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Johnny English Strikes Again review

It's not for everyone, but there's a lot of fun to be had in Johnny English Strikes Again.

Jason Palmer, Entertainment Focus, 2nd October 2018

Armstrong & Miller reunite to host ITV comedy and magic special

Sketch duo Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller are to reunite to host We Are Most Amused And Amazed, an ITV show to celebrate the 70th birthday of Prince Charles.

British Comedy Guide, 2nd October 2018

Review: Johnny English Strikes Again

The third entry in Rowan Atkinson's spy spoof franchise fails to deliver on laughs.

Matthew Turner, The List, 1st October 2018

Johnny English Strikes Again review

The third outing for Atkinson's parody James Bond would seem ideal for the floundering Brexit era - but it largely fails to rise to the occasion.

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 30th September 2018

Mark Rylance ridiculed by upstarts

If he watches the BBC comedy series Upstart Crow this week he may well ask himself the same question.

Valentine Low, The Times, 11th September 2018

A new series of the sketch show lands, with Tracey Ullman mercilessly skewering Theresa May, Nicola Sturgeon and, in a new turn, environment secretary Michael Gove. Also in line for a roasting are Jeremy Corbyn, Angela Merkel and Rupert Murdoch. Ben Miller also makes an appearance.

Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 1st June 2018

Upstart Crow Series 3 guest stars announced

The BBC has announced Upstart Crow's guest stars for the upcoming third series, including Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer, Kenneth Branagh and Lily Cole.

British Comedy Guide, 25th January 2018

The sketch show returns with our Tracey as adept as ever at playing a range of characters. Prepare for a delinquent Dame Judi Dench, a Bond-villainesque Nicola Sturgeon and Clare Balding's need to present every TV show going ("I just want to help!"). But the best sketch by far makes grotesques of Jerry Hall and Rupert Murdoch (Ben Miller) at a painfully strained family dinner - more risks like this, please.

Jonathan Wright, The Guardian, 3rd February 2017

Tracey Ullman's Show review

Ullman throws herself at it with gusto and it's iconoclastic enough to elicit gasps as well as giggles.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 3rd February 2017

Preview: Tracy Ullman's Show series 2

This week sees the return of Tracy Ullman's Show to BBC One, with the first episode airing on Friday 3rd February at 9:30pm. As with the first series, a bevy of TVO regulars are involved: this time around Dan Skinner, Tracy Ann Oberman, Lucy Montgomery and Laurence Rickard are part of the impressive ensemble cast. But is the end result worth a look? TVO editor Paul Holmes took a sneaky peek...

Paul Holmes, The Velvet Onion, 2nd February 2017

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