Emma Thompson
- 65 years old
- British
- Actor, writer, producer and executive producer
Press clippings Page 5
Emma Thompson left comedy when called a 'man hater'
In 1988, she launched her own series called Thompson. And that was the end of her career in comedy, at least for a while. "Thompson was ripped apart by critics," she says. "They said it was 'man-hating.' You can't imagine how terrible they were, so destructive and deeply, inutterably misogynistic. I absolutely know that now but I didn't then. At the time, I couldn't get out of bed. I thought, 'All right, maybe I shouldn't be doing this.'"
Mary McNamara, LA Times, 7th June 2019Scotland's funniest 60 people
As the Glasgow International Comedy Festival prepares to launch with a gaggle of giggles later this month, we count down Scotland's funniest 60 people.
The Herald, 3rd March 2019Tutti Frutti to be repeated after more than 30 years
Finally, after more than 30 years, one of Scotland's greatest TV shows, Tutti Frutti, is returning to our screens. The six-part series, which was first aired in 1987 and launched the careers of Robbie Coltrane and Emma Thompson, will be shown on the new BBC Scotland channel from March 2.
Rick Fulton, Daily Record, 20th February 2019Rowan Atkinson's Bond spoof revival falls flat
The title of this perfunctory second sequel in the inexplicably successful semi-Bond spoof franchise feels more like a threat than a promise of more genuine laughs, if there were many in the first place.
Ross Miller, The National (Scotland), 5th October 2018Review: Johnny English Strikes Again
The premise of Rowan Atkinson's third Johnny English film - a good seven years after the last - is that our titular secret agent is an analogue hero in a digital age.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th October 2018Johnny English Strikes Again review
Fans of Atkinson and of the Johnny English franchise should be happy enough with the new adventure but even they may wonder if the filmmakers could have done just a little more
Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 4th October 2018Johnny English Strikes Again review
It's not for everyone, but there's a lot of fun to be had in Johnny English Strikes Again.
Jason Palmer, Entertainment Focus, 2nd October 2018Review: Johnny English Strikes Again
The third entry in Rowan Atkinson's spy spoof franchise fails to deliver on laughs.
Matthew Turner, The List, 1st October 2018Johnny English Strikes Again review
The third outing for Atkinson's parody James Bond would seem ideal for the floundering Brexit era - but it largely fails to rise to the occasion.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 30th September 2018TV: Upstart Crow, BBC2
Ben Elton's eloquent defence of the mainstream sitcom last month was illuminating, fascinating and persuasive. And in a way maybe it could be seen by some as an incidental pre-emptive strike against critics who might have their hatchets sharpened for the new series of Upstart Crow, Elton's popular sitcom about Shakespeare's early years starring David Mitchell. If that is the case though Elton needn't worry. The only thing he has to live with here is critics trotting out the "not-as-good-as-Blackadder" line.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th September 2017