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Are you Peep Show's Mark or Jez? (or Super Hans?)
You may think you're a fully functioning human, but everyone has an awkward, disastrous Peep Show side to them...
Kasia Delgado, Radio Times, 11th November 2015Opinion: is the comedy bubble bursting?
Clubs struggling, established acts complaining about rates of pay and overdue payments. Then earlier this week Mick Ferry cancelled a gig at the Nottingham Comedy Festival and was brutally honest about the reason on Facebook: "I could lie and say its ill health. Truth is, no fecker has bought a ticket."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th November 2015Review - Andy Hamilton: Change Management
His observational humour is amazing and he appears to be continuing to observe even during his performance.
Stewart Tonkin, The Mumble, 11th November 2015Pictures: Bob Mortimer out of hospital
He raised concern with news of his triple bypass heart operation. So fans of Bob Mortimer will surely be reassured to see the award-winning comic back on his feet and embracing life - which is precisely what he was doing on Tuesday afternoon.
Daily Mail, 11th November 2015What Josh Widdicombe learnt
Josh Widdicombe says writing his first sitcom was the "toughest thing he's ever done". We got Josh to tell us what he learnt from a few of his favourite sitcoms.
BBC News, 11th November 2015The return of Dapper Laughs
Daniel O'Reilly on his Newsnight mauling and why he needs to "be a bit more careful".
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 11th November 2015Eight eccentrics you'll meet at open mic comedy
Over the last few years, I've graced the stage at hundreds of Open Mic comedy shows across the country. And, as you'd expect, I've met thousands of the nicest, most intelligent and creative people around. I've also come across some exceptionally strange character.
Jay Islaam, The Huffington Post, 11th November 2015Jon Mountague named as Sky's new Head of Comedy
Jon Mountague has been appointed as Sky's Head of Comedy, with immediate effect.
Sky, 11th November 2015The life lessons Peep Show has taught us
We've learned much following the travails of Mark, Jez, Soph, Hans, Dobby, Johnson and co, not least of which are the dangers of skinning up with your feet and which colour bread is 'pudding'.
The Guardian, 11th November 2015Interview: Andy Zaltzman
Satirist for Hire comedian discusses Donald Trump, cricket and Purslow McCladdagle.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 11th November 2015Peep Show and the stigma of flat-sharing in your 40s
The flatmate comedy Peep Show is ending as its lead actors approach middle age. Why are fortysomethings in shared accommodation still seen as unusual when their numbers are rising so dramatically?
Jon Kelly, BBC News, 11th November 2015Peep Show series 9 spoiler-free preview
Ben Dowell got a sneak peek at the last ever series of the David Mitchell and Robert Webb comedy... and he wasn't disappointed.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 11th November 2015Peep Show final series - episode 1 review
"The duo's desperate world is so ludicrously depressing it's impossible not to laugh"
Kevin O'Sullivan, The Mirror, 11th November 2015Greg Davies takes a trip down memory lane
He only got into comedy at the age of 33, and TV star and stand-up comedian Greg Davies has an appetite to make up for lost time.
The Shropshire Star, 11th November 2015Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong on comedy endings
Peep Show has been running along on Channel 4 for 12 years. Is there anything its co-creators still haven't done to Mark and Jeremy?
Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 11th November 2015Controversy hits BBC script contest
Comedy talent hunt won by one of the gatekeepers.
Chortle, 11th November 2015Peep Show: don't be sad it's over, be glad it happened
The first episode of the last ever series is set for the small screen tonight.
Nicola Agius, The Mirror, 11th November 2015Fawlty Towers hotel to be demolished: to become flats
The Gleneagles Hotel inspired John Cleese to write the classic sitcom but closed this year after it struggled to drum up business.
Nick Irving, The Mirror, 11th November 2015Peep Show review
The El Dude brothers are reunited for Super Hans's stag do. Should be fun, except he's off the booze. And who's this in Mark's flat?
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 11th November 2015Peep Show, TV review
Everything unravelled spectacularly for David Mitchell and Robert Webb in the first episode of the show's final hurrah.
Sally Newall, The Independent, 11th November 2015Josh review: Beattie Edmondson's comic timing stuck out
There's nothing original or remarkable about the set-up - or much of the script - in Josh Widdicombe's eponymous sitcom but there's promising chemistry between its stars.
Sally Newall, The Independent, 11th November 2015Was episode one of Peep Show really a return to form?
The return of Johnson is most welcome and we're hoping he'll feature prominently in every episode. Are you hearing this, Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong?
Olivia Waring, Metro, 11th November 2015Five things you might not know about James Acaster
The Kettering stand-up and Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee (times four) takes Represent on tour.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 11th November 2015Peep Show: series 9, episode 1 review
Huzzah! The best British sitcom of the last ten years is back on our screens at last, for its ninth and final series.
Joshua Worth, On The Box, 11th November 2015Josh, episode 1: Swimming & Kissing review
I feel that Josh is certainly worth sticking around for to see where it will go next, but I do see one problem on the horizon, and it is a big one. It is nothing to do with the quality of Josh but it is more a victim of poor scheduling, as next week it goes head-to-head with Channel 4's critically acclaimed Toast of London. Sadly it is hard to see Josh coming out on top in terms of viewing figures or reviews when compared to it.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 11th November 2015Bramall Hall 2015 review
Autumn 2015 signals a new season of comedy at the University of Birmingham's Bramall Hall with the second event doing predictably well in terms of its line up, with Scott Bennett, Angela Barnes and Gary Delaney performing.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 11th November 2015Peep Show, review: 'pin-sharp comedy'
Michael Hogan is delighted that the gang have reunited to give one of the best British comedies in recent years a fitting send-off.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 11th November 2015Peep Show - series 9, episode 1 review
This opening episode is basically a reset button to put the characters back where they need to be, but it's written with the elegance that cements Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain's legacy. Their script nips between big set pieces with savvy dialogue that fizzes with gags and wry asides, while making viewers cringe at the appallingly self-serving antics of the anti-heroes that we now know so well.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th November 2015Josh review
For its failings, Josh (which has been directed in straightforward manner by David Schneider) is watchable, entertaining and amusing, but it rather washes over you. A solid effort, and another stepping stone on the careers of all those involved, but unlikely to go down as a classic, and faring poorly when watched back-to-back with the superlative Peep Show.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th November 2015Matt Berry interview
Jon Hamm joins the comedian for the latest series of Channel 4 sitcom Toast of London.
James Rampton, The Independent, 11th November 2015The 45 greatest ever Peep Show quotes
The ninth and final series of Peep Show begins tonight and rather than wallow in our misery - although that is probably what Mark and Jez would do in a similarly tragic situation - we've chosen to remember the good times.
Lewis Bazley, Metro, 11th November 2015Review: Mike Wozniak
One Man Dead Cat Band may be going hell for leather, but the admirably-moustachioed man in the driver's seat has his passenger's best interests at heart.
Will Noble, Londonist, 11th November 2015Josh Widdicombe interview
"Everything I've done has been built on a worry that it's going to be shit".
Morgan Jeffery, Digital Spy, 11th November 2015Videos
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