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Preview: White Gold
This sitcom has been dubbed an Inbetweeners reunion by some - although as it only unites two of the four main cast members it is a bit of stretch.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 24th May 2017Comedy by Damon Beesley of The Inbetweeners fame, with James Buckley and Joe Thomas (also of The Inbetweeners fame) reuniting as double-glazing salesmen. It's set in the 80s, so the nostalgia is as thick and gloopy as a Starbar. If you like your dialogue from the Guy Ritchie school of verbose mockney geezerish, then you're in luck, as their swaggering boss Vincent (Ed Westwick) forces it right down your throat every second he's on screen. A truly punchable show.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 24th May 2017White Gold preview
Men behaving Badly in a period piece? White Gold could be the British answer to Mad Men... or The Wolf Of Wall Street? The Wolf of Westcliff, perhaps, given its setting in Essex in the the world of 1980s double-glazing salesmen.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th May 2017White Gold: The new Inbetweeners
The "white gold" of the title refers to "the dirt-cheap white plastic bits that go round your windows" and the show is both something of a labour of love for [writer] Damon Beesley, whose own father Dennis was "a slightly deranged double-glazing salesman... like having Del Boy for a dad" and an entertaining take on 1980s excess.
Sarah Hughes, i Newspaper, 11th May 2017Zapped to return to Dave for Series 2
The sitcom Zapped, starring James Buckey as a man transported to a fantasy realm, is to return to Dave for six more episodes.
British Comedy Guide, 12th April 2017The Comedian's Guide to Survival review
Inbetweeners star James Buckley plays a failing performer in an unfocused tale that falls short on laughs.
Wendy Ide, The Observer, 30th October 2016James Buckley interview
Zapped star James Buckley on his growing YouTube fame, The Inbetweeners - and why he's a "comedy snob".
The Big Issue, 27th October 2016The Comedian's Guide to Survival review
James Buckley plays real comedian James Mullinger in a British film blending fact and fiction, with comics appearing as themselves. Trouble is, it's not funny.
Leslie Felperin, The Guardian, 27th October 2016Film review: The Comedian's Guide To Survival
Comedies about stand-up comedy are difficult to pull off. How do you capture the highs and lows of performing live on film? How do you capture the buzz of the good gig, the despair of the bad gig? How do you capture a world that is simultaneously niche and mainstream? The Comedian's Guide to Survival comes pretty close.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th October 2016The Comedian's Guide to Survival review
As Charlie Chaplin once said, "Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot". This rings true for this painfully awkward and brilliantly funny movie, directed by Mark Murphy, exploring the early comedic career of James Mullinger before he shot to fame.
Alexander Bawden, The Upcoming, 26th October 2016