A Year In The Life Of A Year
- TV comedy
- BBC Two / BBC Four
- 2016 - 2020
- 4 episodes
Spoof review-of-the-year show from Rhys Thomas. Also features Tony Way and Lucy Montgomery.
Press clippings
TV review: A Year In The Life Of A Year 2019
Now that Charlie Brooker can't be arsed to make a yearly Wipe, and Cunk & Other Humans on 2019 was so painfully disappointing, it's frustrating that this was so uneven.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 2nd January 2020The one-time Fast Show star Rhys Thomas returns with a gently comical take on the key events of 2019. Don't expect scathing satire; instead, Thomas's modus operandi is cleverly tweaking and re-editing real-life footage and adding his own mischievous scripts on top.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 1st January 2020TV Review: A Year In The Life Of A Year
A figure who has often gone unnoticed in the world of comedy, despite his superb Brian Pern mockumentaries, Thomas really does deserve to be applauded for coming up with such demented lunacy.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 29th December 2018Rhys Thomas (The Life of Rock with Brian Pern) returns with a mockumentary retrospective of the past year, re-editing film and TV footage into a comedy countdown. He is aided and abetted by willing helpers Simon Day, Derek Jacobi, Lucy Montgomery and Tony Way.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 27th December 2018This year would have provided rich pickings for satire if only it hadn't been so hopelessly tragic. The cruel and relentless spate of celebrity deaths hasn't helped much, either. Still, Rhys Thomas, co-creator of 2014 mock docum The Life Of Rock With Brian Pern, is as qualified as anyone to have a crack. In this show, he seamlessly re-edits film and TV footage from 2016 to create an alternative and welcome take on a wretched annus.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 30th December 2016