Daniel Clarkson

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

Daniel Clarkson is a British comedy actor and playwright.

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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]

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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)[ 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.
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