In the first five minutes of National Treasure there were cameo appearances from Robert Webb, Alan Carr and Frank Skinner. But despite appearances this definitely wasn’t a comedy. They were guests at... more
Reviews
Josh Widdicombe recently cropped up in a BBC documentary about sitcoms saying how much he loved the genre. And he clearly adores the classics because the second series of his flatshare sitcom seems... more
Matt Forde’s new political series nearly hit the buffers before it had even been recorded. Forde’s first guest was scheduled to be Labour leadership contender Owen Smith, but he pulled out. Forde... more
Following last week’s Hancock the final Lost Sitcom is another Galton and Simpson classic, which just goes to show how important these writers were in setting up the template for the successful... more
That tricky period between graduating from university and settling down into a relationship and a career has been well-covered in recent years, but Limbo has a twist. The three people here are all... more
I missed the London opening of Groundhog Day in August due to a little distraction called the Edinburgh Fringe Festival so I wanted to play catch-up and the earliest ticket available for this show... more
Stone me this is good. I was a little bit worried about this TV recreation of a lost Hancock episode because last week’s Alf Garnett reboot was so disappointing. But there is no problem here. A... more
How kind of the BBC to save the sitcom pilot with the most potential until last. They probably realised that something written by Sharon Horgan and Graham Linehan* alongside - and no disrespect meant... more
Of all the current BBC2 sitcom pilots this was the one I was looking forward to the most. When I heard that We The Jury was written by James Acaster I assumed it would be based on his 2015 Edinburgh... more
One of the highlights of this latest series of BBC iPlayer comedies is Tim Renkow’s short film clearly based on some of his real-life experiences.Renkow has cerebral palsy and, perhaps connected to... more
