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Daniel Rigby (born 6 December 1982) is an English actor and comedian. He received a BAFTA TV Award for his leading role as Eric Morecambe in the 2011 BBC television film Eric and Ernie. He recently appeared in the Disney+ show Renegade Nell in 2024.
Daniel Rigby. Actor: Eric & Ernie. Daniel started as a stand-up comedian and appeared at the Latitude Festival, won the 2007 Laughing Horse New Act of The Year, and was a nominee for winner of the 2007 So You Think You're Funny competition. He is playing Simon in the long-running UK BT Broadband TV advertisement series.
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Jun 8, 2023 · He won a Bafta for his portrayal of comedian Eric Morecambe in the BBC’s Eric and Ernie. He has also played serious roles and done stand-up comedy. But the Maniac, he reckons, is out there on...
Oct 28, 2021 · Flowers and Black Mirror alumni Daniel Rigby has gone one better than Douglas Adams, writing then narrating a futuristic new audiobook - but would he fancy the film role?
- What Production Made You Fall in Love with Theatre?
- What Are You Finding Inspiring at The moment?
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- What Is The Best Thing That Has Happened to You in Theatre?
- What Role Do You Really Want to Play?
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My first experience of theatre was playing Fagin in a seminal production of Oliver Twist at Banks Lane Junior School in Offerton. It was as though a light had switched on for me.
I’m particularly inspired by people that get out there and do their own thing. I’ve seen some great work at Vault Festivalrecently, for example. Post lockdowns, there is not really a desire to put risky shows on anywhere, so people have to do it themselves. And I find that inspiring.
Things always go wrong in Noises Off. It opens with this routine of a phone getting pulled off stage by a cable. On press night in the West End, the cable snapped, so I was just left there with a stationary phone instead. I had a bit of an out-of-body experience. I blacked out. Apparently, I improvised something, but I actually don’t know what it w...
One Man, Two Guvnors in New York, probably. There is a great tradition of big stars coming to see shows in New York and saying hello to the lead afterwards in the dressing room. I hung around James Corden’s door and got to meet Gene Wilder. He is the hero of heroes. That is a definite highlight of my life.
There are lots. I’d like to play some of the big bastards, such as Richard III.I think that would be fun.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist opens at London’s Lyric Hammersmith on March 13. It is about a character, known only as The Maniac, who has been arrested for impersonating a psychiatrist, and who causes havoc by disguising himself as a judge investigating the recent death of an anarchist at the police station in which he was imprisoned. It is base...
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Mar 25, 2023 · Daniel Rigby is currently starring in a smash hit stage comedy at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, following a critically acclaimed run at Sheffield Theatres last year, and the show continues to pick up 5 star reviews now it's in London. We spoke to him to find out more... Hi Daniel. You're playing a character called The Maniac...
Daniel Rigby. Actor: Eric & Ernie. Daniel started as a stand-up comedian and appeared at the Latitude Festival, won the 2007 Laughing Horse New Act of The Year, and was a nominee for winner of the 2007 So You Think You're Funny competition. He is playing Simon in the long-running UK BT Broadband TV advertisement series.
