Mike Bubbins
- Welsh
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
TV review: Mammoth, BBC Two & iPlayer
Yes, there is a heavy reliance on time-warp gags, often involving Bille Jean King references. I do wonder what audience it's aimed at - not just people who were around then, surely? But if you get the name checks they do work, exposing how ridiculous the 1970s were while also slyly hinting that maybe some aittudes now are not necessarily as progressive as they might seem. It's also a sneaky way of getting unreconstructed gags back onto television. If it gets both demographics it could be massive. If not it could soon be extinct.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th April 2024Mammoth review
Pitching Mammoth must have been a breeze: "A 1970s PE teacher is transported to 2024 - hilarity ensues."
Rhys John Edwards, Chortle, 17th April 2024Mammoth review
Gloriously old-fashioned sitcom favours gags over personal demons.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 17th April 2024Mammoth review
This bold sitcom about a man frozen since the 70s is dad jokes galore.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 17th April 2024Sian Gibson joins Mike Bubbins' sitcom Mammoth as it comes to BBC Two
Mike Bubbins' sitcom Mammoth will air UK-wide on BBC Two, with Sian Gibson joining the cast, British Comedy Guide can exclusively reveal as we share a first image from the series.
British Comedy Guide, 24th March 2024BBC New Comedy Awards 2023 heats details
Tickets are now available to watch the BBC New Comedy Awards 2023 heats in Sunderland, Leith, Ballymena, Bethnal Green, Nottingham and Bangor.
British Comedy Guide, 31st August 2023Guests announced for new season of RHLSTP
Highlights include League Of Gentlement writer Jeremy Dyson and regular Derren Brown collaborator Andy Nyman on June 26 and Ben Willbond and Laurence Rickard from Ghosts and Bridget Christie on 3 July.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th May 2023Mammoth starring Mike Bubbins to return
Mammoth, the sitcom in which Mike Bubbins plays a 1970s PE teacher brought back to life, is to return for three more episodes.
British Comedy Guide, 24th May 2023Mike Bubbins calls Swindon "an absolute bum hole of a place"
Talking about Swindon, Mike Bubbins said: "What an absolute bum hole of a place. I talk about it with other comics, I don't know anyone who enjoys playing there. Soulless, lifeless commuter."
Emer Scully, The Sun, 30th March 2023Mike Bubbins to tour in 2023
Mike Bubbins will embark on his first ever solo stand-up tour in 2023. He'll perform Throwback between February and April 2023.
British Comedy Guide, 13th December 2022