There are very few people in British entertainment who can make a room go completely silent — and then erupt into laughter — simply by asking a historian whether Shakespeare invented the theatre “for a bet.” Diane Morgan is one of those people.
She is not the loudest comedian in the room. She does not rely on shock value or spectacle. What she does instead is something far harder to pull off: she creates characters so specific, so precisely observed, and so committed that audiences cannot look away.
Over the past decade, Diane Morgan has built a career that almost defies easy categorisation. She is an actress, a writer, a director, and a producer. She has appeared in some of the most talked-about British TV shows of recent years. She has earned BAFTA nominations, a Primetime Emmy nomination, and an honorary doctorate from her home university — all while playing women who, on the surface, seem to have very little going on upstairs.
That is the genius of it. And it did not happen overnight.
Growing Up in Bolton: The Foundations of a Comedic Mind
Diane Morgan was born on October 5, 1975, in Bolton, Greater Manchester. She grew up in the nearby towns of Farnworth and Kearsley — ordinary, working-class Northern England — in a household shaped by her father, a physiotherapist, and her mother, who stayed home to raise the children.
Her father is largely responsible for the kind of comedian she became. While other children her age were obsessed with pop acts and Saturday morning cartoons, he was introducing her to Tony Hancock, Woody Allen, Harold Lloyd, and Stan Laurel. Classic, disciplined comedy. Comedy that relied on timing, on restraint, and on the perfectly held pause.
She has said that making people laugh was her only ambition from a very early age. Everything else was just life getting in the way.
She attended George Tomlinson School and later enrolled at East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex, beginning her drama training at around age 20. By all accounts she was a dedicated student. But the path from drama school to steady acting work is rarely a straight one — and for Morgan, it was anything but.
After graduating, she struggled to find consistent work in the industry. Rather than giving up, she did what a lot of people have to do: she took whatever jobs paid the bills. She worked as a dental nurse. She peeled potatoes at a local chip shop. She sold Avon. She worked in a factory boxing up worming tablets. She did telesales.
That last one turned out to matter more than anyone might have predicted. It was a telesales manager — of all people — who suggested she try stand-up comedy. She was nearly 30 years old at the time, which in comedy terms counts as a late start. She took the advice anyway.
The Stand-Up Years and the Double Act That Built Her Name
Diane Morgan began performing stand-up comedy in 2004. She was not an overnight success. The industry does not really work that way, and she was building her style carefully — dry, grounded, observational, and completely committed.
In 2006, she was runner-up in two national stand-up competitions: the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year and the Funny Women Awards. Being runner-up twice in the same year is not a failure — it is a signal. People were noticing.
Around this time, she began working with comedian Joe Wilkinson. Together they formed a sketch comedy double act called Two Episodes of Mash. They performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for three consecutive years starting in 2008. They appeared on Robert Webb’s satirical news show Robert’s Web in 2010. They recorded two BBC Radio series with the act, co-starring David O’Doherty, and became a recurring presence on BBC Three’s Live at the Electric in 2012.
The double act gave Morgan something that solo stand-up does not always provide: the chance to build and perform fully-developed characters rather than simply delivering jokes. It was character work, even in its earliest form. That instinct would become her greatest professional asset.
Her first television appearance actually predates all of this — she had a small role as Dawn in Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights back in 2001 and 2002. It was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it part, but it planted a seed.
As the years went on, she accumulated guest appearances across British television: Him & Her in 2012, Mock the Week in 2010 and 2011, Pat & Cabbage in 2013, Utopia in 2014 as Tess, and Drunk History in 2015 across two episodes. Each one was a small addition to a quietly growing reputation.
Philomena Cunk: The Character That Changed Everything for Diane Morgan
In 2013, everything shifted.
Charlie Brooker cast Diane Morgan in his BBC Two review show Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe. The character she was given — or rather, the character she made entirely her own — was Philomena Cunk. A presenter of documentary segments who was earnest, deeply sincere, and staggeringly uninformed about everything she reported on.
There is a story about the origin of the character that tells you a great deal about how Morgan works. The role was originally written with a posh, middle-class woman in mind. Morgan prepared her audition accordingly. Then, at the last moment, she asked if she could try the lines in her own Bolton accent instead.
