Andy Wolton
- Writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Apple TV+ recommissions Trying
Apple TV+ has recommissioned its British sitcom success, Trying. The comedy will return for a fourth series next year.
British Comedy Guide, 31st August 2022Trying Series 3, AppleTV+ review
Not much can shut out the world right now, so grab Trying and hold it tight.
Euan Franklin, Culture Whisper, 21st July 2022Trying, Apple TV+ review
Esther Smith triumphs anew in adoption-centred comedy-drama.
Matt Wolf, The Arts Desk, 21st May 2021Trying 2 review
In an era of TV/streaming shows celebrating diversity, Andy Wolton's programme feels like something of a throwback to a Richard Curtis-style period when London was populated entirely by white people, i.e. never.
Dan Meier, The Upcoming, 17th May 2021Trying, review
Apple TV's first British comedy isn't as funny or as quirky as it's trying to be.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 1st May 2020Review: Trying, Apple TV+
Apple TV+'s first British original comedy is an interesting one. It both plays it very safe, with its cosy thirtysomething Camden Town environment and also goes into some unusual territory as it deals with a young couple going through the difficult process of adopting.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st May 2020Trying review
Rafe Spall and Esther Smith are brilliant as the couple considering adoption - and rising above the absurdities of their painful plight.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 1st May 2020Apple TV+ announces first British comedy, Trying
Computer giant Apple has announced the first British series for its new streaming platform, Apple TV+. Trying stars Rafe Spall, Esther Smith and Imelda Staunton.
British Comedy Guide, 20th January 2020BBC Landmark Sitcom Season: the pilots review
In my last post I looked at three of the sitcom revivals that the BBC have produced but alongside these pieces, this new season also includes five new sitcom pilots. Over the next two weeks, all five of these shows will air and in this article I will pass judgement on them all.
Matt Donnelly, The Custard TV, 6th September 2016TV preview: The Coopers vs The Rest
Overall, the confident, funny writing and likeable performances all round make it a pleasure to meet the Coopers. After the travesty of remaking Are You Being Served?, the BBC could have a hit on their hands with this, the first of three pilots getting an airing in its Landmark Sitcom season.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th August 2016