Kenneth Branagh

  • English
  • Actor and director

Press clippings

Celebrating Mindhorn, a home-grown comedy gem

Mindhorn is an underrated gem from writers and stars Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby - here's why you should spare some time to watch it.

Sarah Myers, Film Stories, 28th March 2022

12 Days of Christmas Specials 9: Upstart Crow specials

What could be more Christmassy than a couple of feature-length Upstart Crow specials starring Emma Thompson, and also, (independently I might add) Kenneth Brannagh? I'll tell you: Nothing!

Rhianna Evans, The Comedy Blog, 22nd December 2019

Upstart Crow: A Crow Christmas Carol review

Sentiment and enjoyable silliness.

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 25th December 2018

First images of Ken Branagh in Christmas Upstart Crow

The first images have been released of Sir Kenneth Branagh in this year's Upstart Crow Christmas Special. Kenneth appears as the mysterious stranger in A Crow Christmas Carol.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th December 2018

Upstart Crow Series 3 guest stars announced

The BBC has announced Upstart Crow's guest stars for the upcoming third series, including Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Kenneth Branagh and Lily Cole.

British Comedy Guide, 25th January 2018

Review | Mindhorn is the low-key comedy of the summer

New, classic British comedy earns its laughs with brilliant acting.

Tom Twardzik, Popdust, 7th June 2017

Review: Mindhorn Is the perfect summer comedy

Mindhorn is one of those movies that only works for viewers who are open to it. As a person who is very open to the sense of humor on display here, I found Mindhorn to be one of the most boldly original movies to grace screens thus far in 2017. And it doesn't hurt that the movie comes from one half of the mastermind team behind The Mighty Boosh.

Evan Jacobs, Movie Web, 3rd June 2017

Film review: Mindhorn - acceptable in the 80s, and now

The Mighty Boosh creator/stars Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby bring their daft and weird sensibilities to this glorious silly spoof of all those tacky, pleather-wearing '80s TV detectives you only really see now in marathon re-runs. And boy do they mine it for all the comedy that it's worth.

Ross Miller, The National (Scotland), 5th May 2017

Film review: Mindhorn

Mindhorn is consistently laugh-out-loud entertaining.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd May 2017

Mindhorn review

A washed-up TV star comes out of retirement in this loose but very funny British comedy starring Julian Barratt of The Mighty Boosh.

Cath Clarke, Time Out, 2nd May 2017