Press clippings

Comedy losses 2021

Remembering the people in the comedy world who died in 2021, including Sean Lock, Jethro and Paul Ritter.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st December 2021

Paul Ritter leaves £80,000 estate to his wife

Friday Night Dinner star Paul Ritter has left his entire £80,000 estate to his wife after dying from a brain tumour aged 54.

Daily Mail, 4th October 2021

Friday Night Dinner: the Best Episodes

As Robert Popper's utterly lovable Friday Night Dinner celebrates its 10th birthday, we celebrate the Channel 4 sitcom's very best episodes. Spoilers.

Jamie Andrew, Den Of Geek, 28th May 2021

Friday Night Dinner fans in tears over Paul Ritter

Fans of Friday Night Dinner have broken down in tears watching tonight's throwback show as the stars paid tribute to Paul Ritter.

Actor Paul, who played family patriarch Martin in the Channel 4 sitcom, tragically passed away from a brain tumour at the age of 54 on 6th April.

Jessica Lester, The Sun, 28th May 2021

Friday Night Dinner wins at Broadcast Awards 2021

Friday Night Dinner has won in the Comedy category at the Broadcast Awards 2021. The Ranganation won a prize for Best Lockdown Programme.

British Comedy Guide, 27th May 2021

Farewell Friday Night Dinner

This brilliantly odd slice of comedy gold has lit up our screens for 10 years. As its creator announces it has come to an end, we give thanks for all the belly laughs and squirrel gags.

Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 26th May 2021

Robert Popper confirms Friday Night Dinner has ended

Friday Night Dinner's creator Robert Popper has confirmed that he will not be making any more episodes of the hit sitcom after Paul Ritter died in April.

Zara Woodcock, The Mirror, 25th May 2021

Greig tried to urge Paul Ritter not to do documentary

Tamsin Greig has reflected on the death of late Friday Night Dinner co-star Paul Ritter, saying that she tried to convince him not to take part in the show's 10-year anniversary special due to his ill health.

Harry Fletcher, Metro, 18th May 2021

For Paul Ritter: Friday Night Dinner - The Anniversary

It's a great episode. As Martin is explaining he and his wife's sexual escapades, he delivers the immortal line "If your mother and I had never met all those years ago, you two would never have been produced... Those two acts of penetration" - to the utterly justified disgust of the boys.

Capers Magazine, 4th May 2021

BAFTA TV Awards 2021 nominations

Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees in the BAFTA TV Awards 2021.

British Comedy Guide, 28th April 2021