Jon Pointing
- English
- Actor, writer and comedian
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10 comedians to watch in 2021
Having made a splash with their Insta impressions and lovable lockdown sitcoms, these are the names to look out for this year.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 23rd January 2021Simon Bird directs Pls Like Series 3
Pls Like is to launch a third series next weekend. The social media mockumentary's latest batch of episodes have been directed by The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird.
British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2021Big Boys - a sitcom by Jack Rooke - to be filmed for Channel 4
Channel 4 has ordered Big Boys, a semi-autobiographical sitcom by comedian Jack Rooke about an unlikely friendship between two young men who meet at university.
British Comedy Guide, 26th November 2020Jon Pointing interview
The actor, writer and character comedian on the things that make him laugh the most.
The Guardian, 19th June 2020Plebs is to end with feature-length special
ITV2's sitcom Plebs will not be returning for a sixth series, but it will end with a new feature-length special.
British Comedy Guide, 30th April 2020Plebs to return to ITV2
Plebs will return to ITV2, with filming in Bulgaria set to commence in May.
British Comedy Guide, 16th March 2020Plebs review: Coarse, stupid and very welcome!
Hurray for these revolting Romans.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 1st October 2019Guest cast revealed for Plebs Series 5
Filming is now underway on Series 5 of Plebs. Guest stars will include Amanda Holden, Emilia Fox, Tony Robinson, John Thomson, Tracy Ann Oberman and Kevin Bishop.
British Comedy Guide, 24th May 2019BBC Three to launch Threesomes sketch strand
BBC Three is to launch a short-form strand called Threesomes, publishing seven sketch series across each year. The first are Hunter, Oi, Pussy! and Fully Blown.
British Comedy Guide, 11th April 2019With Have I Got News For You now the satirical equivalent of a dad at a disco, the need for an acerbic outsider to square up to the establishment has never been greater. While British TV is yet to find anything as punchy as HBO's Last Week Tonight, but Guy Davidson and Dan Clarke (aided by performers including Emma Sidi and Jon Pointing) will attempt here to blend sketches and remixed news footage into - if we are lucky - a chunky satirical soup. If we are not, expect the same insipid gruel we have been served many times before.
Mark Gibbings-Jones, The Guardian, 12th July 2018