Benji Wilson
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Can James Corden cut it as a US chat show host?
Will James Corden take America by storm on The Late Late Show?
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 6th August 2014Imagine... Monty Python: the sadness behind the reunion
The BBC arts documentary was clever, discomforting film-making but do Monty Python really want to get back together?
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 30th June 2014Ophelia Lovibond interview
Rising actress Ophelia Lovibond is too smart to settle for playing characterless babes. She talks about her obsession with the 60s, her love of silly humour and entertaining Mr Sloane (aka Nick Frost) in her latest TV series.
Benji Wilson, Daily Mail, 4th May 2014David Threlfall on Tommy Cooper
He can never remember jokes and he can't do magic - so how did Shameless star David Threlfall fill the shoes of Tommy Cooper for ITV's new biopic, Not Like That, Like This?
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 19th April 2014Nick Frost on Mr Slone
Nick Frost on why his 1960s-set comedy Mr Sloane doesn't swing.
Benji Wilson, Radio Times, 4th March 2014Moone Boy, series 2, episode 1 review
The return of Moone Boy for a second series on Sky1 last night came with only one bum note - why the wait?
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 17th February 2014Mrs Brown's Boys, New Year special, review
It is easy to be snooty about Mrs Brown's Boys - much harder to divine why this is the comedy that, in sheer popularity, knocks all of the more lauded shows from your Walliamses or your Mirandas into a cocked hat. Essentially, I suspect, it's because the show knows its fans and involves them directly.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 30th December 2013David Jason - back to the shop floor
"Classic comedy is classic comedy and it will go on for years," says David Jason, with all the confidence of Del Boy giving it the big one.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 26th December 2013David Jason: Back to the shop floor
Still Open All Hours comes at a time when TV comedy is hungry for a little nostalgia, just as TV in general is finally paying heed to an older audience.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 23rd December 2013Christopher Guest: an unlikely aristocrat
As his new sitcom Family Tree begins on BBC Two, Anglo-American comedian and baron Christopher Guest talks to Benji Wilson about his aristocratic ancestors, his considerable comedy infleunce and of course, Spinal Tap.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 10th July 2013