It says Film Review above so it must be a film. There is something not quite right about watching Special Correspondents on a laptop (in bed, if you want to know). Ricky Gervais chose to go with... more
Reviews
Don’t be fooled by the jaunty sub-Mumfords music at the start of episode 5. Julia Davis’ comedy-drama comes to a head in all sorts of horrendous ways in these last two instalments.At some point most... more
I wish I could come up with a way of describing dark comedy without calling it “dark”. It has become a catch-all adjective to describe everything from Frankie Boyle to Julia Davis. And now it is... more
Don’t write the obituary of stand-up on TV just yet. Live at the Apollo might have been shunted to BBC2 but Stewart Lee seems to have done pretty well there and Russell Howard is fronting a second... more
It’s interesting the way Sky Atlantic has scheduled Camping. The latest series from the pungent pen of Julia Davis is filmed as six separate episodes but is being shown as two at a time back-to-back... more
Hapless hubby with his life in a muddle? It feels like we’ve been in I Want My Wife Back territory before. Sometimes even with the same star, Ben Miller. Anyone remember The Worst Week Of My Life?... more
I have a bit of a confession to make. I was never a big fan of Hunderby. I liked it but was not devoted to it is many were. For some reason – Blackadder excepted – I like my comedy to be wearing... more
The sketch show is a format that goes in and out of fashion. At the moment it doesn’t seem to be at its coolest. There have been shows on the radio such as Sketchorama, but TV seems to be hooked on... more
If you are deliberating about whether to go to the Fringe this year watch this documentary and you will definitely decide in the affirmative whether you are a punter or a performer. The ‘spirit of... more
Over 400 acts entered this year’s We Got Tickets Musical Comedy Awards, proving that there is clearly plenty of interest in an often-maligned form of comedy. The sold out signs outside the venue also... more
