The Kemps: All True sees Rhys Thomas OBE (Brian Pern, The Fast Show) interview Gary and Martin Kemp about their lives and careers following Spandau Ballet’s 40th anniversary celebrations.As well as... more
Previews
There has been a lot of talk recently of pocket playlets making a comeback with Michael Sheen and David Tennant's Zoom-based Staged and Alan Bennett's Talking Heads returning. But on radio this... more
Comedian Phoebe Walsh stars in her own self-penned comedy for BBC Three, Behind The Filter. This isn’t how Ruby (Phoebe Walsh) imagined her life - single, unemployed, IBS, the wrong side of 25... more
Whether by luck or judgement the BBC is on a roll at the moment with sitcoms featuring strong female casts. Sophie Willan's recent distinctive pilot Alma's Not Normal is going to become a series, but... more
Following E4's Remote Comedy From The Paddock BBC2 launches their own self-shot lockdown rapidfire sketch show. And on the basis of the first episodes - not that this is a competition – the BBC... more
A decade ago I wrote a book about the phenomenon of comedians having mental health issues. Except that when Beyond A Joke* was published society had not really started talking that much publicly... more
New US comedy about a neurotic mid-20s suburbanite who is convinced he is destined to be one of the greatest rap stars ever.While hanging around the rap music studio where his friend works, Dave (... more
The First Team is a brand new BBC comedy from The Inbetweeners creators, Iain Morris and Damon Beesley. Read an interview with the writers here.We follow three young footballers Mattie, Jack and... more
Comedian Sophie Willan has been one of stand-up's most distinctive voices in recent years. Honest, outspoken and frank about her life, she has now has drawn on her history to write this one-off pilot... more
Is there a sitcom at the moment with a stronger cast than Friday Night Dinner? Tamsin Greig and Paul Ritter both have CVs that stretch from classic comedy to proper drama (Ritter was seriously... more
