British Comedy Guide

Barunka O'Shaughnessy

  • Actor, writer, script editor and executive producer

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Royal Television Society announces 2022 award nominations

The Royal Television Society has announced the nominees for its annual Programme Awards, with comedies including We Are Lady Parts, Bloods, Motherland and Alma's Not Normal all up for prizes.

British Comedy Guide, 3rd March 2022

Timewasters: definitely not a waste of time

The British comedy about jazz musicians who're transported to the 1920s makes its America debut on IMDb TV.

Cheryl Eddy, Gizmodo, 15th June 2021

Motherland series three review

Sharon Horgan's angry baby is as biting as ever when skewering narcissistic middle-class mums. But it could make its white characters squirm a bit more.

Chitra Ramaswamy, The Guardian, 24th May 2021

Motherland to be re-made in America

A project is underway to re-make BBC sitcom Motherland for American audiences.

British Comedy Guide, 25th March 2021

Motherland Christmas special review

The slapstick carnage in this one-off episode - there's a broken nose, a toppled tree and an explosion of flour - is not as funny as the more low-key moments.

Alexandra Pollard, The Independent, 23rd December 2020

TV review: Motherland, BBC2

It was announced just before this second series started that there would be a third series of Motherland. It's be interesting to see how it evolves as there are a few changes in the opening episode of the second run.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th October 2019

Motherland series 2 preview

It's a welcome return for Motherland, the comedy that does for parenthood what The Thick Of It did for politics - revealing in ugly detail the stresses and panic behind every hastily improvised decision made by the tired and harassed.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th October 2019

Motherland, series 2, review

This astute, spiky sitcom conjures stress so vivid that it's difficult to watch.

Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 7th October 2019

BBC confirms third series for Motherland

BBC Two has ordered a further series of comedy Motherland. The ensemble sitcom's second series begins next week.

British Comedy Guide, 1st October 2019

Timewasters returns to the 1950s

ITV2's hit comedy Timewasters is to return to screens in 2019 with the black London jazz quartet transported to the 1950s.

British Comedy Guide, 8th August 2018

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