Morgana Robinson

Morgana Robinson
Born (1982-05-07) 7 May 1982
Australia
Medium Actress, writer, comedienne
Nationality English
Years active 2007–present

Morgana Robinson is an English comedian, writer and actress, who is best known for her eponymous comedy sketch programme The Morgana Show, appearances on The TNT Show, House of Fools and Very Important People.[1]

Television career

Her television debut came in 2007, as she played an Eastern European internet bride in BBC1's comedy The Green Green Grass. She then starred in the TV pilot Eight Steps to Enlightenment and a Nervous Breakdown, an improvised mockumentary playing Rachel, a self-obsessed glamour model, trying to rid herself of cellulite. In 2009 she appeared as Anna in the BBC1 comedy My Family in the episode "It's Training Men".

In 2009, she appeared in a running sketch segment (Gilbert's Special Report) in The TNT Show as Gilbert, a teenage 'special needs' boy who interviews celebrities, alongside his disabled crew members. In 2010, Channel 4 commissioned a five-part comedy sketch show - The Morgana Show. Channel 4's head of comedy, Shane Allen, said: "Discovering, supporting and nurturing new talent is at the heart of Channel 4 comedy’s remit, and in Morgana we really feel we’ve found a fresh performer with a huge amount of potential."[2]

In 2012, Robinson starred in the Channel 4 sketch show Very Important People also starring Terry Mynott. In the show, she impersonates a variety of celebrities, including Frankie Boyle, Danny Dyer, Amy Childs and Adele.

Awards

At the 2012 British Comedy Awards she won Best Comedy Breakthrough Artist [3]

Personal life

Robinson was born in Australia and brought up in Britain.[4] She attended the exclusive Benenden Boarding School in Kent.[4]

Robinson has four elder paternal half-siblings, one of whom is Brody Dalle (born Bree Joanna Alice Robinson) of punk rock band the Distillers and alternative rock band Spinnerette. As adults they first met in 2004, backstage at one of Dalle's concerts at the Brixton Academy.[5][6]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Other notes
2007 The Green Green Grass Katia Episode 3.07: "Lust in Translation"
2008 Eight Steps to Enlightenment and a Nervous Breakdown Rachel Short pilot
2009 My Family Anna Episode 9.07: "It's Training Men"
2009 The TNT Show Gilbert Appeared in a running sketch segment "Gilbert's Special Report". The character was later used in Robinson's own sketch show.
2010 MovieMash Unknown TV film
2010 The Morgana Show Various Star, writer and creator
2011 The Hunt for Tony BlairCarole Caplin A one-off episode of The Comic Strip Presents...
2012 Very Important People Various Star, writer and creator
2012 Them From That Thing[7] Various Two-part sketch show with Kayvan Novak, Sally Phillips and Blake Harrison produced for Channel 4's Comedy Fortnight.
2013 Toast of London[8] Jemima Gina Sitcom with Matt Berry
2014 - House of Fools Julie BBC2 comedy series written by Bob Mortimer and Vic Reeves.
2014 Chanel M VariousBBC iPlayer content part of the Original Comedy Shorts series.[9]
2014 Big School Fenella Forbes Series 2 Episode 1
2014 Drifters Rebecca Series 2 Episode 6
2014 Toast of London[10] Lorna Wynde Series 2 Episode 6
2015 Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe[11] Various Series 3
2015 SunTrap Janice/Susan Series 1 Episode 3
2015 Toast of London [12] Emma Series 3 Episode 2
2015 Crackanory Storyteller Series 3 Episode 5

References

  1. ↑ Morgana returns to C4 with impressions show
  2. ↑ Unknown lands her own comedy series
  3. ↑ British Comedy Awards - The Winners at Channel 4.com
  4. 1 2 The world according to Morgana Robinson - Daily Mail, 10 June 2012
  5. ↑ QtheMusic Magazine
  6. ↑ Rhik Samadder (4 May 2014). "Comedian Morgana Robinson and singer Brody Dalle on their close sister relationship". The Guardian.
  7. ↑ Channel 4.com/programmes Them from that thing
  8. ↑ Channel 4, Toast of London
  9. ↑ BBC iPlayer Original Comedy Shorts
  10. ↑ Channel 4, Toast of London
  11. ↑ BBC, Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe
  12. ↑

External links

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