Winners of the Foster's Award for Best Newcomer don't always make the grade, but I can't see 2014 winner Alex Edelman slipping into obscurity. I first spotted the 25-year-old American in an... more
Reviews
The Evening Standard doesn't give half stars to shows, otherwise I'd have given Josie Long four and a half stars for Cara Josephine, the same as London is Funny gave it earlier this week. Long really... more
This has had, shall we say, mixed reviews so far, so let's see how episode three goes...It's Tom Jones and his mobile buttocks. Very Vic & Bob...Harry does seem to have worked out whether he is... more
This show was billed as Joe Wilkinson And Guests, which gave it something of a frisson. Would it be a themed evening of scruffy anti-comics wandering around the stage aimlessly telling so-called... more
I can’t get away from comedy even when I try. I popped to Barcelona this weekend for a quick winter break and on Friday night was pointed in the direction of a quiet bar in the old town. I left early... more
I’m quickly developing a bit of a soft spot for Crims. The new prison-based sitcom does not exactly reinvent the wheel when it comes to the genre, but there is definitely something fresh about it... more
I don’t know what it says about our state of mind, but Sky has just announced a series about the end of the world, Apocalypse Slough, and last night ITV2 got in on the act early with Cockroaches, set... more
Before I did this for a job I used to fritter a chunk of my daytimes away watching Mel and Sue presenting Late Lunch, their subversive mix of comedy and chat. There may have been some cooking in it,... more
Can lightning strike twice? Can Harry Hill work his surreal TV Burp magic on this revival of the creaky old Stars In Their Eyes formula. It’s a programme that is almost beyond parody, but ripe for a... more
Well, this new sitcom certainly cuts to the chase. Luke (Elis James) has barely uttered a sentence while sitting in his car when his mate Jason (Kadiff Kirwan) jumps in and informs Luke that he is... more
