The Secret Reviewer #3: Star Wars

Every month our clandestine critic - a professional comedy pundit, writing exclusively for BCG Pro - will reveal the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. Raves, rants, star ratings and stars vanishing: get set for a rare snoop beyond the curtain. This month: the issues around star ratings.

One thing we should probably tackle right from the kick-off here - like an overly fired-up Vinnie Jones, before he stopped hacking people and started hanging out with Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart (in a dire X-Men movie, admittedly) - is star ratings.

These out-of-five little fiends must be one of the least-liked elements of modern comedy, a supposedly necessary evil right up there with ill-behaved...

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