She could.
That decision — that single, quietly confident ask — made Philomena Cunk one of the most distinctive comedy characters in recent British television history.
The comedy operates on multiple levels at once. On the surface, Cunk is asking absurd, badly informed questions and making spectacularly wrong assumptions. Underneath that, real experts — real historians, scientists, philosophers — are sitting across from her trying to answer politely, caught between professional dignity and visible bewilderment. It is a masterclass in tension, and Diane Morgan plays it with total, unblinking commitment.
The character grew quickly from a segment on Weekly Wipe into something much larger.
The Cunk Specials and Series: A Full Timeline
Cunk on Shakespeare (BBC Two, May 2016) — Philomena investigates the life and work of William Shakespeare with characteristic confidence and zero knowledge.
Cunk on Christmas (BBC Two, December 2016) — A festive exploration of the holiday season through Cunk’s entirely unreliable lens.
Cunk on Britain (BBC Two, April 2018) — A five-part mockumentary series covering the entire history of Britain. Critics took notice. Audiences grew significantly.
Cunk and Other Humans (BBC Two, December 2019) — A series of short episodes revisiting the character in new contexts.
Antiviral Wipe (BBC Two, May 2020) — A one-off special returning to the Weekly Wipe format, focused on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cunk on Earth (BBC Two, September 2022) — This is the series that took Philomena Cunk from a beloved British cult figure to an international one. When it landed on Netflix, audiences outside the UK discovered her work in enormous numbers. The show covers the entire history of human civilisation, and it does so with a straight face and a spectacular disregard for accuracy. For her performance, Morgan received a BAFTA Television Award nomination for Best Female Comedy Performance.
Cunk on Life (BBC Two, December 2024) — An extended one-off special that may be the most ambitious Cunk project yet. It earned Diane Morgan a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special — a nomination she shares with co-writers including Charlie Brooker and Ben Caudell. The fact that a BBC Two comedy special was noticed at Emmy level is a testament to how far the character has travelled.
The World According to Cunk — A companion book released in October 2024, illustrated by Morgan herself. She drew the pictures. Of course she did.
TV Shows with Diane Morgan: A Career Beyond Cunk
It would be easy to reduce Diane Morgan to Philomena Cunk. Easy, and completely unfair. The range of her television work tells a very different story.
Motherland (BBC Two, 2016–2022)
Motherland is a sharp, uncomfortable ensemble comedy about the chaos of modern parenthood. Morgan played Liz — the chaotic, wine-loving, blissfully self-aware friend who exists slightly outside the parenting frenzy happening around her. She was a fan favourite across all three series. Her performance earned her an RTS Award nomination for Comedy Performance (Female) in 2020. The role showed she could anchor an ensemble piece without the crutch of a stylised character — Liz is funny because she is painfully recognisable, not because she is performing ignorance.
After Life (Netflix, 2019–2022)
Ricky Gervais’s dark comedy-drama After Life ran for three series on Netflix, finishing its run in January 2022. Morgan played Kath, the postwoman — warm, grounded, a small point of light in a show that explores grief with unusual honesty. She appeared in all 18 episodes. The role required something different from anything Cunk demanded: genuine warmth and steadiness rather than comic deflation. She delivered it effortlessly.
Mandy (BBC Two, 2019–Present)
This is perhaps the purest expression of who Diane Morgan is as a creative force. She wrote it. She directed it. She starred in it. She executive produced it. The show follows Mandy Carter, a Northern woman of spectacular bad fortune and deeply questionable judgment, navigating life with a kind of catastrophic optimism.
It began as a short in 2019 — a BBC Two comedy short about a woman who will stop at nothing to acquire a sofa. It was strange, funny, and completely its own thing. A full series followed in August 2020, with guest appearances from Shaun Ryder, Maxine Peake, Natalie Cassidy, and David Bradley. A Christmas special aired in December 2021. Series Two arrived in January 2022. A fourth series has been confirmed, with Morgan herself promising audiences “more violence and catastrophe.” Take that as you will — with Mandy, it is not entirely a joke.
