Turn Up Charlie
- TV sitcom
- Netflix
- 2019
- 8 episodes (1 series)
Idris Elba stars as a failed DJ trying to relaunch his career while working as a nanny for his superstar best friend's wild child 11-year-old daughter. Also features Frankie Hervey, Piper Perabo, JJ Feild, Angela Griffin, Guz Khan and more.
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Turn Up Charlie review
What's most baffling is that Turn Up Charlie is what one would expect of Elba when he is in desperate need of a comeback. It's as if he forgot he is one of the most successful actors in our current times.
Mary-Catherine Harvey, The Upcoming, 20th March 2019Idris Elba looks a right Charlie in hackneyed comedy
Turn Up Charlie, in which Elba - for some reason beyond easy comprehension - has decided he wants to be the new Three Men And A Baby-era Ted Danson, is decidedly not cool.
Keith Watson, Metro, 18th March 2019Review: Turn Up Charlie
Turn Up Charlie is like so many Netflix comedies, in that it's really not that funny.
The Medium Is Not Enough, 18th March 2019Idris Elba interview
Idris Elba on Turn Up Charlie and convincing Netflix he could be funny.
Collider, 17th March 2019Turn Up Charlie, Netflix, review
Ultimately there's the sense of a sitcom developed by focus group, and it's short on killer one-liners and the truly inspired farce which would make up for that.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 16th March 2019Turn Up Charlie: the laughs are not the point
Watch Netflix's new comedy starring Idris Elba, Turn Up Charlie, and you'll notice something strange: it doesn't have any jokes. This isn't a criticism - actually, it's perfectly amusing - but more that it's far more concerned with the ongoing story of its hero, Charlie, and his ward like a sort of episodic About A Boy than peppering in one-off zingers or building towards farce.
Stuart McGurk, GQ, 16th March 2019Turn Up Charlie review
Co-creator and star Idris Elba proves his mettle at the turntables, but this Netflix series is light on laughs.
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14th March 2019Turn Up Charlie review
Turn Up Charlie doesn't spin comedy gold but Idris Elba shines.
Steven Scaife, Slant Magazine, 14th March 2019Cast of Idris Elba's DJ show partied in Ibiza
The Luther actor took the cast and crew out clubbing during their time on the White Isle, says Angela Griffin.
BT, 12th March 2019Turn Up Charlie review
Overall, Turn Up Charlie is a solid comedy backed by two outstanding performances that show-off the true range of one actor while introducing the world to the joy of the other. That's good enough to earn the series a hearty stamp of approval and binge recommendation.
Forbes, 6th March 2019