Press clippings
The Windsors put "on hold" by Channel 4 after King's cancer diagnosis
The Windsors has been put "on hold" Channel 4 has confirmed to British Comedy Guide, with sensitivities around senior Royals' health reportedly mooted as the reason.
British Comedy Guide, 19th April 2024"I cheated on Harry Enfield then he cast me as a sex worker", admits Helen Lederer
Helen Lederer has opened up about her former relationship with Harry Enfield in the mid 80s which ended when he discovered she had been cheating on him.
Jane Warren and Sanjeeta Bains, The Mirror, 6th April 2024Harry Enfield steps down as director of his production company
Harry Enfield has stepped down as director of his production company after 12 years. The Harry & Paul star founded Balloon Entertainment in 2012 alongside Skins writer Bryan Elsley.
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1st March 2024Harry Enfield and Simon Farnaby to guest star in Here We Go
Series 2 of Here We Go starts on BBC One on Friday 2nd February. The six-part series will feature guest stars including Harry Enfield, Simon Farnaby, Sophie Wu, Dolly Wells and Andrew Brooke.
British Comedy Guide, 18th January 2024Upstart Crow axed by the BBC, David Mitchell reveals
Upstart Crow will not be returning to the BBC, David Mitchell has revealed. Ben Elton's Shakespeare sitcom ran for three series on BBC Two, with three Christmas specials and a spin-off stage play. Mitchell has said that he would love to reprise his role as the Bard and appealed to other broadcasters to rescue the period sitcom.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd October 2023We owe it all to Mike Yarwood, say pioneer impressionist's heirs
The 1970s star blazed the way for mass-audience satire in Britain. But is there an appetite for it now?
Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 10th September 2023Sarah Vine: Harry Enfield groped my breasts
Daily Mail writer Sarah Vine claims Harry Enfield fondled her breasts at a Downing Street party - then wrote a sketch about it.
Chortle, 28th June 2023Lenny Henry lands two Channel 4 shows
Lenny Henry is making two new television shows for Channel 4. In Legends Of Comedy, he interviews Paul Whitehouse, Alexei Sayle, Sally Phillips and Romesh Ranganathan. He is also writing a dark comedy drama pilot for the channel called Kriss Kross.
British Comedy Guide, 16th May 2023The Windsors review
Every royal's fair game in this affectionate Coronation satire.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 1st May 2023The Windsors review
In contrast to Frankie Boyle's no-punches-pulled Farewell To The Monarchy, which followed on Channel 4 last night, The Windsors Coronation Special offers a comparatively affectionate mockery of the characters within the Royal Family.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st May 2023