Daniel Clarkson

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Daniel Clarkson
NationalityBritish
Occupationactor, 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 .[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. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faZEaQYQKVQ accessed 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. ^ [1] retrieved 13 April 2015
  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. ^ http://www.broadwayworld.com/people/news/Potted-Productions/ retrieved 11 April 2015
  13. ^ (https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/theater/reviews/potted-potter-a-parody-at-the-little-shubert-theater.html?_r=0)
  14. ^ (http://www.seabrights.com/thecrowndual/)
  15. ^ (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/crown-dual-kings-head-review-glorious-parody-netflix-series/)

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