Domhnall Gleeson on How Sketch Comedy Roots Prepared Him for Peacock's 'The Paper'
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Tom Chang
9d ago· 5 min readen
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Summary
Domhnall Gleeson discusses his transition from sketch comedy roots to starring as EIC Ned Sampson in Peacock's mockumentary series "The Paper." Despite being known for intense dramatic roles in franchises like Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Ex-Machina, Gleeson's early career in sketch comedy prepared him for comedic roles. The article explores how his background in improvisation and sketch work informed his performance in the Peacock series.
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With such intense serious work, it's hard for many, including Deadline's Pete Hammond to fathom the Irish actor in comedy, but he was able to pull that off in spades on the Peacock
With 25 years and counting on the screen, Domhnall Gleeson has accomplished so much with the franchises he's been involved with, from Star Wars, Dredd (2012), his breakout sci-fi role in Ex-Machina (2014), Harry Potter films, and Black Mirror. With such i
