Fleabag
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2016 - 2019
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Comedy series starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge as a woman living in London whose life is a mess. Also features Sian Clifford, Bill Paterson, Olivia Colman, Andrew Scott, Brett Gelman and more.
- Series 2, Episode 3 repeated Saturday at 12:15am on BBC3
Streaming rank this week: 275
Press clippings Page 4
Has TV got a problem with Christianity?
Christians on TV were once limited to ethical debates and Songs of Praise. But from Fleabag to US sitcom The Righteous Gemstones, portrayals are now less pious and more provocative.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 7th February 2020Fleabag wins Broadcast Award
Fleabag has added to its award-win list by claiming the Best Comedy Programme title at the Broadcast Awards. The judges praised the show for being a "gamechanger that had resonated with the audience like no other comedy".
British Comedy Guide, 6th February 2020Roll over Fleabag, Mrs Brown got the priest first
Stewart Lee asks why do we view the experimentation of Mrs Brown's Boys as naive and the same techniques used by Phoebe Waller-Bridge in The Flea Bag (as he calls it) as genius?
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 2nd February 2020Of course Mrs Brown's Boys beat Fleabag at the NTAs
Whatever the reason Mrs Brown's Boys beat out some of the most acclaimed TV comedies of the decade (and, in Fleabag's case, all time), the fact remains that it did. Rather than whinge about it, this should be a chance for those with the ability to determine what is "good" and what is "bad" to remember that our word is not gospel.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 29th January 2020Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019 winners revealed
The results of the 14th annual Comedy.co.uk Awards have been revealed. Good Omens, After Life, Susan Calman and Would I Lie To You? are amongst the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 27th January 2020Phoebe Waller-Bridge tears up accepting SAG award
Phoebe Waller-Bridge took home the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series for her role in Fleabag on Sunday night.
Jodi Guglielmi, People Magazine, 19th January 2020How J-Lo inspired Fleabag
Accepting the Critics' Choice Award for best comedy series for Fleabag, Waller-Bridge said: "This is a bit of a random shout-out. But you have no idea how you can accidentally inspire people just by doing your work, and somebody inspired this show in a way that you'll never know, and that's J-Lo!"
Chortle, 13th January 2020Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019 shortlist
60 TV and radio programmes have been shortlisted across 10 categories for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2020Waller-Bridge auctions Golden Globes outfit for Oz fire
Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge has put her Golden Globes outfit up for auction on eBay to raise money for the Australian bushfire crisis.
BBC, 11th January 2020Phoebe Waller-Bridge interview
"Karaoke tells you a hell of a lot about your mates"
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 7th January 2020