James Rampton
- Journalist and reviewer
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Damned pulls off feat of being both funny & poignant
Jo Brand's new sitcom Damned stars herself and Alan Davies as overworked employees in a Children's Services department who employ black humour to help them get through each day
James Rampton, The Independent, 26th September 2016Richard E Grant interview
The livewire Withnail and I actor has made a new series on the Ealing comedies. Here he talks to James Rampton about what we can expect.
James Rampton, The Independent, 16th September 2016Power Monkeys preview
Channel 4's new six-part topical comedy about the EU Referendum is the latest in 'ripped from the headlines' comedy from the creators of Outnumbered and Drop The Dead Donkey, with each episode shot and edited on the day of transmission.
James Rampton, The Independent, 7th June 2016David Walliams interview
"Watching Monty Python made me want to get back to doing pure comedy."
James Rampton, The Daily Express, 12th December 2015Matt Berry interview
Jon Hamm joins the comedian for the latest series of Channel 4 sitcom Toast of London.
James Rampton, The Independent, 11th November 2015Mitchell & Webb on why this will be Peep Show's finale
After 12 years of dysfunctional co-dependence, the stars of the odd-couple-com tell James Rampton why it's the right moment to say farewell.
James Rampton, The Independent, 3rd November 2015Boy Meets Girl preview
It's a love story, not a lecture, its creators say, but behind the humour of Boy Meets Girl lies a journey of discovery.
James Rampton, The Independent, 1st September 2015Henry Winkler interview
Henry Winkler on being a Peaky Blinders fanboy, starstruck by John Lennon and wanting to be a Strictly judge.
James Rampton, Radio Times, 27th August 2015Ballot Monkeys: A sitcom in poll position
Ballot Monkeys, a new five-part comedy series that hitches a ride with the party apparatchiks on the general election battle buses, will be shot at the last-possible moment to make sure its satire is absolutely up-to-the-minute. It's an exciting concept that would nevertheless have most writer-directors swinging from the trees with nerves. Not Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin.
James Rampton, The Independent, 19th April 2015W1A: BBC staff admit show is close enough to real thing
The BBC newsroom now use Siobhan Sharpe's phrase 'Let's nail this puppy to the floor!' in a true case of life imitating art.
James Rampton, The Independent, 14th April 2015