Other Notable Television Appearances
Diane Morgan has appeared in a remarkable range of productions beyond her headline roles. The Cockfields, alongside her long-time collaborator Joe Wilkinson, aired on Gold. She appeared in the Australian-British comedy-drama Frayed in 2019. She played Gemma Nerrick in Charlie Brooker’s Death to 2020 and reprised the role in Death to 2021. She has guest-starred in The Sandman on Netflix, Inside No. 9, Damned, and Intelligence. In May 2023, she hosted Have I Got News For You — one of British television’s most venerable institutions — which is the sort of invitation that signals a certain level of trust from the industry.
Diane Morgan Movies and TV Shows: Her Film Work
Television has been Morgan’s primary canvas, but she has turned in strong film performances too.
Me Before You (2016) is probably her highest-profile film credit. The romantic drama starred Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin, and Morgan played Sharon the waitress — a small but memorable role. It introduced her to a mainstream film audience who may not have been watching BBC Two on a Tuesday night.
David Brent: Life on the Road (2016) cast her as David Brent’s public relations expert. Returning to the Ricky Gervais mockumentary world was a natural fit, and the film gave her room to be sharp and funny in exactly the register she excels at.
Funny Cow (2017) is a less well-known film but an interesting one. Set against the backdrop of the Northern working men’s club circuit, it required real dramatic texture. Morgan delivered it.
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (December 2024) is a different beast entirely. Aardman Animations cast her as Onya Doorstep, a local news reporter — a voice role in one of Britain’s most beloved animated institutions. It was a charming fit, and it brought her into the orbit of a family audience who had grown up with Wallace and Gromit.
Short films have also featured in her career, including The Boot Sale, which was shortlisted in the Virgin Media Shorts competition back in 2010 — a reminder that she was doing interesting creative work long before the mainstream caught up with her.
More Than an Actress: Diane Morgan as Creative Force
One of the things that sets her apart in British comedy is that she does not simply perform — she builds. Mandy is the clearest demonstration of this. Writing, directing, producing, and starring in a television series simultaneously is a significant undertaking. Doing it with the originality and consistency that Mandy has shown over multiple series is rarer still.
Her writing voice carries the same qualities as her performance: deadpan, specific, and rooted in ordinary people experiencing extraordinary amounts of mundane chaos. The comedy of Mandy does not come from the plot being dramatic — it comes from Mandy’s response to the plot being completely, catastrophically herself.
She co-wrote Cunk on Life as part of a collaborative team, contributing to the sharp satirical script that earned the Emmy nomination. She drew the illustrations for The World According to Cunk. She has said her only ambition, since childhood, has been to make people laugh.
That single-mindedness, applied across so many different creative forms, is what gives her work its coherence.
Awards and Recognition: An Industry Catching Up
The industry has been catching up with her for a while. Here is what that looks like on paper:
BAFTA TV Award nominations: Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme — Cunk on Shakespeare (2017) and Cunk on Earth (2023).
RTS Award nomination: Comedy Performance (Female) — Motherland (2020).
Edinburgh TV Festival: Outstanding Achievement Award (2022).
National Comedy Awards: Winner, Outstanding Supporting Role (2023).
BAFTA nomination (2026): Best Actress in a Comedy — confirmation that her profile continues to rise.
Primetime Emmy nomination: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special — Cunk on Life (2025). The Television Academy listing confirms the nomination, noting the production as a Broke & Bones production for BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, and Netflix.
And then there is the honorary doctorate. In July 2023, the University of Bolton awarded Morgan an honorary doctorate for her contribution to television and comedy. Her hometown — the same place that once sent her out into the world to peel potatoes and sell Avon — formally recognised that one of its own had changed the landscape of British comedy.
The Private Life of a Very Public Comic
Away from the screen, she lives in the Bloomsbury district of London. She has been in a relationship with Ben Caudell, a BBC comedy producer and commissioning editor, since at least 2017. Caudell is also one of the writers on Cunk on Life, which means their professional and personal lives overlap in a way that clearly works.
She is vegan and a vocal animal rights activist. She owns a rescue dog named Robert “Bovril” Morgan, who appeared alongside her in a special episode of Mandy — because of course he did. She is good friends with actress Maxine Peake, who has appeared in Mandy as a guest.
In 2025, she appeared in the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are?, tracing her family history — a surprisingly personal project for someone who tends to keep her private life quiet.
