Frank Tully
- Actor
Press clippings Page 25
Lee Hurst under fire over torture remarks
Lee Hurst, the stand up comedian best known for his regular appearances as a panelist on 90s comedy sports quiz show They Think It's All Over, had the dubious honour of becoming a trending topic on Twitter this week, after posting comments about torture that prompted a host of heated replies.
Adam Boult, The Telegraph, 26th January 2017Not Going Out review - Lee Mack's interminable comedy
It's unoriginal, unfunny and unapologetic about its retro roots. Why does anyone like this lukewarm sitcom?
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 21st January 2017Lee Mack not surprised if comics came from broken homes
Not Going Out returns for its eighth series this month, which makes the will-they-won't-they tale of a feckless man's passion for his landlady the longest-running BBC sitcom still on air.
Nick Curtis, The Telegraph, 13th January 2017Interview: Lee Mack on Not Going Out
Lee Mack confesses he's reached the age where he can usually be found beavering away in his garden shed. But you won't find him, like a lot of men approaching 50, repotting the begonias or pretending to tinker with the lawn mower. Mack's shed is where he spends hours writing the BBC1 sitcom Not Going Out, which returns on Friday for its eighth series in ten years.
Graham Wray, Radio Times, 13th January 2017My comedy hero: Michael Redmond on John Cleese
The Glasgow-based Irish stand-up picks the Monty Python legend as his comic icon.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 12th January 2017Stewart Lee working on Brexit themed TV show
Stewart Lee has revealed he is working on a Brexit-themed TV show. The script is about a country that has an immigration referendum.
British Comedy Guide, 8th January 2017Stewart Lee: I don't care if people don't agree with me
Back on the road and on dazzling form, the comedian talks about business nous, Brexit and babysitting.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 7th January 2017Lee Ridley: I'm not a Paralympian, but I make you laugh
Ask someone to name a famous British disabled person and, more often than not, they'll probably name a Paralympic athlete. It's easy to understand why. The success of Team GB in both London and Rio has done wonders for the profile of disabled people everywhere. Not that you'd always believe that was the case if you listened to the government and some of the mainstream media.
Lee Ridley, The Huffington Post, 4th January 2017Lee Mack returns with a full house
Lee Mack explains why and how they've advanced hit sitcom Not Going Out from having a baby in the last show to three children now.
Sean Marland, What's On TV, 3rd January 2017Top 40 TV Shows of 2016: #33 Stewart Lee
There won't be any more Vehicles, to the dismay of its small army of fans, but what a way to go.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 24th December 2016