Neil Pearson
Neil Pearson

Neil Pearson

  • 64 years old
  • English
  • Actor

Press clippings

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening review

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening! is a quick fire and entertaining satire performed by an excellent ensemble cast.

Sally Jack, British Theatre Guide, 20th March 2024

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening review

I know it's a cliché, but this is almost the definition of a curate's egg.

Chris Parkle, The Real Chrisparkle, 26th February 2024

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening review

Fans of the show will love it and there are enough good jokes in it for everyone. Never mind the donkey it is well worth dropping everything to go and see this show.

Adam Williams, North West End UK, 14th February 2024

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening review

Yes, the show is achingly funny and perceptive but like all good satire it leaves the audience to think, perhaps, a little more clearly about what is the true state of society.

Ray Taylor, The Reviews Hub, 7th February 2024

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening review

There's more to Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening than simple nostalgia that should offer an appeal beyond the TV show's existing fan base.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st January 2024

Inside the wild creation of Drop The Dead Donkey

Ahead of a new stage revival, the creators and cast of Channel 4's classic 90s newsroom sitcom remember close encounters with future Bond stars, writing episodes at the last minute and the meaning between that mysterious title.

Dorian Lynskey, The Guardian, 20th January 2024

Drop The Dead Donkey to return as touring stage show

Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin have written a Drop The Dead Donkey stage show. Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening!, which stars the original cast, will tour from January to June 2024.

British Comedy Guide, 30th May 2023

80s comedy Chelmsford 123 revived as new audio series

Chelmsford 123, a late-80s Channel 4 sitcom set in Roman Britain, is being revived for a new 4-part audio series. The comedy was the first from leading TV production company Hat Trick.

British Comedy Guide, 29th September 2021

Comfort classic: Drop The Dead Donkey

Steve Clarke alternately giggles and squirms at a biting satire on media mendacity.

Steve Clarke, Royal Television Society, 10th June 2021

How Drop The Dead Donkey broke the news - and its cast

The comedy almost known as Dead Belgians Don't Count was a unique mix of office humour and topical jokes. But staying current came at a cost.

Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 15th March 2021