Daniel Clarkson

Daniel Clarkson
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)actor, playwright
Years active2000 - present

Daniel Clarkson is a British comedy actor and playwright.

Career

In 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

  1. ^ List of CBBC presentersaccessed 11 April 2015
  2. ^ "CBBC| Dan & Jeff- Final Sunday 2 of 2". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Potted Potter accessed 21 September 2014
  5. ^ Interview accessed 21 September 2014
  6. ^ wenweipo
  7. ^ Olivier winners Archived 2 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 21 September 2014
  8. ^ 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)[permanent dead link‍][title missing]
  9. ^ Potted Panto review accessed 21 September 2014
  10. ^ Olivier 2011 Archived 5 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 21 September 2014
  11. ^ Play Quidditch in a Dubai theatre this weekend retrieved 4 October 2014
  12. ^ "Potted Productions News". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  13. ^ Gold, Daniel M. (4 June 2012). "The Boy Who Lived, Casting a Humorous Spell". The New York Times.
  14. ^ "The Crown – Live!". 16 March 2019.
  15. ^ 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.