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Cunk on Shakespeare, BBC Two, review

Diane Morgan offers a more complete performance than Sacha Baron Cohen. Ali G's interview sketches were often smash n' grab comedy, but with Cunk we get a satirical dissection of the whole genre. At their best, her jokes unfurled with mille-feuille Alice-In-Wonderland absurdity, the writing, direction and acting lining up perfectly together.

Matthew Wright, The Arts Desk, 11th May 2016

Toast of London, Channel 4 review

Jon Hamm and Brian Blessed add more delicious layers to Matt Berry's knowing comedy.

Matthew Wright, The Arts Desk, 2nd December 2015

SunTrap, BBC One review

Austin Powers meets Tim Vine meets a script of breathtaking flimsiness.

Matthew Wright, The Arts Desk, 27th May 2015

Review: Monks, BBC One

A promising cast is marooned in a Seventies sketch show.

Matthew Wright, The Arts Desk, 14th May 2014

Blandings, BBC One

A series about the bizarre shenanigans of a family of ludicrous aristocrats would seem an unlikely hit for 21st-century Sunday night telly.

Matthew Wright, The Arts Desk, 3rd March 2014

Review: Duck Quacks Don't Echo, Sky 1

Lee Mack's new panel show about improbable facts needs more substance to support the jokes.

Matthew Wright, The Arts Desk, 7th February 2014

Review: Outnumbered, BBC One

As the Brockman family returns for a fifth and final series of Outnumbered, some viewers will find their hackles standing to attention at the family's extraordinary distillation of middle-class characterstics.

Matthew Wright, The Arts Desk, 29th January 2014

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