Andy Riley
- Writer and producer
Press clippings
Seize Them! review
While there's a whole battalion of comic talent doing their best with the poor material they've been given, they have precious little to work with. (2.8 stars)
Philip Caveney, Bouquets & Brickbats, 11th April 2024Seize Them! review
Spoilt queen Aimee Lou Wood faces off against Nicola Coughlan's humble upstart in a goofy adventure played for laughs.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 3rd April 2024Funny Woman Series 2 begins production
Production is underway on the second series of Funny Woman, the Sky comedy drama starring Gemma Arterton. Tim Key, Gemma Whelan and Roisin Conaty are amongst those joining the cast.
British Comedy Guide, 12th January 2024Aimee Lou Wood and Nicola Coughlan shooting medieval comedy movie
Aimee Lou Wood and Nicola Coughlan are making Seize Them!, a medieval comedy movie co-starring Lolly Adefope, Nick Frost and Jessica Hynes.
British Comedy Guide, 21st March 2022Bill Bailey hints at Black Books reunion
Black Books fans can start getting excited about a retrospective celebration of Dylan Moran's sitcom. Bill Bailey, who co-starred in the three series of the cult Channel 4 comedy, has revealed that there are plans to reunite the creative team behind it.
British Comedy Guide, 27th May 2021Why Year Of The Rabbit deserves another season
Cut loose after just one series, the bonkers Channel 4 sitcom remains an overlooked gem.
Matt Charlton, NME, 27th January 2021Channel 4 pulls out of Year Of The Rabbit Series 2
Channel 4 has cancelled its commission of Year Of The Rabbit Series 2, leaving producers in search of another partner alongside US cable station IFC.
British Comedy Guide, 21st January 2021Year of the Rabbit review
Matt Berry, Freddie Fox, and Susan Wokoma make for a fantastic central trio, as the raunchy detective comedy makes a stop in 1880s London.
Steve Greene, IndieWire, 19th February 2020Year Of The Rabbit Series 2 confirmed
Year Of The Rabbit, the Victorian-set comedy series starring Matt Berry, is to return to Channel 4 for a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 11th February 2020How to talk comedy writer - updated 25th October 2019
Comedy writers often come up with little pieces of terminology, most of which never get circulated beyond a small group of people. I have this ongoing project to gather as many as I can in one place, so they don't get lost like tears in the rain. New entries at the top.
Andy Riley, Andy Riley, 25th October 2019