Richard Curtis
- 67 years old
- English
- Writer, director, producer and executive producer
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Richard Curtis ditched play after one bad review - from his fiancée
The drama, which was inspired by his parents and took 15 years to write, will finally go public at an auction.
Liam Kelly, The Sunday Times, 17th September 2023Lenny Henry to look back on entertainment career in ITV special
Lenny Henry: One Of A Kind, coming to ITV1 this autumn, will see the comedian looking back on his time in the entertainment spotlight.
British Comedy Guide, 11th August 2023Richard Curtis curates Christmas Actually stage show for Comic Relief
Christmas Actually, a festive stage show curated by Richard Curtis for Comic Relief, will run at London's Royal Festival Hall from 7th to 11th December.
British Comedy Guide, 17th July 2023Wimbledon: Stars call on championships to end Barclays sponsorship
Actress Emma Thompson and film director Richard Curtis are two of the campaigners who said Barclays was "profiting from climate chaos".
Jemma Dempsey, BBC, 3rd July 2023Richard Curtis and the love rival MP behind his films' bumbling Bernards
Richard Curtis has admitted that he names irritating characters in his films Bernard after the Tory MP who stole his university girlfriend.
The Telegraph, 24th June 2023Richard Curtis to be guest chef at Latitude festival
Richard Curtis and his wife Emma Freud will use produce from Suffolk to show off their culinary skills at the event at Henham Park near Southwold.
Zoie O'Brien and Kate Scotter, BBC, 13th June 2023Blackadder stamps released by Royal Mail to mark 40th anniversary
Royal Mail has announced the launch of 12 special stamps to mark the 40th anniversary of Blackadder.
British Comedy Guide, 12th May 2023Blackadder pilot to be broadcast for the first time
TV channel Gold will celebrate Blackadder's 40th anniversary in June with two new documentaries, Blackadder: The Lost Pilot and Blackadder: A Cunning Story. It will include a special screening of the never-before-broadcast pilot.
British Comedy Guide, 21st April 2023Tony Robinson on reviving Blackadder's Baldrick for Comic Relief
Tony Robinson tells Radio Times magazine about his delight when Richard Curtis asked him to grab his turnip to become Blackadder's Baldrick one more time.
Toby Earle, Radio Times, 17th March 2023Comic Relief's outlandish origin story - inside Nether Wallop festival
Was this impromptu event - a farmer's field in Hampshire that hosted comedy talents including Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Billy Connolly and Rik Mayall - where the first seed of Comic Relief was planted?
Alan Burles, The Guardian, 17th March 2023