Morgana Robinson
Morgana Robinson

Morgana Robinson

  • 41 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and impressionist

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I can be a tad cynical. A bit grumpy. Miserable, really. Yet this series made me laugh. I can hardly believe it: laughter on a Monday! It's framed as a documentary about a talent agency called Mann Management, but that's just an excuse for Morgana Robinson to show off her uncanny, brilliant impressionist skills. Every famous person who is repped by the agency is played by Robinson: Joanna Lumley, Russell Brand, Danny Dyer, Mel and Sue, Adele and more, but her best and most prominent impersonation is poor old Natalie Cassidy - better known as "Sonia from EastEnders".

She plays Cassidy as a frumpy, simple woman who cares for her obese father in a dingy house in the suburbs. It would be a cruel portrayal were it not so funny. Cassidy is naïve and thinks she's a global superstar. She's looking forward to an awards ceremony where EastEnders has been nominated as best soap for the millionth year in a row, so she goes round the charity shops with her oafish dad to find a nice frock.

Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 26th September 2016

No one is safe from Morgana the mimic

In Morgana Robinson's The Agency, the comic shares her surreal impressions of famous folk. It's all about finding that 'hidden something' in her subjects, she explains.

Hannah Verdier, The Guardian, 26th September 2016

An actor working in impressions builds a house on generally unfunny sand and, mindful of that, Morgana Robinson has tried to give her show a bit of additional conceptual weight. Her idea is a mockumentary following clients at a fictional talent agency which represents all the celebs she impersonates, such as Mel and Sue and Joanna Lumley. Maybe too much prominence is given to Natalie Cassidy, but the Gregg Wallace stuff is pretty decent.

John Robinson, The Guardian, 26th September 2016

Morgana Robinson's The Agency preview

Whether you're watching with the sound off or your eyes closed, you'll be in no doubt as to who Morgana is portraying. Each sketch is brilliantly written and performed and I really hope that 2016 is the year that Morgana Robinson's talents finally get recognised.

Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 25th September 2016

Morgana Robinson interview

Impressionist Morgana reveals all about her Bake Off banter with Mary Berry that was judged too saucy for television.

Paul Simpler, The Sun, 24th September 2016

Preview: Morgana Robinson's The Agency

We're happy to report that the wait has been worth it. This might just be the show that makes Morgana Robinson a household name, and if so, it would be very well-deserved.

The Velvet Onion, 22nd September 2016

TV preview: Morgana Robinson's The Agency

The only sketch that really stood out, however, was the idea of the inseparable Mel and Sue (Robinson plays both) living together with Mel's husband Tim.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd September 2016

Preview: Morgana Robinson's The Agency, BBC2

Morgana Robinson has been on the cusp of fame for a few years now. She had her own character-comedy show The Morgana Show six years ago and since then has been cropping up in shows such as House of Fools, The Windsors and Charlie Brooker's Wipe programmes where she did a mean Russell Brand.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th September 2016

Channel 4 comedy series The Windsors to return for Series 2

Channel 4 comedy show The Windsors is to return for a second series. Six new episodes will be filmed for broadcast in 2017.

British Comedy Guide, 3rd June 2016

There were more laughs in The Windsors than there were in the frankly bizarre Flowers. The Windsors comes from team behind the long-forgotten Star Stories and imagines the royal family as the stars of a Dallas-style soap opera. Obviously some of the jokes are quite obvious such as everybody fawning over Pippa Middleton's arse and Fergie (Katy Wix) being a complete embarrassment to the entire royal family. However there were some gems among the myriad of gags most notably the Middletons gypsy heritage which Kate (Louise Ford) is still proud of to this day. The bizarre soapy elements of The Windsors also lend a sense of ridiculousness to the show which is keen to demonstrate the fact it doesn't take itself too seriously. The main thrust of the plot is that Charles and Camilla (Harry Enfield and Haydn Gwynne) are worried that the line of succession is going to skip a generation as Wills and Kate are much more popular than they are. Camilla's plot to take down Kate by getting her to dress as a pirate during a military amputee ball was an inspired gag as is the central plot thread of the Duchess of Cornwall attempting to have another child. Other highlights included Harry (Richard Goulding) not being able to differentiate between the many blondes he's been linked to and Wills' (Hugh Skinner) need to become a helicopter pilot again. But my favourite characters was the frankly clueless sisters Beatrice and Eugenie (Ellie White and Celeste Dring) who attempted to start an online make-up tips business to make some much needed cash. Although The Windsors didn't always hang together it did a good job at both creating larger-than-life versions of our royal family and at the same time staying true to its soap opera spoof style. The majority of the cast looked like they were having a good time and I was particularly fond of W1A's Hugh Skinner's performance as the affable William who tried to balance his duty with his love of flying. In fact the only person who slightly spoiled the show for me was Morgana Robinson who, despite being a fine impressionist, was a bit out of place here in her role as Pippa Middleton. While nobody should go into The Windsors expecting the next big comedy hit it's good to have a bit of satirical fun on the box once in a while. Additionally I feel that Channel Four have definitely made the right decision by putting it on on a Friday

Matt, The Custard TV, 8th May 2016

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