British Comedy Guide

Christopher Stevens

  • Writer and reviewer

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Extract: How vicious prejudice by BBC bosses kept Britain's best-loved camp character John Inman in the closet

Bill Cotton, the head of the BBC's light entertainment department, was adamant. The department store sitcom Are You Being Served?, an instant hit with viewers, could not be screened without one major change. "Get rid of the poof," he warned writer David Croft.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 13th September 2024

Douglas Is Cancelled review

A chilling tale of our woke times as Hugh Bonneville's gag leaves his life in ruins.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 28th June 2024

Queenie review

You'll be rooting for this modern-day Austen heroine to find Mr Right.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 5th June 2024

The Outlaws Series 3 review

Stephen Merchant is a lucky chap. Despite a tight budget, his crime caper The Outlaws has welcomed back its A-list superstar - not Christopher Walken, of The Deer Hunter, but Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 31st May 2024

Inside No. 9: Boo To A Goose review

Inside No. 9, the series of half-hour playlets created by the demonically inventive Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, is ending after a ten-year run.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 9th May 2024

Mandy review

Crammed with gags, this is the most inspired comedy on TV right now.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 4th April 2024

The Gentlemen review

Posh twits, gangsters, shotguns... Guy Ritchie's crime comedy is a blast.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 7th March 2024

Imagine... French And Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter review

Only Alan Yentob could make French and Saunders unfunny!

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 28th December 2023

Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery review

All-star cast meet gruesome ends straight out of Midsomer Murders.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 18th December 2023

Boat Story review

If Tarantino made a zombie film, you wouldn't see this much gore.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 20th November 2023

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