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This Way Up: chaotic coming-of-age black comedy

There's nothing two dimensional about this beautifully layered, hilarious and romantic post-breakdown comedy.

Natasha Sholl, The Guardian, 6th September 2021

The week in TV: This Way Up

Aisling Bea's pitch-perfect, bittersweet comedy is back.

Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 18th July 2021

This Way Up review

Created and written by comedian Aisling Bea, it's been compared to hit series Fleabag. But we think you should put all unfair comparisons to the side, and accept this comedy series for what it is - sometimes sweet, sometimes sad, and often funny.

Helen Fear, Entertainment Daily, 14th July 2021

This Way Up series two review

TV so good it's indistinguishable from magic.

Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 14th July 2021

This Way Up season 2, Channel 4, review

The sibling dynamic has shifted, but Bea and Horgan are still magic.

Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 14th July 2021

Tobias Menzies interview

Menzies on playing Richard in This Way Up and Prince Philip in The Crown.

Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 10th July 2021

This Way Up Series 2 confirmed

Channel 4 has confirmed it has ordered another six episodes of This Way Up. Aisling Bea's comedy will return for Series 2 in 2021.

British Comedy Guide, 20th November 2020

This Way Up is the way forward

Aisling Bea's funny-but-troubled turn in her self-written comedy is remarkable, says Lucy Sweet. Just don't mention the F word.

Lucy Sweet, The Big Issue, 6th September 2019

Moribund father Richard (played with deadpan brilliance by Tobias Menzies) actually cracks a smile at the start of this instalment of Aisling Bea's tender comedy. Why? Because no one can resist the teasing humour of her character, Aine, who this week gets lured into a blind date by sister Shona.

Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 22nd August 2019

Cast revealed for Aisling Bea's comedy This Way Up

More details and a first look picture have been revealed for This Way Up, the new Channel 4 comedy written by and starring Aisling Bea.

British Comedy Guide, 13th June 2019

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