Ann Widdecombe
- Politician
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11 reactions to the Widdecombe / Du Beke sitcom plan
The news of the dodged bullet caused tweeters to write some comedy of their own, and we can guarantee that the former Brexit MEP, Ms Widdecombe, wouldn't like any of it.
Oonagh Keating, The Poke, 5th August 2021Ann Widdecombe and Anton Du Beke wanted to make flatshare sitcom
Ann Widdecombe and Anton Du Beke hoped to star in a flatshare sitcom together. That's the remarkable claim of comedian Paul Kerensa, who was approached to write the comedy after the duo's high-profile appearance on the 2010 series of Strictly Come Dancing.
British Comedy Guide, 4th August 2021So female politicians don't want to host HIGNFY?
The implication that women are too cowardly to host the quiz show is ridiculous - they're busy in a ceaseless battle against trivialisation.
Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 4th April 2018Festive instalment of the series that ran earlier this year, commemorating the life of the late Victoria Wood. Hosted by Anne Reid, this one focuses, reasonably enough, on Wood's Christmas specials, and includes reflections from participants in some of them, including Celia Imrie, Julie Walters and Richard E Grant. Ann Widdecombe also explains what it felt like to find herself on the receiving end of Wood's gently biting mockery.
Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 23rd December 2017The Mash Report review
This sharp new show did it rather well and was the most promising satirical arrival on our screens in a long time.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 21st July 2017TV Review: The Mash Report, BBC2
Pretty ambitious and, so far, flawed but pretty good.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st July 2017Paul Merton: Ann Widdecombe was HIGNFY's worst host
Paul Merton believes that former conservative politician Ann Widdecombe got cocky when hosting the topical quiz.
Huw Fullerton, Digital Spy, 4th October 2014That week on TV: Are You Having a Laugh?, BBC1
Ann Widdecombe's polemic on jokes about Christianity going too far was unexpectedly instructive.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 31st March 2013Comedy and Christianity, BBC One, review
Whether you endorse Ann Widdecombe's view of the world or not, there's no faulting the spirit with which she defends it.
Neil Midgley, The Telegraph, 28th March 2013Ann Widdecombe investigates why Christianity has become a favourite for mockery by comedians. She thinks that the jokes are becoming nastier and aimed at belief itself rather than the institution. She wonders what this says about the place of Christianity in Britain today and asks whether any subject should be beyond critique. Comedians interviewed include Terry Jones and Marcus Brigstocke, plus there's input from baroness Sayeeda Warsi and former archbishop Lord George Carey.
Martin Skegg, The Guardian, 27th March 2013