In interviews to promote this new series in which he stars as himself with his real-life wife Lucy Beuamont, comedian Jon Richardson has compared Meet The Richardsons to Seinfeld. “You see their... more
Previews
Fears that award-winning mockumentary This Country might outstay its welcome and run out of steam by returning for a third series were quickly dispelled with last week's classic opener and the... more
The latest Inside No. 9, Misdirection, finds Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton delving into the world of magic, secrets and maybe a bit of murder too. It's really Shearsmith's episode this... more
Daniel Sloss's critically acclaimed stand-up show X is to be screened in Vue cinemas all over the UK tonight.This is not the first stand-up show to be screened in Vue cinemas – Ross Noble's tour show... more
Nick Mohammed has been a familiar face in quality comedy shows in recent years, cropping up in memorable programmes including Stath Lets Flats, Cuckoo and Sally4Ever. Now he gets a show of his own,... more
There was a bit of a social media kerfuffle recently when it was announced that heavily promoted new comedy King Gary had been recommissioned. Derren Litten, who wrote Scarborough, which was axed... more
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton don't make it easy for critics do they? Or maybe they do. Every episode of Inside No. 9 is so different to the last it is easy to write something fresh, whereas... more
The comedy about Cotswold cousins Kerry and Kurtan Mucklowe returns with a bold and strangely poignant opening episode. Between the second and third series real-life friend Michael Sleggs, who played... more
Update after episode aired: Well, I was right in predicting that they would pull the rug from under us, I was just a bit wrong in how they did it...I know that Inside No. 9 creators/stars Reece... more
It's always exciting to see a new TV series from Armando Iannucci. After his film successes – most recently with The Personal History Of David Copperfield – I was worried that we might be losing this... more
