Christopher Stevens
- Writer and reviewer
Press clippings Page 10
Mark Kermode's Secrets Of Cinema: British Comedy review
Here he is on nude scenes in Calendar Girls and The Full Monty: 'So it's interesting that two of the most popular comedies from the past 25 years see very different sets of characters shedding social convention by shedding their clothes.'
Are you laughing yet?
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 12th January 2021Review - Goes Wrong Show: The Nativity
Everything was exploding or bursting into flames in the deliriously funny Goes Wrong Show: The Nativity (BBC1). The piano burned, a stage hand was crushed by scenery, King Herod's clothes flew off and a fight broke out between two ends of a pantomime donkey.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 23rd December 2020Review - David Jason: Britain's Favourite TV Star
Ninety minutes of David Jason's finest moments? Lovely jubbly!
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 22nd December 2020Gone Fishing review
Need a comedy straight man to crack the jokes? Bob's your uncle!
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 14th December 2020Review: Meet The Richardsons
Jon Richardson seems to treat this as a time for re-gifting, or recycling, his old jokes. One about a 'sad-vent calendar', with depressing messages behind the 24 doors, was reused from an old episode of C4's Eight Out Of Ten Cats Does Countdown. He didn't even try to pretend it was new. That's hardly entering into the spirit of things.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 10th December 2020Review: The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown
Old jokes might not always be the best but they're the ones we love most. That's what makes it such a pleasure to see Dawn French back as the Rev Geraldine Granger in The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown (BBC1).
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 8th December 2020Review: Comedy Legends
The hour-long format of Comedy Legends allows for long extracts, giving us the chance to appreciate their comic rhythm.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 20th November 2020Obituary: Des O'Connor
Des O'Connor, who has died at 88, was born so poor he got rickets, and fainted when he stepped on stage - but despite his mother's immortal words - he became one of Britain's best-loved acts.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 15th November 2020The towering comic genius John Sessions
John Sessions was once inescapable. Every chat show and panel game on TV was clamouring for his brilliant impressions and stream-of-consciousness wit.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 3rd November 2020The hidden face of Victoria Wood
Behind the genial image of the beloved comedienne was a ruthless perfectionist who filled her co-stars with dread - and was jealous of even close friends such as Julie Walters.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 22nd October 2020