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Catastrophe might be the best TV comedy of 2015
With its likeable attractive leads, this is that rarest of things: a sitcom which genuinely hits the ground running from the very first episode.
Chris Hallam, Metro, 20th January 2015Bishop Dawn? No! The Vicar of Dibley has had its day
Am I alone in wanting this sitcom revival madness to cease?
Chris Hallam, Metro, 13th January 20159 classic moments from Toast Of London
Steven Toast is back. What could be better then, than a brief reminder of the first series' career highlights? Can you hear us Clem Fandango?
Chris Hallam, Metro, 3rd November 2014Remembering Blackadder Goes Forth
Has there ever been another comedy both as side-splittingly funny and thought-provoking as Blackadder Goes Forth?
Chris Hallam, Metro, 2nd November 20147 reasons The IT Crowd will never work in the US
The Americans want to reboot the series for a remake (again). Oh dear. Here are seven reasons why we calculate this plan is doomed to fail...
Chris Hallam, Metro, 21st October 2014Bad Education series 2 DVD review
School-based comedy series have a somewhat hit and miss reputation as anyone who has seen Teachers or the more recent David Walliams/Catherine Tate sitcom Big School will agree. But while not exactly disproving this rule, BBC Three's relentlessly hip sitcom Bad Education is well worth skipping homework for.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 17th October 201415 reasons why Spaced was the best sitcom ever
Fifteen years have passed since groundbreaking Channel 4 sitcom Spaced first hit our screens.
Chris Hallam, Metro, 24th September 20147 reasons why Miranda Hart should host Generation Game
Something about the idea feels so right. Miranda on The Generation Game? Here are some reasons why we think this would be... such fun!
Chris Hallam, Metro, 18th August 2014DVD review: Friday Night Dinner Series 2
A truly classic comedy, this has taken its time getting to DVD.
Chris Hallam, 15th August 2014Thirty years of Spitting Image
Could it happen today? Animated copycats like 2DTV and Headcases both proved failures although Round The Bend, almost a kids' version of the show with puppets by Fluck and Law enjoyed some success in the Nineties.
Chris Hallam, 28th February 2014