She hates stand-up comedy now, despite it being the thing that launched her career. She hates magicians too, for reasons she has not elaborated on particularly.
She does not have any hobbies beyond making people laugh. She has said this directly. It is difficult not to respect that kind of focus.
Why Diane Morgan Matters Right Now
There is something specific about what Diane Morgan does that makes her so valuable to British comedy at this particular moment.
In an era where comedy often chases the trending and the topical — chasing virality, chasing algorithms, chasing whatever the current moment demands — she does the opposite. She builds slowly, carefully, and specifically. Philomena Cunk has been evolving for over a decade. Mandy is now in its fourth series. The characters she creates are not designed for a single news cycle; they are built to last.
The international recognition via Netflix and the Emmy nomination for Cunk on Life is not an accident. It is the result of work that was always this good, finally finding the audience it deserved.
FAQ 1: Who is Diane Morgan?
Diane Morgan is an English actress, comedian, and writer born on October 5, 1975, in Bolton, Greater Manchester. She is best known for creating and portraying the satirical character Philomena Cunk across multiple BBC mockumentary specials and series. Beyond Cunk, she has built a wide-ranging television career including starring roles in Motherland (BBC Two), After Life (Netflix), and her own BBC Two comedy series Mandy, which she also writes and directs. In 2025, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for Cunk on Life.
FAQ 2: What is Diane Morgan most famous for?
Diane Morgan is most famous for playing Philomena Cunk — a deadpan, spectacularly uninformed documentary presenter who interviews real academic experts with absurd confidence. The character debuted on Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe in 2013 and grew into a franchise of BBC specials including Cunk on Britain, Cunk on Earth, and Cunk on Life. When Cunk on Earth arrived on Netflix, it introduced her to a global audience and firmly established her as one of Britain’s most distinctive comedic voices.
FAQ 3: Is Diane Morgan the same person as Philomena Cunk?
No. Philomena Cunk is a fictional character played by Diane Morgan — they are not the same person. In reality, Morgan is a sharp, articulate, and highly intelligent actress and writer. Cunk is a satirical creation: a bumbling, confidently wrong documentary presenter used to mock media pretension and expose the gap between expertise and public understanding. The character’s Bolton accent was actually Morgan’s own idea during the original audition, which is what gave Cunk her distinctive voice, but everything else about the character is a deliberate comedic construction.
FAQ 4: Where is Diane Morgan from?
Diane Morgan was born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, and grew up in the nearby towns of Farnworth and Kearsley. She attended George Tomlinson School in Kearsley. At the age of 20, she moved to study drama at East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex. She now lives in the Bloomsbury district of London with her partner, BBC producer Ben Caudell.
FAQ 5: How old is Diane Morgan?
Diane Morgan was born on October 5, 1975, which makes her 50 years old as of 2025–2026. She has spoken in interviews about having started her stand-up comedy career relatively late — at around 30 years old — after working several other jobs including as a dental nurse and telemarketer. Her late start did not slow her rise; within a decade of beginning stand-up, she had become one of the most recognised names in British comedy.
FAQ 6: What TV shows has Diane Morgan been in?
Diane Morgan has appeared in a wide range of British television productions. Her most notable roles include Philomena Cunk in Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe and the full Cunk mockumentary series; Liz in the BBC Two sitcom Motherland (2016–2022); Kath in Netflix’s After Life (2019–2022); and Mandy Carter in her own BBC Two comedy series Mandy (2019–present). She has also appeared in Death to 2020, Death to 2021, The Sandman (Netflix), Inside No. 9, Frayed, The Cockfields, Damned, and Intelligence, among many others. In 2026, she competed in LOL: Last One Laughing UK Series 2 on Prime Video.
FAQ 7: What movies has Diane Morgan appeared in?
Her most notable film appearances include Sharon the waitress in the romantic drama Me Before You (2016), starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin; David Brent’s PR expert in David Brent: Life on the Road (2016); a supporting role in the Northern drama Funny Cow (2017); and the voice of local news reporter Onya Doorstep in the Aardman Animations production Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024). On Rotten Tomatoes, both Cunk on Life and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl hold a 100% critics score, reflecting the consistent quality of her work.
FAQ 8: Did Diane Morgan win an Emmy?
