Daniel Clarkson is a British comedy actor and playwright.
Daniel Clarkson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | actor, playwright |
| Years active | 2000 - present |
Career
editIn 2009,[1] he presented on CBBC as part of the comedy Duo 'Dan and Jeff' with Jefferson Turner.[2][3] He wrote and co-starred with Jefferson Turner in the show, Potted Potter,[4][5][6] which was nominated for an Olivier Award in 2012[7] as well as writing and having critically acclaimed runs of his other shows Potted Sherlock,[8] Potted Pirates and Potted Panto.[9] which was also nominated for an Olivier Award for 'Best Entertainment' in 2011.[10] Potted Potter continues to tour the world.[11] and 2015.[12] The New York Times referred to his performance as 'channeling a caffeinated Robin Williams'.[13] In 2019 Clarkson wrote the critically acclaimed 'The Crown Dual' [14] a parody of 'The Crown' with the Daily Telegraph describing it as "A glorious parody of the Netflix series reminding us what theatre is all about".[15]
References
edit- ^ List of CBBC presentersaccessed 11 April 2015
- ^ "CBBC| Dan & Jeff- Final Sunday 2 of 2". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Ahmed, Afshan (14 September 2014). "Potted Potter: the show that magically condenses all seven Harry Potter novels into 70 madcap minutes". The National. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Potted Potter accessed 21 September 2014
- ^ Interview accessed 21 September 2014
- ^ wenweipo
- ^ Olivier winners Archived 2 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 21 September 2014
- ^ http://www.theatrerecord.org/2014/issue25_26-2014/TheatreRecord25-26/TR-Issue25-26-2014.html%2312. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)[title missing] - ^ Potted Panto review accessed 21 September 2014
- ^ Olivier 2011 Archived 5 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 21 September 2014
- ^ Play Quidditch in a Dubai theatre this weekend retrieved 4 October 2014
- ^ "Potted Productions News". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Gold, Daniel M. (4 June 2012). "The Boy Who Lived, Casting a Humorous Spell". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Crown – Live!". 16 March 2019.
- ^ Cavendish, Dominic (16 March 2019). "The Crown Dual, King's Head, review: This glorious parody of the Netflix series reminds us what theatre is all about". The Telegraph.