There has been a flurry lately of documentaries fronted by comedians. David Baddiel talked about his father’s dementia, Jon Richardson talked about his angst. But Katherine Ryan’s new series touches... more
Previews
And so it’s finally time to say goodbye to Andy and Errol in the last episode of the last series of Uncle. Sob. Reviewers have been asked not to reveal spoilers so I’m going to fight every... more
Simon Brodkin certainly has balls of steel. Although he has probably come close to having them chopped off when he has pulled off some of his pranks in the past, which have included showering Sepp... more
More details have been released about the forthcoming eagerly anticipated drama Gap Year, featuring a host of comedy names including Tim Key, Robert Bathurst, Aisling Bea and Jamie Demetriou.Taking... more
BBC Three is to launch a new mockumentary, Pls Like, about the search for the next megastar vlogger. Produced by Left Bank Pictures, the weekly series follows struggling comedian Liam (Williams... more
Has Lee Mack become a time traveller? In the new series of Not Going Out he suddenly has three children, all around primary/infant school age, whereas a year ago he had only just become a father for... more
One of the problems of seeing a lot of comedy is that you become a bit unshockable. When I watched the first episode of Revolting I thought the Real Housewives Of Isis sketch was amusing but nothing... more
After the success of BBC Three's The Revolution Will Be Televised and various specials it’s a promotion for pranksters Jolyon Rubinstein and Heydon Prowse who now get their own BBC Two satirical... more
Noel Fielding as a shiny gold Bee Gee singing about gravity? That’s just one of the many delights of this truly odd programme which mixes music, comedy and science in a way that has rarely been done... more
A new series of Inside No 9 starts in early 2017 but as a brilliant curtain raiser here’s a one-off episode with a Yuletide theme. The Devil of Christmas is set in December 1977 in an Alpine chalet... more