Diane Morgan received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination — not a win — for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for Cunk on Life (2024), announced in July 2025. She was nominated alongside co-writers including Charlie Brooker, Ben Caudell, and seven others. However, the same special did win a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming, meaning the production was recognised at Emmy level. The nomination itself was a significant milestone for a BBC Two comedy special reaching the American television industry’s highest award recognition.
FAQ 9: What is Cunk on Earth and is it on Netflix?
Cunk on Earth is a BBC Two five-part mockumentary series that first aired in September 2022. In it, Diane Morgan’s character Philomena Cunk presents herself as a serious documentary host tackling the entire history of human civilisation — covering history, science, culture, and religion — while asking real academic experts genuinely absurd questions with complete sincerity. The show is available on Netflix internationally, which dramatically expanded its audience beyond the UK. It holds strong critical ratings and is widely considered the most accessible entry point into the Cunk franchise for new viewers.
FAQ 10: Is Diane Morgan in After Life?
Yes. Diane Morgan plays Kath, the cheerful and warm-hearted postwoman, in all three series of Ricky Gervais’s Netflix dark comedy-drama After Life. She appeared in all 18 episodes across the show’s run from its premiere in March 2019 to its conclusion in January 2022. The role was notably different from her comedic persona — Kath brought genuine warmth and heart to a show built around grief, and Morgan’s performance was consistently praised by critics and audiences alike.
FAQ 11: What is the TV show Mandy about and did Diane Morgan write it?
Mandy is a BBC Two comedy series following Mandy Carter, a Northern woman of spectacular misfortune and irrepressible chaotic energy who careers through life’s disasters with baffling optimism. Yes — Diane Morgan wrote it, directed it, starred in it, and executive produced it through her own production company, Witchcraft Industries. The show began as a short in 2019, became a full series in 2020, and is now filming its fourth series as of 2025, with six new episodes in production featuring guest stars including Sian Gibson and Rosie Cavaliero.
FAQ 12: Who is Diane Morgan’s partner?
Diane Morgan’s partner is Ben Caudell, a BBC comedy producer, executive producer, and commissioning editor. The couple have lived together in the Bloomsbury district of London since at least 2017. Caudell has worked on several projects connected to Morgan’s career, including serving as an executive producer on After Life and as one of the co-writers on Cunk on Life, the special that earned a 2025 Emmy nomination. The two are known to keep their relationship largely private, though both work in overlapping creative circles.
FAQ 13: Does Diane Morgan have children?
No. Diane Morgan does not have children and has spoken openly about never wanting them. She has said she was “born not wanting” children and sees no advantages in having them. She is known for being particularly candid on the subject in interviews — once joking that working on Motherland, a comedy about the chaos of parenthood, only reinforced her position. She has instead channelled her personal investments into her work, her animal rescue dog Robert “Bovril” Morgan, and animal rights activism.
FAQ 14: What is Diane Morgan’s net worth?
Diane Morgan’s net worth is estimated at approximately $3 million USD, according to multiple entertainment industry sources including Celebrity Net Worth. Her income comes primarily from acting and writing for television series and films — particularly the Cunk mockumentary franchise, Motherland, After Life, and Mandy — as well as royalties from BBC productions now distributed internationally through Netflix, voice work in animated projects, and development deals through her own production company. Net worth estimates from different sources vary, so the $3 million figure should be treated as a reasonable approximation rather than a verified total.
FAQ 15: What did Diane Morgan do before she was famous?
Before finding success in comedy and acting, Diane Morgan worked a remarkable string of jobs. These included working as a dental nurse, peeling potatoes at a chip shop, doing telesales, selling Avon door to door, and boxing worming tablets in a factory. It was actually a telesales manager who encouraged her to try stand-up comedy, a suggestion she acted on at around age 30. She had previously tried to get into drama school three times, finally gaining acceptance to East 15 Acting School on her third attempt.
FAQ 16: What awards has Diane Morgan been nominated for or won?
Her major award history includes: two BAFTA TV Award nominations for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme (Cunk on Shakespeare in 2017 and Cunk on Earth in 2023); an RTS Award nomination for Comedy Performance (Female) for Motherland in 2020; the Edinburgh TV Festival Outstanding Achievement Award (winner, 2022); the National Comedy Awards Outstanding Supporting Role (winner, 2023); a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy in 2026; and a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for Cunk on Life in 2025. She also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Bolton in July 2023.
