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It's not clear why this comedy drama by Tom Basden - creator of Plebs, writer of Fresh Meat and one quarter of 00s sketch group Cowards - is called Gap Year, seeing as nobody involved is on one. Instead, it follows two mates travelling around China over the summer and the people they meet there. Compared with Basden's previous work, this opener feels disappointingly pedestrian - barring every word uttered by annoying Brit Greg (the inimitable Tim Key), that is.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 23rd February 2017Preview - Gap Year
Written by among other people the team behind ITV2 Roman sitcom Plebs, E4's latest comedy drama goes even further afield, although it brings it back to the present day.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 23rd February 2017What the stars of 'Gap Year' did on their gap year
As a Brit with a few travels under his belt, comedian and writer Tom Basden knows whereof he speaks. He also has the self-awareness to acknowledge it, not least through his new eight-part comedy drama.
Gabriel Tate, i Newspaper, 22nd February 2017Review: Pls Like, BBC Three, YouTube, Episode One
The show balances a subtle undoing of the phenomenon with unabashed digs in the narration and cuts to acerbic 'facts' about vlogging. In asking some important questions as we enter a new dawn of television-slash-content consumption, Pls Like is a pretty good starting point.
Beyond The Joke, 18th February 2017Pls Like: a brutal new mockumentary satirising YouTube
With comedian Liam Williams at the helm, this short series skewers the sinister product placements and creepy insincerity of the world of vlogging.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 10th February 2017BBC Three to launch Liam Williams YouTube series Pls Like
Pls Like, a series starring stand-up Liam Williams as the reluctant winner of a YouTube vlogging competition, will launch on BBC Three on Saturday 11th February.
British Comedy Guide, 1st February 2017Art review - 90s 'comedy' becomes an old master
Rufus Sewell is poised and sleek in Yasmina Reza's tale of three friends and a very expensive white canvas.
Susannah Clapp, The Guardian, 1st January 2017Theatre Review: Art, Old Vic, SE1
It is no surprise that Tim Key is the funniest performer. On the night I saw the production he easily got the biggest roar after a long, breathless, increasingly frantic speech about his impending marriage.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st January 2017The 50 funniest films... chosen by comedians
For Sarah Millican it's the Coen brothers, while Stewart Lee laughs out loud at Festen. From the canonical to the controversial, and in no particular order, we asked 10 standups to pick 50 movies that make them giggle...
The Observer, 18th December 2016Taskmaster: a funny, most unexpected comedy
Dave's Taskmaster is ace at everything but balanced representation. Sort that, and it could be one of the most enjoyable shows on TV...
Wesley Mead, Den Of Geek, 26th October 2016