Frank Skinner
Frank Skinner

Frank Skinner

  • 67 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Press clippings

Absolute Radio sacking a national treasure such as Frank Skinner smacks of ageism

The beloved DJ has been ousted after 15 years - and he seems just as shocked as the listeners.

Nick Duerden, i Newspaper, 25th March 2024

Outpouring of support for Frank Skinner after Absolute axes his show

Skinner said on Saturday morning's broadcast that his morning show with Emily Dean and comedian Pierre Novellie would be coming to an end after 15 years.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd March 2024

Frank Skinner: twilight of an insurgent comic

How to square faith with a love of filth.

The Spectator, 27th February 2024

The week in audio: One Person Found This Helpful review

Frank Skinner's new Radio 4 panel show is a winner.

Miranda Sawyer, The Guardian, 24th February 2024

Frank Skinner: 'Teetotal parents are the best gift for a child'

The comedian, 67, on Catholicism and quitting booze.

Danny Scott, The Times, 14th February 2024

Frank Skinner reveals the one 'mistake' he made which led to Room 101 getting axed

"I made the mistake of asking [BBC's chief content officer] Charlotte Moore at a meeting what she'd personally put into Room 101, given the choice, and shortly after that we were decommissioned."

Matthew Cox, Daily Mail, 13th February 2024

Frank Skinner: 30 Years Of Dirt review

He acknowledges sensitivities may be heightened now, but he knows people have come for the smut.

Helen Hawkins, The Arts Desk, 8th February 2024

Frank Skinner: 30 Years Of Dirt review

To deploy the cliché 'he makes it look effortless' can't do justice to how instinctive the mechanics of stand-up are to Frank Skinner.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th February 2024

Frank Skinner: 30 Years of Dirt review

30 Years of Dirt is a set that's unlikely to fail with any audience. Both because of the expertise and skill of the performer, but because it never sets its sights on anything beyond being an easy good time, knob-gags and all.

Adam Stevenson, The Reviews Hub, 6th February 2024

Frank Skinner review

A comedian so funny it's almost obscene.

Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 6th February 2024