Simon Bird (I)
- 39 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, producer and executive producer
Press clippings Page 12
The Philanthropist review
Simon Bird and Lily Cole are a treat in this pungent tragi-comedy.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 20th April 2017Inbetweeners star Simon Bird on the planned reboot
Bird, aka Will McKenzie, tells RadioTimes.com that without the original writers, it just wouldn't be The Inbetweeners.
Frances Taylor, Radio Times, 31st March 2017Simon Bird interview
'16 weeks in the West End... I feel absolutely terrified'. Having struck sitcom gold twice playing callow youths, the Inbetweeners star is preparing for a thirtysomething crisis on stage - and he's recenty become a dad.
Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 26th March 2017Top cast announced for The Philanthropist comedy play
Matt Berry, Simon Bird, Lily Cole, Charlotte Ritchie and Tom Rosenthal will star in a new version of The Philanthropist at Trafalgar Studios, directed by Simon Callow.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd February 2017Watching unPC sitcoms should be part of the curriculum
The BBC's remakes of Till Death Us Do Part and Are You Being Served? are only to be appreciated through the filter of irony. But things like It Ain't Half Hot Mum weren't malicious.
James Delingpole, The Spectator, 1st September 2016With the exception of the Siddiquis from Gogglebox, the Goodmans are arguably the funniest family on British telly right now. Each episode of Robert Popper's sitcom highlights the chemistry between Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, Tamsin Greig and Paul Ritter. This week, Uncle Saul's funeral means Martin's mum - AKA Horrible Grandma - is back in town, making Adam and Jonny's squabbling seem good-natured by comparison.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 19th August 2016Review: Friday Night Dinner, C4
There is nothing particularly groundbreaking here. Just a lovely, well-observed, faintly farcical fast-moving storyline as one minor white lie - they claim Jackie's mother has died so that they can cancel dinner and turf Tony out - sends events spiralling out of control.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd July 2016Friday Night Dinner to run for eight series?
Simon Bird has told Digital Spy that he thinks the cast and writer Robert Popper could "do the same again". "There's no reason why we couldn't," he said. "I could imagine there being series eight, or series nine, but we'll have to wait and see."
Morgan Jeffrey, Digital Spy, 19th July 2016Simon Bird reveals he became a father six months ago
Inbetweeners star Simon Bird has revealed he became a father six months ago.
Joanna Crawley, Daily Mail, 13th July 2016Simon Bird & Tom Rosenthal interview
TV Choice caught up with Simon and Tom, who play squabbling siblings Adam and Jonny, at Channel 4 HQ over coffee and very nice pastries...
TV Choice, 12th July 2016