Press clippings
Smothered review
Romcoms are hard to get right, harder still to put distance between them and Richard Curtis, but Sky continue in this vein, Smothered being their third of recent months.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 9th December 2023Smothered review
Don't expect histrionics from this comedy about the practicalities of love. It's a sweet, deeply nice take on romance that is extremely watchable.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 7th December 2023Smothered review
Finally, a TV romcom that gets it right.
Emily Watkins, i Newspaper, 7th December 2023Smothered review
A zeitgeisty portrait of millennial life.
Nick Hilton, The Independent, 7th December 2023BBC Comedy Festival will be in Cardiff on 24th to 26th May
The second annual BBC Comedy Festival - which features sessions for comedy creatives - will take place in Cardiff from Wednesday 24th to Friday 26th May.
British Comedy Guide, 12th April 2023Danny Dyer to star in Mr Bigstuff as part of Sky's 2023 comedy line-up
Sky has commissioned Mr Bigstuff, a series in which Ryan Sampson and Danny Dyer play estranged brothers trying to patch up a sibling rivalry. The network has also revealed festive comedy drama Joy To The World, released more details on Smothered, an Intelligence special, the forthcoming Dreamland and Brassic Series 5.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd February 2023Aisling Bea stars in Sky step-parenting comedy
Aisling Bea has joined the cast of Sky's upcoming step-parenting comedy Smothered, which stars Jon Pointing and Danielle Vitalis.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd January 2023Murder, They Hope Series 2 guest stars revealed
Murder, They Hope, the Gold comedy series starring Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson, will welcome guest stars including Hugh Dennis, Vicki Pepperdine, Sally Phillips, Isy Suttie and Sandi Toksvig.
British Comedy Guide, 30th June 2022Famalam season 3 review
It's a shame the new series of Famalam has run into a racism storm on its release, as the row over offensive Jamaican stereotypes certainly doesn't reflect the more savvy wit that generally pervades this almost all-black sketch show.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd August 2020Danielle Vitalis joins Famalam Series 3
Danielle Vitalis is joining the cast of Famalam. The hit sketch show is due to return to BBC Three for a third series later this year.
British Comedy Guide, 25th March 2020