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Production under way on dog-based film Patrick
Filming is under way on Patrick, a new British comedy film featuring dogs. Beattie Edmondson and Gemma Jones star.
British Comedy Guide, 5th May 2017The Real McCoy comes to BBC Store
The first series of 1990s sketch show The Real McCoy, starring black and Asian comedy talent, is now available to buy for the first time.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd March 2017Meera Syal interview
"We have to be confident we've got the material and I think we have. We're gathering it. That could well happen"
Kasia Delgado, Radio Times, 13th March 2017Goodness Gracious Me team are planning a comeback
The team behind late 90s BBC comedy Goodness Gracious Me have plans to bring back their distinctive brand of humour in a new format, reveals Meera Syal.
Radio Times, 7th March 2017The last in the series finds the famous "going for an English" sketch from Goodness Gracious Me dissected by, among others, Meera Syal, who helped to create it. Then an impressive haul of celebs, including Nigel Planer, David Baddiel, Ricky Tomlinson, Maxine Peake, Diane Morgan, Russell Tovey and Josie Lawrence, discuss everything from Spaced, The Day Today and Blackadder to Till Death Us Do Part, all in Gogglebox style.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 1st February 2017New addition to the curious watching-people-watching-television genre. The twist in this case is that the people watching TV comedies have also acted in them themselves. The commentators - including Meera Syal, David Baddiel, Ralf Little and Ricky Tomlinson - are funny people, and their critiques and appreciations are well informed, even if some jumpy editing gets in the way.
Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 4th January 2017This latest comedy vehicle for David Walliams comes complete with a sidecar: each week, a special guest star dives into the dressing-up box for some knockabout sketches and endless spoofs of other TV shows. Tonight's instalment features Goodness Gracious Me veteran Meera Syal, who shines as both a bossy grandma-turned-unrelenting police interrogator and a recent divorcee tentatively getting to grips with a sexbot.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 16th December 2016Walliams and Friend preview
David Walliams & Friend has etched its place on my retina as Friday night's comedy de rigueur.
Gareth Hargreaves, On The Box, 16th December 2016Meera Syal interview: television is 'in stagnation'
Meera Syal talks to Julia Llewellyn Smith about her ground-breaking comedies, why TV executives should chase the 'brown pound', and her latest project, The Trial of Hamlet.
Julia Llewellyn Smith, The Telegraph, 17th November 2016Walliams & Friend guest stars announced
Hugh Bonneville, Harry Enfield, Miranda Richardson, Sheridan Smith, Meera Syal and Jack Whitehall will guest star in sketch show Walliams & Friend.
British Comedy Guide, 7th September 2016