British Comedy Guide

Andrew Collins (II)

  • Actor

Press clippings

Babylon box set review

With Peep Show creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong on board, this comedy-drama makes serious points about police PR cock-ups - and it's really funny, too.

Andrew Collins, The Guardian, 2nd April 2015

Psychobitches: back on the couch

This is what a feminist TV show looks like. I think.

Andrew Collins, The Guardian, 22nd November 2014

Why is Taylor Lautner in a BBC3 sitcom?

Taylor Lautner was Hollywood's highest-paid teen - so why is he in a BBC3 sitcom?

Andrew Collins, Radio Times, 7th August 2014

Andrew Collins: Why I'm in credits of Inbetweeners 2

Radio Times' own Andrew Collins played a secretive, yet integral role in the creation of the comedy's new sequel.

Andrew Collins, Radio Times, 26th July 2014

Harry Shearer: 'Richard Nixon wanted my ass in Vietnam'

If the US president had had his way, the actor, best known for Spinal Tap and The Simpsons, might have had a much shorter, more brutal life. But why has he now decided to play him in TV series Nixon's the One?

Andrew Collins, The Guardian, 29th January 2014

The best TV of 2013: No 7 - Fresh Meat

Not just a series of student stereotypes, Channel 4's comedy drama had moments of real poignancy.

Andrew Collins, The Guardian, 16th December 2013

Andrew Collins on The Wrong Mans

Having been involved in the show's promotion within the industry, I feel quite attached to it, but if I'd never met anybody connected with it and just seen the first two episodes, I'd say: watch it. It's right on so many levels.

Andrew Collins, 23rd September 2013

Canned laughter doesn't exist, so why complain about it

Count Arthur Strong has been criticised for using so-called canned laughter, but what does that actually mean? Graham Linehan and Steve Coogan explain the 'studio sitcom'.

Andrew Collins, The Guardian, 13th August 2013

Steve Coogan: Alan Partridge is becoming more like me

"If Alan was a real person, I'd probably just hate him, but there's enough humanity in him for me to have empathy"

Andrew Collins, Radio Times, 7th August 2013

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa - review

"Alpha Papa plays to its enduring two strengths: Coogan's powerhouse performance, which has never stopped evolving with the times, and funny lines," says Andrew Collins.

Andrew Collins, Radio Times, 2nd August 2013

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