Peter Fincham
- Executive producer and producer
Press clippings
Edinburgh Festival Fringe: 26 photos looking back at the Fringe in the 1980s
So many memories from August in Edinburgh in the 1980s.
Kevin Quinn, Edinburgh Evening News, 23rd July 2023We shouldn't be afraid of Fawlty Towers' pure comedy
Radio 4's exploration of John Cleese and Connie Booth's beloved sitcom on What Funny About... revealed why it was so successful. But would it still get made today?
Charlotte Runcie, The Telegraph, 27th October 2021Radio comedy reviews
New radio comedy is often disappointing. So welcome back Down The Line - the phone-in show with a twist. Also a look at Cabin Pressure which has started a repeat run, and comedy documentary What's Funny About...
Charlotte Runcie, The Telegraph, 20th May 2020Radio 4's Down The Line to return for lockdown special
Radio 4 has confirmed spoof phone-in show Down The Line will return for a new lockdown special. Meanwhile Radio 4 Extra will broadcast a new comedy-focused documentary series called What's Funny About....
British Comedy Guide, 5th May 2020ITV boss refuses to rule out possible Cold Feet revival
Peter Fincham says talks always ongoing regarding relaunches of 'past glories' such as Poldark, and calls scheduling of X Factor and Strictly 'a game' to BBC.
Tara Conlan, The Guardian, 28th August 2015Addison Cresswell - the best agent I ever dealt with
ITV's Peter Fincham talks about Addison Cresswell, 'one of the key figures responsible for turning comedy into the industry it is today'.
Peter Fincham, The Guardian, 24th December 2013Video: Keith Lemon - I like doing pre-watershed'
Fresh from a special edition of Celebrity Juice starring ITV director of television Peter Fincham at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International TV festival, Keith Lemon, the alter ego of English comedian Leigh Francis, talks about being funny, whether he'd be more suited to a post-watershed slot and who his favourite Spice Girl is.
The Guardian, 24th August 2012