Press clippings

'The worst film ever made': how Sex Lives Of The Potato Men broke British cinema

When the puerile comedy bombed, the film-makers blamed the critics and the Tories blamed the UK Film Council. Twenty years on, we reassess the legacy of a cinematic pariah whose champions include Stewart Lee and Mike Leigh.

Fergal Kinney, The Guardian, 20th February 2024

Jam: The experimental black comedy by Chris Morris

Life is fragile and baulked about by difficulty. Still, through a series of disturbing and surreal vignettes, Morris provided an experimental critique of our modern ills while making the whole human enterprise the absurdist comedy that it undoubtedly is.

Thomas Leatham, Far Out, 8th February 2024

Julia Davis and others on the sublime 'sick-com' Nighty Night

As the gloriously despicable comedy turns 20, its creator and stars open up about shocking hate mail, being too scared to tell their parents they were in it - and George Michael's wild Jill impression.

Daniel Dylan Wray, The Guardian, 5th January 2024

Morning Has Broken: the long-lost breakfast TV satire that makes Phil and Holly look normal

With its scheming stars and behind-the-scenes chaos, Julia Davis and Nick Mohammed's comedy pilot anticipated ITV's real-world woes.

Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 8th June 2023

Nick Mohammed and Julia Davis comedy in the works at Channel 4

Nick Mohammed and Julia Davis are developing a new comedy for Channel 4, based upon their characters from the 2014 pilot Morning Has Broken.

British Comedy Guide, 16th March 2023

Julia Davis on her new band Sybil

The star of Nighty Night and Camping has formed a band with her friend Mercedes Grower. They talk about making music 'for weirdos'.

Will Hodgkinson, The Times, 15th December 2022

21 of the funniest women in Britain

Podcasters, journalists, comics, writers... The British women who know how to have a laugh.

Dominic Maxwell , Ben Dowell , Jane Mulkerrins, Monique Rivalland, The Times, 6th February 2022

Stath Lets Flats, Channel 4, review

Julia Davies guest stars as Carole's toxic sister as the girls of Michael and Eagle enjoy a fancy night out.

Ed Power, i Newspaper, 9th November 2021

Five of the best comedy podcasts

From the world's rudest agony aunts to pirate radio DJs and mock-celeb chat, if it's comedy you're after, there's a podcast for that.

Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 29th September 2021

Stath Lets Flats Series 3 guest stars revealed

Stath Lets Flats Series 3 has finished filming, ahead of broadcast later this year. Guest stars in the new series will include Julia Davis and Charlie Cooper.

British Comedy Guide, 3rd September 2021