Press Clippings
Pictures: David Jason larks about on set
David Jason, 77, proved he knew exactly how to steal the scene, as he larked about while filming on Still Open All Hours in Doncaster on Monday.
Daily Mail, 19th September 2017
Henry IX and Fleabag win prestigious Rose d'Or awards
Henry IX has been named Best Sitcom and Fleabag Best Comedy at a prestigious international awards ceremony.
British Comedy Guide, 19th September 2017
Susan Wokoma: The door shuts firmly on us a lot quicker
She was a demon hunter, stole scenes as Michaela Coel's sister and is in a farce about Labour's identity crisis. But Susan Wokoma is turning to her own family to write her next roles.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 19th September 2017
Kippers, Rats and Benzedrine Puff Adders
Is there such a thing as the perfect sitcom? For many people, Fawlty Towers fits the bill. Its success and influence on the national consciousness from only 12 episodes is such that it has become axiomatic for some that no comedy should run for more than two series.
Andrew Martin, BBC, 19th September 2017
Kevin Bridges talks about being arrested in Ireland
Kevin Bridges has told how his arrest after a drunken night out in Ireland was a wake up call which forced him to clean up his act.
The Scotsman, 19th September 2017
Jack Dee on his secret addiction inspiration
Jack Dee reveals how a TV obsession inspired his latest creation, ITV sitcom Bad Move.
TV Times, 19th September 2017
Ill Behaviour Series 1 review
Drastic and outlandish, Sam Bain's Ill Behaviour is a punchy comedic rollercoaster.
Moody Comedy, 19th September 2017
BBC Two announces Dave Allen biopic with Aiden Gillen
Aidan Gillen will star in a new BBC Two biopic about comedian Dave Allen, "the sit-down stand-up".
British Comedy Guide, 19th September 2017
Susan Calman smacks down Twitter troll perfectly
In between getting to know Kevin Clifton and learning the Viennese Waltz for week one of Strictly, Susan has been slaying vile Twitter trolls.
Emma Kelly, Metro, 19th September 2017
People Just Do Nothing: every episode is more hilarious
The hit BBC mockumentary has stopped playing up Kurupt FM's ineptitude and swapped it for something far sadder. It's a brave move - and as Grindah, Chabuddy and co sink to new lows, this show soars ever higher.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 19th September 2017
W1A: Why this final series might be the best yet.
I'm just a little upset that this is the final series as, from what I've seen, W1A is arguably the BBC funniest comedy that's currently on screen and I'm just wondering if the reason its leaving the screens is because of Morton's ability to spoof the company that's actually in charge of recommissioning his brilliant sitcom.
Matt, The Custard TV, 19th September 2017
Father Ted's best episodes
Across just three short series, Father Ted proved itself to be one of the funniest sitcoms of recent decades. Here our our pick of the best. Here are our favourite episodes.
Rob Keeling, Cult Box, 19th September 2017
Paul Whitehouse puts house up for sale
Paul Whitehouse puts home, complete with its own £300,000 stretch of river, up for sale.
Fred Redwood, The Telegraph, 19th September 2017
W1A review - the Way Ahead is behind and it's brilliant
The returning mockumentary send-up of the BBC is very funny at times, if a bit smug. Perhaps it should sharpen its daggers and look at Auntie's pay gap...
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 19th September 2017
Joel Dommett interview
Joel Dommett reveals how he got the ultimate revenge on a school bully.
The Sun, 18th September 2017
Radio Times TV 100
Who are the hottest talents on television now? RadioTimes.com asked some of the most powerful TV executives and broadcasting bigwigs in Britain to name the stars they believe have had an exceptional 12 months.
Radio Times, 18th September 2017
Hugh Bonneville interview
"If you are in the creative arts you're not allowed an opinion". The W1A star on the BBC, Donald Trump, and cleaning loos as a teenager.
Radio Times, 18th September 2017
Like the BBC W1A series 3 is easier to admire than love
"How about a BBC News forecast app? Like the weather forecast but with emojis. Each day, it'll be, like, Italy: smiley face. Syria: droopy mouth. Russia: angry face." Unfold your Brompton bike because W1A (BBC Two) was back for a third series of self-reflexive BBC satire and management gobbledegook.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 18th September 2017
Film has Russian ministry bracing Communist backlash
The Russian Culture Ministry's public council should pre-screen a satirical movie on the death of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin to avoid repeating the ongoing controversy over a Tsar Nicholas II biopic, a senior council member told the Govorit Moskva radio station on Monday.
The Moscow Times, 18th September 2017
The idiocy of Siobhan Sharpe has infected office life
If you work in an office where the walls are made of glass and where brightly coloured, comfy "break-out" areas outnumber actual desks (by which I mean, if you work in the media), chances are you'll have come across a Siobhan Sharpe.
Rupert Hawksley, The Telegraph, 18th September 2017
Upstart Crow and its Shakespearean accuracy
Upstart Crow is more accurate about Shakespeare than you might think.
Finlay Greig, i Newspaper, 18th September 2017
Bad Move, ITV1, preview
It's the holy grail of comedy. The mainstream family sitcom. So full marks to ITV1 - not a channel with a great track record in the genre lately - for having a crack. Whether they've totally succeeded is another matter though.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th September 2017
'Hot Fuzz' police 'arrest' St Ives 'road rage' swan
They posted photos of the suspect using the hashtag #HotFuzz, referring to the spoof film Hot Fuzz in which city cop Simon Pegg apprehends a criminal swan.
BBC, 18th September 2017
New Adrian Mole commissions celebrate 50 years of R4
Radio 4 plans to broadcast new serialisations of all the Adrian Mole books in the coming years, "reflecting some of the major social changes of the last fifty years through the satirical prism of this much-loved character", said the broadcaster.
Natasha Onwuemezi, The Bookseller, 18th September 2017
Interview: Robert Bathurst
No, I don't associate myself with the character at all," says Robert Bathurst, sounding exactly like David Marsden, his character from Cold Feet...
Janet Christie, The Scotsman, 18th September 2017
When good TV goes bad: how Red Dwarf's star faded
With the departure of co-creator Rob Grant after series six, the show lurched into comedy-drama, navel-gazing and, eventually, utter smegging ineptitude.
Gabriel Tate, The Guardian, 18th September 2017
Filming begins on Good Omens
Production is underway on Good Omens, the new TV series based on the book by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. The series stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant.
British Comedy Guide, 18th September 2017
W1A series three preview
There are moments in W1A that are almost too agonising to watch. The circuitous meetings of the BBC's directionless yet ironically named Way Ahead group so accurately replicate the prevarications of real corporate life that you can feel the knuckle-gnawing frustration from your own sofa.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th September 2017
A thinly veiled excuse to show buff comedian Joel Dommett with his top off, this new series finds him travelling the globe to pit himself against some of the most rugged folk there are. His friend Nish Kumar goes along, too, just to watch and quip. This week, they head to Mongolia where Dommett tries the archery, horsemanship and wrestling central to its nomadic population. He makes a royal tool of himself attempting the latter.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 18th September 2017
Brilliant. Exactly. The merciless spoof of the Beeb by the Beeb is back for a new series. It's the year of Charter renewal and the perfect excuse for a round of meetings in which the art of saying nothing at length is spun out with semantic ingenuity by the scriptwriters. Meanwhile, Siobhan's Perfect Curve group has been bought out by Dutch group Fun Media. Not entirely sure about the sub-plot about a footballing cross-dresser, however.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 18th September 2017