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Star of hit TV sitcoms Motherland, Mandy and most recently Ann Droid, but Diane Morgan is probably best known for her portrayal of the ill-informed, fictional TV presenter Philomena Cunk, who returns to our screens this coming week for a series about cinema.
Born in 1975, Diane grew up in Farnworth, just outside of Bolton, with her parents and brother. Comedy was central to family life and Diane is described as being a comedy-fanatic from a young age, with an encyclopedic knowledge of the history of comedy and favouring posters of Morecambe and Wise on her wall.
Following drama school, Diane worked in a fish and chip shop, a worming tablet factory, as a dental nurse and at a call centre, where her boss suggested she try stand-up comedy.
After getting noticed in the stand-up comedy scene, Diane auditioned for Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe, where the now much-loved character Philomena Cunk was first created. Diane went on to star in hit series such as After Life, Motherland and Cunk On Earth.
Charlie Brooker, Ricky Gervais and Maxine Peake are among the guests who speak to Mark Coles for this week’s Profile.
Production
Producer: Ben Crighton
Researcher: Helena Warwick-Cross
Sound mix: Hal Haines
Production Co-ordinator: Lewis Yates
Editor: Justine Lang
Archive
Cunk on Cinema/Pacesetter Production
Who Do You Think You Are/Wall to Wall
Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe/BBC
Hancock’s Half Hour/BBC
Web: bbc.co.uk