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DVD review: Vic and Bob's House Of Fools - Series 1
Warning: if you don't like silliness, look away now. For House Of Fools is very very silly indeed.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 24th June 2015DVD review: W1A series 1 and 2
It is admirable that the BBC has produced something that is so critical of itself. However, in general, too many of the characters either speak in catchphrases ("I'm not being funny but...") or obstructive cliches (responding to a question with an unhelpful "brilliant" rather than answering it) that it is sometimes as frustrating as the media world it predicts. Otherwise and I'm not being funny or anything but it's all good.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 16th June 2015Book review: Dad's Army, The Story
Few sitcoms have aged as well as Dad's Army.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 8th June 2015Inside No 9 - Series 2 DVD review
With some vaguely insightful behind the scenes featurettes for each episode, this is ultimately a superb series of comic anthologies. Let us hope there will be more.
Chris Hallam, 30th April 201520 classic moments from Father Ted
There has never been a sitcom quite like Father Ted.
Chris Hallam, Metro, 21st April 2015Review: Count Arthur Strong at Exeter
Having perfected the character over thirty years, Steve Delaney is now no longer dramatically younger than the Count is presumably supposed to be himself. But rest assured, in Count Arthur Strong he has created a comedy character as enduring as Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge and whether appearing on stage, radio or TV, he remains very funny.
Chris Hallam, Exeter Express and Echo, 26th February 2015Why the Mrs Merton Show changed TV forever
Twenty years have passed since the launch of The Mrs Merton Show in February 1995. The series which saw then thirty something comedy actress Caroline Aherne adopting the guise of a sweet old lady to interview real life celebrities was an instant hit. Yet two decades on, we can now see it changed the world of TV chat forever.
Chris Hallam, Metro, 10th February 2015Review: Henning Wehn in Exeter
Having moved to the UK fourteen years ago, Henning has built a comedy career on poking fun and presenting a fresh German perspective on traditional hackneyed English stenotypes of German people.
Chris Hallam, Exeter Express and Echo, 5th February 2015DVD review: Vic and Bob's House Of Fools - Series 1
Warning: if you don't like silliness, look away now.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 26th January 2015DVD review: Mapp & Lucia
This may be filmed in genteel village surroundings and was screened in three parts over the Christmas period, but do not assume this is gentle stuff.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 21st January 2015