Helen Monks
Helen Monks

Helen Monks

  • Actor and comedian

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Review - Inside No. 9: Series 4, Episode 1 - Zanzibar

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's comedy anthology returns with a Shakespearean twist.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 2nd January 2018

Shearsmith & Pemberton's ode to Shakespeare is sublime

It's a sublime and intentionally shambolic ode to William Shakespeare; delivered in Bard-like verse.

Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 2nd January 2018

Inside No. 9 series 4 episode 1 review: Zanzibar

This comedy farce written in verse shows that custom cannot stale Inside No. 9's infinite variety.

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 2nd January 2018

TV Review: Inside No. 9 - Zanzibar

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's comedy anthology series is back and better than ever, with a new tale that is well worth your time - it's funny and clever, it even rhymes!

Anneka Honeyball, The National Student, 2nd January 2018

A triumphant return for Pemberton and Shearsmith

Is there anything to which Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith can't turn their hands?

The Telegraph, 2nd January 2018

Inside No. 9 - Series 4, Episode 1, Zanzibar, preview

The brilliant Inside No. 9 has tended to be one of the hardest TV shows to write about for fear of giving away spoilers. But actually the first episode of the new series is pretty straightforward to describe so hopefully reading this will not spoil your enjoyment.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th December 2017

Preview: Inside No. 9 series 4

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's Inside No. 9 returns to BBC Two for its fourth series on Tuesday 2nd January. Here's a spoiler-free review from Sophie who has seen episodes 1-4 of the new series...

The Velvet Onion, 28th December 2017

Upstart Crow gets Series 3

Upstart Crow will return to screens for a third series, the BBC has announced.

British Comedy Guide, 16th October 2017

TV: Upstart Crow, BBC2

Ben Elton's eloquent defence of the mainstream sitcom last month was illuminating, fascinating and persuasive. And in a way maybe it could be seen by some as an incidental pre-emptive strike against critics who might have their hatchets sharpened for the new series of Upstart Crow, Elton's popular sitcom about Shakespeare's early years starring David Mitchell. If that is the case though Elton needn't worry. The only thing he has to live with here is critics trotting out the "not-as-good-as-Blackadder" line.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th September 2017

Inside No. 9 Series 4 guest stars revealed

The list of stars that will appear in Series 4 of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's Inside No. 9 have been revealed.

British Comedy Guide, 7th April 2017

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