Press clippings

Jeremy Clarkson: Comedy is all very clever nowadays, but falling over is still funnier

We learnt last week that nearly half the people in this country cannot remember the last time they laughed out loud. And, of course, we were told this was because there's nothing to smile about in a country that's been brutalised by 13 years of vicious Tory cuts and fat-cat, anti-BLT+ climate change. Naturally, I pooh-poohed the notion.

Jeremy Clarkson, The Sunday Times, 12th February 2023

Piers Morgan 'should be banned from internet for his verbal diarrhoea', says Dom Joly

Joly suggested Jeremy Clarkson - whose presenting career has also come a cropper over his remarks about Meghan - could also do with a timeout.

Steve Hopkins, JOE, 30th January 2023

'A loveable anarchist': The oral history of Mr Blobby

We chart the birth, death and unlikely resurrection of British TV's most unhinged chaos merchant.

Isabelle Aron, Vice.com, 1st September 2021

ITV's winter schedule to feature Billy Connolly and Mr Bean

ITV's festive schedule will feature documentaries about Billy Connolly and Mr Bean. It's also revealed a number of other shows and comedy Christmas specials.

British Comedy Guide, 11th November 2020

Jeremy Clarkson on the death of Terry Jones

This Python is no more, he has ceased to be, but boy, did he ruffle the Establishment's feathers.

Jeremy Clarkson, The Sunday Times, 26th January 2020

Ricky Gervais & Jeremy Clarkson are no laughing matter

The two sayers of the unsayable have had a busy week. But can the Golden Globes host survive Sarah Vine's praise, asks Stewart Lee.

Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 12th January 2020

Jeremy Clarkson on the Jo Brand acid controversy

Jeremy Clarkson has hinted that Jo Brand's political leanings were the reason why the comedian kept her job at the BBC following her controversial battery acid comment.

Kimberley Bond, Radio Times, 23rd August 2019

Fry: I'd like to be on QI again; Tom Hanks is a QI fan

Fry, who hosted over 3,000 hours of the much loved programme, also revealed that he was asked to host University Challenge before he accepted the QI job.

Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 10th May 2017

Radio Times review

Radio Times Top 40 TV Shows of 2015, #36:

TV continued to eat itself in 2015, as the BBC's satire on the BBC returned for a second, hilarious series. It was certainly bold. A month after Jeremy Clarkson was sacked by the Beeb, the first episode dealt with the Top Gear furore by portraying the Corporation as having banned Clarkson's name. Elsewhere, it was business as usual as marketing speak and the BBC's own talent for creating nebulous job titles were skewered with rapier wit. Hugh Bonneville headed the cast as Head of Values Ian Fletcher, but the ensemble was so strong that all should be praised equally.

David Crawford, Radio Times, 27th December 2015

Jeremy Clarkson spotted on Bridget Jones film set

The former Top Gear presenter was spotted smoking a cigarette on the London film set of the upcoming blockbuster.

Rachel Moon, The Mirror, 10th November 2015