Matt Berry interview

Jon Hamm joins the comedian for the latest series of Channel 4 sitcom Toast of London.

Radio Times review

Steven Toast, the volcanic, pathologically self-absorbed actor, emerges from the debacle of a Lorraine interview stricken with stage fright. He's doing Macbeth in the open air in Regent's Park but is blissfully unaware, until Lorraine tells him, that it's being screened live for ITV's Night of Culture.

It's a thin episode to open a new series of the cult, award-winning comedy, with far too few rank idiocies and not enough laughs. Still, Clem Fandango, the hipster buffoon who torments Toast (Matt Berry) from behind the mixing desk in the voiceover studio, is back - as is the lubricious Mrs Purchase (Tracy-Ann Oberman). But a central story featuring Toast, Stanley Kubrick and a fake Moon landing needs more oomph.

Matt Berry interview

"Channel 4 didn't want me to mention Dickie Davies!"

Toast Of London star Matt Berry revealed at the launch of the third series last week that Channel 4 high-ups had reservations about the largely theatre-based exploits of the struggling actor - it had too much theatre in it. "It's no-one who's here but the top brass at [Channel] 4 when we first brought this to them said, this is fine but let's not dwell too much in the theatre," said Berry. "What do you do? Then that kind of disappeared and it was fine, but there was this worry at the start. I don't know whether they thought that people who watched Channel 4 didn't know what the theatre was."

Toast of London series three is packed

Matt Berry's comedy hit returns to Channel 4 next month - and Ben Dowell got a sneak peek as some recognisable faces pop up.

The first chapter of Stephen Toast's book

In 1986, I received an invitation to take part in a BBC production called It's a Right Royal Knockout.

Brian Blessed to star as Steven Toast's father

Veteran actor will play the father of vain and bombastic luvvie in the upcoming series of the Channel 4 comedy, RadioTimes.com can reveal.

Jon Hamm is guest starring in Toast of London

Yes I can hear you, Don Draper: Jon Hamm is to guest star in Matt Berry's Toast Of London.

Matt Berry reveals Toast of London series three plans

After two series writing and playing a bellowing actor in Toast of London, you might think that Matt Berry would be running out of excruciating scenarios - but you couldn't be further from the truth.

This madcap sitcom centring on Steven Toast (The IT Crowd's Matt Berry), an eccentric middle-aged actor returns to Channel 4 on Friday. In preparation, the sublimely surreal first season is available on demand.