British Comedy Guide

Alastair Campbell

  • Politician and journalist

Press clippings Page 3

Now that's what I call top spin!

Alastair Campbell isn't entirely wrong about In The Loop. It's a messy, unstructured comedy with moments of naivety and an unnecessarily dark view of politicians. But it's mercilessly accurate in its analysis of what's most wrong with New Labour, and it made me laugh out loud at least 20 more times than The Boat That Rocked.

Chris Tookey, Daily Mail, 17th April 2009

Offended by brutal spinmeister? No. I was bored

Malcolm Tucker's big-screen debut In the Loop didn't get under my skin because it never rang true. It was all one long cartoon.

Alastair Campbell, The Guardian, 24th March 2009

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