Press

“They (his one-liners) condense an entire sketch into a single sentence”
THE GUARDIAN

The gags get better and better
– William Cooke, The Guardian

“King of the one-liners”
BBC LONDON LIVE

“Outstanding is Anthony King, an elegantly mournful figure whose timing and delivery of a stream of one-liners and non-sequiteurs are masterly”
THE SCOTSMAN

King offers something of a pot pourri of comedy styles: a good dollop of observational stuff, a generous helping of banter, a dash of spontaneity plus a handful of deadpan one-liners to add spice.

It’s the one-liners that set him apart. Sparse, efficient, unexpected – and often with a delicious twinge of underlying nastiness – each one is an elegant example of perfect joke construction.

chortle.co.uk February 2005

Like a stand-up Rupert Everett (the same dark looks, the same insouciant stage persona) his attitude is take it or leave it – the right attitude for getting laughs….

The Guardian March 2004