV - send in the clowns.
Viv Groskop, The Guardian, 2nd April 2024Motherland has ended
Diane Morgan has confirmed that BBC sitcom Motherland will not be returning for another series.
British Comedy Guide, 27th March 2024Mandy review
It helps, of course, that Morgan is a brilliant physical comic. When not contorting her face she is strutting gormlessly along, like a stick thin praying mantis with the hairdo of Bet Lynch. It's hard not to be hilarious when you look like that.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th March 2024Diane Morgan: "I don't think there's enough stupid comedy"
The Motherland actress and woman behind Philomena Cunk is one of Britain's biggest entertainment stars. As she returns with her sitcom, Mandy, she tells Ben Dowell why daftness is important.
Ben Dowell, The Times, 26th March 2024The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin review
I'm delighted to say it's an absolute hoot. A rip-roaringly silly absolute hoot.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd March 2024The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin review
The Mighty Boosh star brings his usual chaotic whimsy to this show about a would-be highwayman - but even a cast packed with comic geniuses can't remove the stench of "Will this do?"
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 1st March 2024Philomena Cunk to return in BBC special Cunk's Quest For Meaning
BBC Two will broadcast Cunk's Quest For Meaning, a one-off 75 minute special in which Diane Morgan will reprise her role as Philomena Cunk to try and discover the meaning of life.
British Comedy Guide, 5th February 2024Mandy Series 3 cast & first look
A first look and casting details for the third series of Mandy have been revealed, as filming begins.
British Comedy Guide, 19th October 2023Withnail And I: How a Beatle-funded comedy about alcoholic actors became a cult classic
The boozy British comedy classic was produced by Beatle George Harrison and made stars out of Richard E Grant and Paul McGann, but its initial cinema release went almost unnoticed. Nick Duerden looks at the film's chequered road to cult status.
Nick Duerden, The Independent, 10th September 2023