Youssef Kerkour
- Actor
Press clippings
I Talk Telly Awards 2023 nominations announced
Black Ops, Changing Ends, Dreaming Whilst Black, Extraordinary, Juice, The Power Of Parker, Ruby Speaking and Significant Other are amongst the nominees in the I Talk Telly Awards 2023. Voting is now open.
British Comedy Guide, 11th November 2023Morgana Robinson pilots historical sketch show Blast From The Past
Morgana Robinson is piloting Blast From The Past, a historical sketch show with the creative team behind Horrible Histories, that also features Youssef Kerkour, Dan Skinner and Athena Kugblenu.
British Comedy Guide, 31st August 2023Two lives collide again in Significant Other (ITVX), a comedy which begins with a heart attack and an attempted suicide. Anna (Katherine Parkinson) and Sam (Youssef Kerkour) are neighbours who don't seem to have met so presumably this is London. Bumbling into each other in the nick of time, they commence a ... well, you'll have to watch. And you should.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 10th June 2023Significant Other, ITVX, review
Katherine Parkinson is the only good thing about this forgettable romcom.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 8th June 2023Significant Other review
By starting with an overdose attempt and a heart attack, Significant Other couldn't signal its intentions to be an unconventional romcom any more clearly.
Chortle, 8th June 2023Significant Other review
The script feels like a first draft, the male lead is irredeemably selfish and the characters' actions are inexplicable. Katherine Parkinson's new show is cold, jarring and misanthropic.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 8th June 2023I talk to Youssef Kerkour
I recently caught up with Youssef Kerkour to discuss the way in which he picks his roles, why he believes a scene was cut from the final episode, why Home didn't open as many doors as you might have thought and so much more.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 7th June 2023Now filming: ITV comedy drama Significant Other
Filming is underway on Significant Other, the new ITV comedy drama starring Katherine Parkinson and Youssef Kerkour. Joining the cast is Kéllé Bryan, Mark Heap, Ben Bailey Smith, Sue Vincent, Shaun Williamson, Olivia Poulet and Will Ash.
British Comedy Guide, 14th November 2022ITV confirms new comedy details
ITV has confirmed details about and casting for its five new comedy series, coming to ITVX and ITV in the next year.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd August 2022Murder, They Hope Series 2 guest stars revealed
Murder, They Hope, the Gold comedy series starring Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson, will welcome guest stars including Hugh Dennis, Vicki Pepperdine, Sally Phillips, Isy Suttie and Sandi Toksvig.
British Comedy Guide, 30th June 2022