Alastair Roberts
- Actor
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Stath Lets Flats, review
Jamie Demetriou's comedy is superlatively weird and deliriously funny.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 16th September 2019Sitcoms are loved, rather than enjoyed, when they have heart as well as laughs. Jamie Demetriou's cartoonish tour of a north London lettings agency always has some yearning beneath the clowning, which comes out tonight as Al (Al Roberts) and Sophie (Natasia Demetriou) almost, agonisingly, move in together.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 26th August 2019The Bafta-nominated letting agent comedy Stath Lets Flats returned, as unapologetically daft as ever. It's co-created by siblings Jamie and Natasia Demetriou, who play another pair of siblings, idiotic Stath and dopey Sophie (it took me a while to recognise Natasia as Nadja, the minxish vampire from What We Do in the Shadows).
Stath Lets Flats sticks to a retro sitcom format, with plenty of gags and physical comedy from the desperate, delusional Stath. He yearns to impress his father (Christos Stergioglou) enough to take over the family business, but thus far has been foiled by the brash new manager (Dustin Demri-Burns), and Stath's bitchy, ambitious former fling Carole (Katy Wix).
There's a side-plot involving a flirtation between Sophie and her bashful colleague, Al (Alastair Roberts), which could yet turn into the greatest filing cabinet-flanked romance since Tim and Dawn in The Office. For now, most of the comedy revolves around Stath's innate stupidity - on finding out that Carole was "preggo", he gasped: "Are you the mother?" Well, I laughed.
Barbara Ellen, The Guardian, 25th August 2019Cast revealed for new comedy Mae And George
Charlotte Ritchie, Sophie Thompson and Friends star Lisa Kudrow are amongst the cast revealed for Mae Martin's E4/Netflix comedy drama Mae And George.
British Comedy Guide, 30th April 2019Sheeps, Soho Theatre review
Friendship, fake gurus and fun.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 19th February 2019Stath Lets Flats to return for Series 2
Stath Lets Flats, the Channel 4 sitcom written by and starring Jamie Demetriou, is to return for a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 15th January 2019Top 10 comedy shows of 2018
We had volcanic eruptions from Nish Kumar, open-heart anguish from Jessie Cave and cold lasagne from James Acaster. But no one could beat the wild blazing brilliance of Flight of the Conchords
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 18th December 2018Ten shows with animal-themed titles
Because this seems as good a way to select some random shows as any...
Chortle, 26th July 2018The best comedy to see in Edinburgh, part two
The tricky subjects of identity politics, consent and mental health make for electric shows.
Michael Hogan & Ralph Jones, The Guardian, 22nd July 2018Fest's vomedy picks
Comedy critic Paul Fleckney picks out the best of the best of the best of the Fringe comedy programme.
Paul Fleckney, Fest Mag, 18th July 2018