Michael Hogan
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Why Larry Grayson is still the greatest game show host
"Shut that door." Nobody knew quite why it was funny but in the mouth of Larry Grayson, it just was. The high-camp comedian would sashay on-stage, dragging his trademark silver bentwood chair behind him, whinging about the draught making his lumbago worse - before barking his catchphrase at an imaginary off-stage lackey.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 1st April 2018Mum, series two: ending that doesn't disappoint
Oh, Cathy, Oh, Michael. What sheer televisual joy.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 27th March 2018Piers Morgan's Life Stories: Jim Davidson review
Jim Davidson ducks and bobs on homophobia, racism and Operation Yewtree.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 10th March 2018Jack Whitehall could be the next James Corden: good
Hosting the Brit Awards is a notoriously tough gig. The venue, London's O2 Arena, is a soulless corporate barn of a room. For one night only, it's stuffed to the guestlist gills with back-slapping music biz freeloaders, who are thirstily availing themselves of the free-flowing booze, making frequent bathroom trips and more interested in braying at each other than paying attention to what's happening on-stage.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 22nd February 2018Daisy May Cooper: "I might change my name by deed poll"
The actor and writer on the return of her cult sitcom This Country, shopping at Sports Direct and college days with James Norton.
Michael Hogan, The Observer, 11th February 2018Inside No. 9: Every episode, ranked from worst to best
Inside No. 9 is the most inventive show on TV - and one of its many beauties is that you can catch up with the whole glorious thing in under 12 hours.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 31st January 2018John Robins: 'Men need to be honest with themselves'
The comic and radio DJ on mining his own misery for laughs, avoiding topical material, and why the Louis CK and Aziz Ansari scandals are a wake-up call for all men.
Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 21st January 2018Inside No 9 review: this is criminally underappreciated
Let's hope the makers of last year's flop BBC drama Rellik were watching, taking notes and hanging their heads in shame. Inside No. 9 (BBC Two) just provided a masterclass in how to tell a crime story backwards.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 16th January 2018Motherland, episode 4 review
It's become increasingly clear that Julia is not a heroine but an irritant.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 29th November 2017GameFace is the funniest sitcom of the year - review
So how about that bold claim that GameFace is 2017's best new homegrown sitcom? Well, its only serious rivals have been Mitchell and Webb's Back, parenting satire Motherland and rural mockumentary This Country. GameFace arguably out-laughed and out-charmed them all. It even ended on a sweetly optimistic note. Let's hope the second series doesn't take another three years.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 9th November 2017