Lots of delicious television comedy intertextuality for long-time fans of Matt Berry tonight as he lands an unexpected role in a trashy TV soap.After going on an acting course in LA run by Richard... more
Reviews
I think Toast of Tinseltown is my favourite comedy on television at the moment. Each episode is packed with so much comic detail and so much lunacy what's not to like? Oh, and Matt Berry's... more
Barry Cryer's son Bob messaged me about their new comedy chat podcast just before Christmas so not surprisingly it got lost between the pigs in blankets, the pudding and the hangover.In the last few... more
There's been a bit of chat on social media that Toast of Tinseltown is not quite as good as the old C4 Toast of London and that it tails off a bit after the first episode. Well, that's not my... more
Diane Morgan is set to have another big year with a new series of Philomena Cunk in the pipeline, but it's Mandy that feels like her real passion project – she stars, writes and directs here. And now... more
After his successful run on C4 it's a new channel for Matt Berry's hapless, deluded actor Steven Toast and a location change afoot, hence the title. But first there's some housekeeping to do with... more
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe end-of-year reports for the BBC were essential viewing. Last year though he did a caustic commentary for Netflix, Death To 2020, without appearing onscreen himself, which... more
Fifteen acts made the final of this New Comedian of the Year competition. That’s a lot of laughs and hopefully a lot of bar takings with two intervals taking the evening over the the marathon three... more
There was a show at the Soho Theatre a few years ago that I was keen to write about but found difficult to get a commission because it was one of those odd shows that straddled comedy and drama,... more
If I ever get pulled over by the police I'd like to get pulled over by the Welsh Traffic Police. Or more particularly the north Wales-based coppers in Bravo Two Charlies.In this short television... more
