British Comedy Guide

Catherine Gee

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Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney wrote and starred in this hilarious comedy about a transatlantic couple who go from one-week-stand to prospective parents. The dialogue is sharp, the characters believable, and the humour impressively balances the sweet with the downright coarse.

Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 20th March 2015

You can still revisit every episode of the innovative, critically acclaimed sitcom following the often surreal lives of the staff at the East Hampton Hospital. Stars Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan and Julian Rhind-Tutt have achieved much since.

Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 20th March 2015

Comedian Adam Buxton has presented a bi-monthly showcase of music videos on the big screen at BFI Southbank for eight years. In a specially-commissioned series, Buxton brings his commentary to a streaming format.

Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 20th March 2015

Charlie Brooker's unnerving series returns for a feature-length Christmas special on Tuesday, starring Jon Hamm. But you can watch all previous episodes, which exhibit a compelling sense of unease about the modern world.

Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 20th March 2015

This bizarre but brilliant one-hour special showcases the talents of acclaimed actress Jane Horrocks as a mimic and comedy performer, in a series of sketches written by, among others, Victoria Wood and Andy Hamilton.

Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 20th March 2015

Unabashedly poking fun at celebrities and the frenzied culture surrounding them, Channel 4's satire gave "true" accounts of the lives of the tabloids' favourite figures from the Noughties. Their surreal takes on the stories of Take That and Jennifer Aniston are particularly enjoyable.

Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 20th March 2015

The double Bafta-winning sitcom from the early Noughties is available in its entirety to watch on Channel 4's on-demand site. Dylan Moran is at his sardonic best as an anti-social bookshop owner, while Bill Bailey and Tamsin Greig star as his less misanthropic, equally eccentric friends.

Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 20th March 2015

This madcap sitcom centring on Steven Toast (The IT Crowd's Matt Berry), an eccentric middle-aged actor returns to Channel 4 on Friday. In preparation, the sublimely surreal first season is available on demand.

Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 20th March 2015

"Did Iron Age woman have Playtex to guide her?" shouts a young Rik Mayall to a reluctantly undressing Jennifer Saunders. So begins Dawn French's superbly bizarre comedy set at a summer school offering a course in 'Iron Age Living', also starring Robbie Coltrane and Peter Richardson.

Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 20th March 2015

Comic Jack Docherty, who appears in referendum mockumentary Scotland in a Day (airing on Thursday as the Scots go to the polls), first broke on to the scene with his sketch series Absolutely - it's aged impressively well.

Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 20th March 2015

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