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TV: Out Of Her Mind, BBC Two
Sara Pascoe's self-penned new comedy is not backwards in coming forwards. As she says at the start. "I am going to destroy your faith in love." Mrs Brown's Boys this ain't then. But it might just be my new all-time favourite sitcom.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th October 2020Review: Out Of Her Mind
As opening lines go, 'My name is Sara Pascoe and I'm going to destroy your faith in love' is as bold and unambiguous a statement of intent as you can get. And hardly the usual manifesto for what's ostensibly a sitcom about relationships.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th October 2020Out Of Her Mind review
Continuing the recent surge of strong, female-led series, this six-parter highlights the distressing side of long-term singledom, via sharp, fourth wall-shattering observations.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 20th October 2020National Theatre to reopen with pantomime
Only one pantomime has ever been performed on a stage at the venue when a production of Cinderella was put on in the Lyttelton Theatre in 1983. It is now to return for one year only with a new version of Dick Whittington as a way to "celebrate and honour panto's place at the heart of British theatre", according to the venue. Writers Jude Christian and Cariad Lloyd said it would be filled with "irreverent jokes, talking animals, awesome songs, and wholesale destructive silliness".
BBC, 17th September 2020Cast revealed for Sara Pascoe sitcom Out Of Her Mind
Juliet Stevenson, Cariad Lloyd, Adrian Edmondson, Navin Chowdhry and Sheila Reid are amongst the cast joining Sara Pascoe in her new BBC Two sitcom Out Of Her Mind.
British Comedy Guide, 5th March 2020Man Like Mobeen shortlisted for social impact award
Guz Khan's comedy Man Like Mobeen has been shortlisted in the Best TV Show of the Year category at the Visionary Honours 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 20th February 2020Progress 1000: London's most influential people: comedy
The most influential people in London for comedy.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 3rd October 2019Romesh Ranganathan curates Sky shorts series
Romesh Presents... is coming to Sky, a 10-part series of comedy shorts featuring stars including Ellie Taylor, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, London Hughes and Darren Harriott.
British Comedy Guide, 6th September 2019Katherine Ryan to headline Latitude Festival
Katherine Ryan has been named as one of the headline comedy acts at this year's Latitude Festival. The stand-up superstar will appear at the festival on Saturday. Major comedy names already announced include Michelle Wolf, Frank Skinner and Jason Manford.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th May 2019Comedians star in Dave mental health podcast
Channel Dave has launched Conversations Against Living Miserably, a podcast in which comedians share their personal experiences of mental health.
British Comedy Guide, 1st May 2019