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After graduating, Owen and Ashenden began taking their double act The Pin to the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]], where their shows received great critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Dominic |date=2018-08-12 |title=Edinburgh comedy review: The Pin: Backstage at Pleasance Courtyard |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/comedy/article/edinburgh-comedy-review-the-pin-backstage-at-pleasance-courtyard-b2ndttqn9 |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleckney |first=Paul |title=The Pin: Ten Seconds With The Pin : Reviews 2015 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2015/08/19/30113/the_pin:_ten_seconds_with_the_pin |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-20 |title=Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Pin, Pleasance Courtyard |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/6118/review-pin |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=Beyond The Joke |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Crowning glories {{!}} The Sunday Times |url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/arts/article1595393.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100314/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/arts/article1595393.ece |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=www.thesundaytimes.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> The Guardian called their 2018 outing "one of Edinburgh's most dazzling comedy shows".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Logan |first=Brian |date=2018-08-16 |title=The Pin review – one of Edinburgh's most dazzling comedy shows |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/aug/16/the-pin-review-dazzling-comedy-show-edinburgh-festival |access-date=2025-06-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
After graduating, Owen and Ashenden began taking their double act The Pin to the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]], where their shows received great critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Dominic |date=2018-08-12 |title=Edinburgh comedy review: The Pin: Backstage at Pleasance Courtyard |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/comedy/article/edinburgh-comedy-review-the-pin-backstage-at-pleasance-courtyard-b2ndttqn9 |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleckney |first=Paul |title=The Pin: Ten Seconds With The Pin : Reviews 2015 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2015/08/19/30113/the_pin:_ten_seconds_with_the_pin |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-20 |title=Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Pin, Pleasance Courtyard |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/6118/review-pin |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=Beyond The Joke |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Crowning glories {{!}} The Sunday Times |url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/arts/article1595393.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100314/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/arts/article1595393.ece |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2025-06-25 |website=www.thesundaytimes.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> The Guardian called their 2018 outing "one of Edinburgh's most dazzling comedy shows".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Logan |first=Brian |date=2018-08-16 |title=The Pin review – one of Edinburgh's most dazzling comedy shows |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/aug/16/the-pin-review-dazzling-comedy-show-edinburgh-festival |access-date=2025-06-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


They made four series of The Pin<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 4 - The Pin |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07b3rsr |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> for [[BBC Radio 4]], picking up nominations at the 2017 [[Writers' Guild of Great Britain|Writers' Guild]] Awards<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arandjelovic-Vaughan |first=Benjamin |date=2017-01-23 |title=Writers' Guild Award winners 2017 |url=https://writersguild.org.uk/writers-guild-award-winners-2017/ |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=The Writers' Guild of Great Britain |language=en-GB}}</ref> and [[Audio and Radio Industry Awards|Radio Academy Awards]], and winning the BBC Radio Award for Best Comedy.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}
They made four series of The Pin<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 4 - The Pin |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07b3rsr |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> for [[BBC Radio 4]], picking up nominations at the 2017 [[Writers' Guild of Great Britain|Writers' Guild]] Awards<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arandjelovic-Vaughan |first=Benjamin |date=2017-01-23 |title=Writers' Guild Award winners 2017 |url=https://writersguild.org.uk/writers-guild-award-winners-2017/ |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=The Writers' Guild of Great Britain |language=en-GB}}</ref> and [[Audio and Radio Industry Awards|Radio Academy Awards]], and winning the BBC Radio Award for Best Comedy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-27 |title=News: Big New Series for Sketch Duo The Pin |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/4144/news-big-new-series-sketch-duo-pin |access-date=2025-06-26 |website=Beyond The Joke |language=en}}</ref>


In 2017 Owen and Ashenden created the animated series ''Oi, Leonardo!''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-18 |title=BBC Three - Videos from BBC Three, Oi Leonardo! Splitting the bill at the Last Supper |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p066nxrm |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> for [[BBC Three|BBC3]]. That same year they also created online series ''Overheard''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raeside |first=Julia |date=2017-12-07 |title=Overheard review – the sketch show reinvented with tiny, joyful snippets of comic tapas |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/dec/07/overheard-review-the-sketch-show-reinvented-with-tiny-joyful-snippets-of-comic-tapas |access-date=2025-06-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
In 2017 Owen and Ashenden created the animated series ''Oi, Leonardo!''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-18 |title=BBC Three - Videos from BBC Three, Oi Leonardo! Splitting the bill at the Last Supper |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p066nxrm |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> for [[BBC Three|BBC3]]. That same year they also created online series ''Overheard''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raeside |first=Julia |date=2017-12-07 |title=Overheard review – the sketch show reinvented with tiny, joyful snippets of comic tapas |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/dec/07/overheard-review-the-sketch-show-reinvented-with-tiny-joyful-snippets-of-comic-tapas |access-date=2025-06-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Revision as of 11:00, 26 June 2025

