Simon Bird (I)
- 39 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, producer and executive producer
Press clippings Page 2
Simon Bird on his Christian sect sitcom and The Inbetweeners' mixed legacy
The actor and director talks to Louis Chilton about wigs, career struggles and Rishi Sunak.
Louis Chilton, The Independent, 23rd January 2023Everyone Else Burns attempts "edgy" comedy - but ends up predictable
Like so many supposedly funny shows just lately, this sitcom about an extreme Christian sect isn't funny enough.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 23rd January 2023Everyone Else Burns review
Channel 4's latest isn't funnier-than-thou - but it does have some bright spots.
David Craig, Radio Times, 23rd January 2023Everyone Else Burns review
Everyone Else Burns, written by relative newcomers Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor, is a strikingly fresh sitcom while at the same time touching on some instantly recognisable tropes - the family dynamic, dad worried about his status, rivalry, meddling neighbours. It takes a few swipes at religion but actually in a fairly benign way.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd January 2023Everyone Else Burns review
It's the end of the world... and it's remarkably mundane.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd January 2023Everyone Else Burns review
A comedy to become religiously devoted to.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 23rd January 2023Everyone Else Burns review
Simon Bird's Armageddon comedy is funny as hell.
Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 23rd January 2023Everyone Else Burns: this great new British comedy will make you laugh again and again
The Inbetweeners' Simon Bird stars in this bright, original show about a hyper-religious family. It's such an excellent reminder of Britain's flair for sitcoms that it's oddly stirring.
Joel Golby, The Guardian, 21st January 2023How a doomsday comedy lured Inbetweener Simon Bird back to TV
Ambitious, warm, funny: Channel 4's great new comedy about an apocalyptic cult was irresistible to the longtime sitcom actor - even if his castmates' clubbing chat went over his head...
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 20th January 2023Simon Bird says Inbetweeners revival would be "sad and creepy"
He said: "We weren't teenagers, but we weren't far off it, and for most of us, it was our first acting job... There have been huge benefits and opportunities, but it also probably slowed or potentially stopped my own development."
James Hibbs, Radio Times, 17th January 2023