Fake Journalist Philomena Cunk Is Back for More Laughs in 'Cunk on Earth'

Feb. 2 2023, Published 4:58 p.m. ET

In case you haven't heard, mockumentaries are making a return!

The newest contribution to the criminally underrated style is Cunk on Earth, a witty collection that centers on Philomena Cunk as she gives audiences a tour of the world and shows us how a ways humanity has come — or no longer.

The five-episode first season is now streaming on Netflix, and it kind of feels lovers and critics are loving it so far. However, there's one query lingering on many audience' minds: Who is the actress in the back of Philomena Cunk? Keep reading to find out!

So, who is the actress at the back of Philomena Cunk?

For those wondering, the actress who plays Philomena Cunk is none rather than English comic Diane Morgan.

She's highest recognized for portraying the fan-favorite character in various mockumentaries, together with Cunk on Christmas, Cunk on Shakespeare, Cunk on Britain, and Cunk and Other Humans. For her efficiency in Cunk on Shakespeare, Diane received a BAFTA nomination for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme.

Diane first appeared as the dim-witted host in a standard phase on Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe from 2013 to 2015. In May 2020, she returned to the display in a one-off episode titled "Antiviral Wipe," all about the COVID-19 pandemic. As we all know, Diane lately stars as Philomena in Cunk on Earth.

Now, despite being highest recognized for the ridiculous personality known as Philomena Cunk, Diane has been in the leisure trade for years. She has a number of other credit to her title — take a look at them out beneath!

Diane Morgan is perfect recognized for Philomena, but she has other credit to her title.

Sure, she's made a name for herself as Philomena Cunk; however, Diane has been doping up in the scene since 2002.

Diane has appeared in more than a few British sitcoms, such as Phoenix Nights, The Royal Bodyguard, The Work Experience, Him & Her, and Motherland. The actress has also been in a few function motion pictures, including the 2016 romantic drama Me Before You and the Netflix mockumentaries Death to 2020 and Death to 2021.

Perhaps her most well-known function besides Philomena Cunk is Kath in the Netflix black comedy-drama sequence After Life. In the Netflix sequence, which concluded in January 2022, Kath is Tony's (Ricky Gervais) co-worker who sells ads for the newspaper and incessantly complains about being single — Wow, speak about relatable.

Since July 2019, Diane has been starring in Mandy, a BBC sitcom about the unemployed eponymous personality trying to navigate existence. The 47-year-old actress stars as the identify character and in addition writes and directs the series.

In August 2022, Diane spoke about the sequence with Variety, stating that her studies with stand-up comedy prepared her to put in writing a sitcom "because when you're on stage, obviously, you need to get to the funny bit as quickly as possible before people start throwing things at you."

She added that directs the display out of convenience: "If I'd have employed a director, I would have had to say, 'Right, I'd like this' and try to describe what's in my head, which is almost like making it more difficult than just doing it yourself."

Cunk on Earth is now streaming on Netflix.

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