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Hannah J Davies

  • Journalist and reviewer

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Kayode Ewumi interview

The #HoodDocumentary and Enterprice star on devouring everything from Ramy to Donald Glover's dramedy ... via Hollyoaks and TOWIE.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 7th July 2020

Chris Ramsey and his presenter wife Rosie are another husband and wife pod team, and it would be easy to peg them as just another celebrity podcast duo, too. However, Sh**ged Married Annoyed is not to be underestimated, as a recent British Podcast Awards nod, a record-breaking sell-out live show, an upcoming book, and 25 million plus downloads makes clear. Their comforting, craic-filled show sees them natter about just about anything, from friends with benefits and toothpaste etiquette, to school memories and, er, potatoes.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 5th June 2020

Jamie Demetriou's lockdown TV

The creator and star of Stath Lets Flats on the magic of David Earl's YouTube creation, Steve Cumberland, and his pathos-tinged adventures.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 7th May 2020

The comedian formerly known as Hugo Boss has proved that consumer affairs shows don't have to be dry to be effective, grabbing the media's attention with his campaign against the fashion brand. This week, Lycett goes raving with Made In Chelsea's Jamie Laing, and finds out how secure your technology is.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 1st May 2020

The final series of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's all-expenses culinary jolly has proved more sombre than previous outings, albeit bookended by the pair's trademark celebrity impressions and extravagant meals. As it comes to an end, there is a trip to an Ottoman fortress, and bad news for Coogan.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 31st March 2020

Another blackly comic, entirely unpredictable half hour in the company of Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and the number nine. Putting a macabre spin on the housing crisis, in Death Be Not Proud, the only home Beattie and Sam (Jenna Coleman and Kadiff Kirwan) can afford comes with a sinister catch.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 10th February 2020

The grime MC returns for another series of his hit talkshow, co-hosted with comic Mo Gilligan. Their guests this week include Towie star-turned-national institution Gemma Collins, writer and star of Man Like Mobeen, Guz Khan, and ex-footballer now Hollywood hardman Vinnie Jones.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 7th February 2020

From a slapstick burglary to a parody of 70s horror and a very cryptic crossword, each episode of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's anthology series toes the line between deliciously arch and horrifyingly comic. As it returns, David Morrissey and Ralf Little star in a football-themed tale.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 3rd February 2020

Whether he is waking unsuspecting victims in the middle of the night or ransacking celebs' phones, Michael McIntyre is never knowingly underworked on his Saturday night. This week, Harry Redknapp gets the Send to All treatment, while Westlife are rudely awoken.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 7th December 2019

The second series of the comedy about struggling middle-class mums ends with another Julia special: a school sports day where she faces off with old adversary Mrs Lamb. While the material is more knowing and less quietly chaotic, Anna Maxwell Martin and Diane Morgan excel themselves.

Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 11th November 2019

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