Michael Spicer
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
Press clippings Page 4
How Michael Spicer hangs politicians out to dry
He thought he was washed up before he'd started. Now, using politicians' words against them, Michael Spicer is part of a new wave of satirists finding success outside TV.
Sirin Kale, The Guardian, 27th September 2020Michael Spicer interview
Michael Spicer has said the incompetence of politicians in recent years handed him his career "with a little bow on top".
Largs & Millport News, 27th September 2020Mandy, BBC2 review - Diane Morgan's new creation
When the laugh-out-loud punchline came, it really landed.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 14th August 2020Production firm drops charges for comedy writers
The Comedy Crowd is planning to pitch a sports-based sketch show to broadcasters and asked would-be writers to submit their ideas. All the best gags would go into the pitch, and if the show got commissioned the creators would 'have the opportunity to be a paid writer and/or performer on the show'. But the company set the scheme up as a competition, and said ideas would only be considered if writers paid £5 to 'cover the cost of administering' it.
Chortle, 6th August 2020Cast revealed for Diane Morgan's sitcom Mandy
Sean Lock will be amongst the guest stars appearing in Mandy, Diane Morgan's new comedy series.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd July 2020Review - Michael Spicer: Before Next Door
There is always the risk a comedian-led mockumentary like this will tip into self-indulgence, especially when the central character is so insular and inward-looking, but there's a big enough dollop of quirk in Before Next Door to make it feel fresh and funny. Even the meta moments - acknowledging a flashback or the artifice of a sound effect - are done with a light, deft touch.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th June 2020Review - Comedians: Home Alone
This must have been one of the easiest comedy compilation shows to curate. With the live circuit in its induced coma, so many stand-ups are pumping out online content online that the whole internet is one giant audition room.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st June 2020Comedians: Home Alone review
British comics have united to create this hit-and-miss homemade show, carried by the make-do-and-mend spirit.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 1st June 2020Comedians: Home Alone, review
Brilliant, miniature satires on the way we live now.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 1st June 2020Comedians: Home Alone, BBC2, review
Funny people doing funny stuff is made for the internet.
Gabriel Tate, i Newspaper, 1st June 2020