FAQ 17: How did Diane Morgan get the role of Philomena Cunk?
Diane Morgan was brought in to audition for Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe. The character had originally been conceived as a posh, middle-class woman. Morgan prepared the audition that way, then asked if she could try the lines using her natural Bolton accent instead. Brooker and his team preferred the Bolton version immediately — it grounded the character in a specific, recognisable voice and gave Cunk her flat, deadpan Northern delivery that makes the absurdity land so effectively. That spur-of-the-moment decision shaped the entire character and, by extension, a decade of British comedy.
FAQ 18: Is there going to be another Cunk series after Cunk on Life?
As of 2025–2026, no new Cunk series has been officially confirmed, but both Diane Morgan and Charlie Brooker have discussed future possibilities in interviews. Brooker mentioned in a Variety interview that he had been toying with ideas including a Cunk action thriller format, crossing mockumentary with a 24-style narrative. Morgan and Brooker have described the collaboration as ongoing, and given the Emmy attention and Netflix distribution of Cunk on Life, the commercial appetite for further instalments appears strong.
FAQ 19: What is Diane Morgan’s accent?
Diane Morgan speaks with a Northern English accent rooted in her Bolton, Greater Manchester upbringing. This accent is central to her most famous character — Philomena Cunk’s flat, deadpan Bolton delivery is Morgan’s own natural voice, which she introduced into the character during the original audition. The accent contributes significantly to the comedy: the contrast between Cunk’s authoritative documentary-presenter presentation and her very ordinary Northern voice creates a constant low-level comedic friction that underpins almost every scene.
FAQ 20: What is Diane Morgan’s production company?
Diane Morgan’s production company is called Witchcraft Industries. She produces the BBC Two series Mandy through this company in partnership with BBC Studios Comedy. The fourth series of Mandy, currently in production as of 2025, is being made under this arrangement. Having her own production company gives her significant creative control over her projects — she writes, directs, stars in, and executive produces Mandy entirely under that banner.
FAQ 21: Is Diane Morgan vegan?
Yes. Diane Morgan is vegan and a vocal animal rights activist. She has spoken about this in several interviews and has put her advocacy into practice: in 2019 she adopted a rescue dog named Robert “Bovril” Morgan, who later appeared in the Mandy Christmas special in 2021. In 2025, she became the patron of Moggies Cat Rescue, a charity based in Aberdare, South Wales. Animal welfare is one of the few causes she speaks about publicly with clear personal conviction.
FAQ 22: Did Diane Morgan appear on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert?
Yes. Diane Morgan appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on January 8, 2025, as a guest alongside actor Alan Cumming. The appearance came at a time when Cunk on Life had just arrived on Netflix internationally, bringing significant American attention to her work. The Colbert appearance was a notable marker of her growing profile in the United States — a country where the Cunk series had found a substantial audience through Netflix.
FAQ 23: What is Diane Morgan doing in LOL: Last One Laughing UK?
Diane Morgan appeared as a contestant in Series 2 of LOL: Last One Laughing UK on Prime Video, which began airing in March 2026. The show, hosted by Jimmy Carr and Roisin Conaty, features ten comedians competing to make each other laugh without laughing themselves — the last person to keep a straight face wins. For someone with Morgan’s deadpan performance skills, the format is a natural fit. The series also featured Bob Mortimer, who won Series 1, as a returning contestant.
FAQ 24: What has Diane Morgan said about her own comedy style and ambitions?
In her own words, Morgan has described making people laugh as her only ambition — one she has held since childhood, when her father introduced her to the comedy of Tony Hancock, Woody Allen, Harold Lloyd, and Stan Laurel. She has said she does not have hobbies beyond that. On her approach to performing Cunk, she has explained that the character works because the interviews with real experts last over two hours each, allowing her to lull them into false security with easier questions before introducing the truly bizarre ones. She has also been candid about the fact that, despite stand-up being the vehicle that launched her career, she actually dislikes doing stand-up and much prefers the character work and writing that defines her career today.