  • Comment: Might be notable but some of this is unsourced and The Cambridge Footlight link just goes to the main page so not helpful. For the acting credits, do not use IMDB as it is not considered a reliable sourced and some of this WP:REFBOMBED (many sources for one fact). Summarize what the say about Owen. S0091 (talk) 15:11, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Alexander Owen is a British writer and actor. He is one half of comedy duo The Pin alongside Ben Ashenden. Together they co-wrote and starred in Amazon MGM Studios feature film Deep Cover, to critical acclaim.[1] The pair also wrote and starred in hit West End play The Comeback,[2][3][4] and between 2015 and 2019 recorded four series of the multi-award winning[5] BBC Radio 4 show The Pin. As an actor, Owen is best known for appearances in Andor, A Very Royal Scandal, Jurassic World Dominion, and Dreaming Whilst Black, for which he was also a writer.[6]

Early life

Owen was born in London. He studied English literature at St John's College, Cambridge.[citation needed]

Career

Whilst at the University of Cambridge Owen was a member of the Footlights comedy club, where he met future collaborator Ben Ashenden. The pair wrote and performed in two international tours, including Good For You, directed by Liam Williams and Daran Johnson, the first Footlights show to tour America since the 1960s.[7]

After graduating, Owen and Ashenden began taking their double act The Pin to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where their shows received great critical acclaim.[8][9][10][11] The Guardian called their 2018 outing "one of Edinburgh's most dazzling comedy shows".[12]

They made four series of The Pin[13] for BBC Radio 4, picking up nominations at the 2017 Writers' Guild Awards[14] and Radio Academy Awards, and winning the BBC Radio Award for Best Comedy.[15]

In 2017 Owen and Ashenden created the animated series Oi, Leonardo![16] for BBC3. That same year they also created online series Overheard.[17]

The pair's 2018 Fringe show, The Pin: Backstage, was developed with Sonia Friedman Productions into a full length stage play, The Comeback, which premiered in London's West End in December 2020 to great acclaim.[18][19][20]

In 2020 Owen and Ashenden also released The Special Relationship, an 8-part series on Audible, co-starring Fred Armisen, Cecily Strong, Jamie Demetriou, Lolly Adefope and Kate Berlant.[21]

In 2021 Owen co-wrote and starred in online series Petrichor.[22][23]

In 2022 Owen and Ashenden wrote for and appeared in Dave original series Live at the Moth Club.[24]

Owen's other writing credits include BBC1 shows Walliams and Friend and Tracey Ullman's Show, BBC3's Famalam, Showtime's Who is America? and Dreaming Whilst Black.[25]

Owen's acting credits include The Bubble, What's Love Got to Do with It?, 1899, Victoria, Stath Lets Flats, Ghosts, Intelligence, This Time with Alan Partridge, Ellie & Natasia, and A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou.[26]

In 2025 it was announced by the BBC that Owen and Ashenden had been commissioned to write Bill's Included, a BBC1 sitcom series starring Rob Brydon, with Babycow producing.[27]

References

  1. ^ Klein, Brennan (2025-06-12). "Prime Video's New Action Comedy Debuts With Surprising Perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  2. ^ Cavendish, Dominic (2020-12-12). "The Comeback, Noël Coward Theatre review: the funniest West End double-act in years". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  3. ^ Logan, Brian (2020-12-16). "The Comeback review – comedy that sparkles by double act The Pin". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  4. ^ Benedict, David (2020-12-14). "'The Comeback' Review: London's New Heartwarming Hit, Stopped in Its Tracks by Theater Closure". Variety. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  5. ^ Bennett, Steve. "Are these Britain's best-written comedies? : News 2016 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  6. ^ "Alexander Owen". Independent Talent. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  7. ^ "ARCHIVE 2000-2018". cambridge-footlights. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  8. ^ Maxwell, Dominic (2018-08-12). "Edinburgh comedy review: The Pin: Backstage at Pleasance Courtyard". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  9. ^ Fleckney, Paul. "The Pin: Ten Seconds With The Pin : Reviews 2015 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  10. ^ "Edinburgh Fringe Review: The Pin, Pleasance Courtyard". Beyond The Joke. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  11. ^ "Crowning glories | The Sunday Times". www.thesundaytimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  12. ^ Logan, Brian (2018-08-16). "The Pin review – one of Edinburgh's most dazzling comedy shows". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  13. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - The Pin". BBC. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  14. ^ Arandjelovic-Vaughan, Benjamin (2017-01-23). "Writers' Guild Award winners 2017". The Writers' Guild of Great Britain. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  15. ^ "News: Big New Series for Sketch Duo The Pin". Beyond The Joke. 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
  16. ^ "BBC Three - Videos from BBC Three, Oi Leonardo! Splitting the bill at the Last Supper". BBC. 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  17. ^ Raeside, Julia (2017-12-07). "Overheard review – the sketch show reinvented with tiny, joyful snippets of comic tapas". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  18. ^ "The Comeback at The Noel Coward Theatre is a winningly meta comedy caper – review". The Independent. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  19. ^ Bennett, Steve. "The Comeback with Ben Ashenden and Alexander Owen : Reviews 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  20. ^ Clapp, Susannah (2020-12-20). "The week in theatre: The Comeback; Six". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  21. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "The Special Relationship - Sitcom". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  22. ^ Logan, Brian (2020-12-10). "Petrichor review – cringingly funny web sitcom with a fantastic cast". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  23. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Petrichor - Sitcom". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  24. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Live At The Moth Club: Series 1, Episode 4". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  25. ^ "Alexander Owen". Independent Talent. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  26. ^ "Alexander Owen". Independent Talent. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  27. ^ "BBC Comedy orders new Rob Brydon sitcom Bill's Included". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
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