Greg Davies (I)

Silly is something comedy shies away from now. If it's not a mockumentary, it's sarcastic verging on outright nastiness. Silly is a precious aspect to comedy, one that should be cherished and encouraged. This is certainly one of the silliest comedies for some time and what's even more endearing is that it's a silly sitcom, which is as rare as an open letter not being sent to Miley Cyrus. The extremely tall Greg Davies channels his time as a drama teacher (one in real life, not as Mr Gilbert in The Inbetweeners) to play a useless drama teacher who still hasn't grown up, which leads to generous servings of his bare legs and crotch. In a terrific piece of casting, Rik Mayall - someone Greg is routinely described as being a tall version of - plays his near-sadistic father, who delights in elaborate practical jokes. After the first episode, you'll check your back seat first before you climb into your car...

TV Preview: Man Down

Greg Davies' high velocity lunacy is in full effect. And for that we should give huge, six foot eight inch high thanks.

Man Down, written by and starring 2010 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Greg Davies, is, I can reveal, laugh-out-loud funny.

Greg Davies - aka Mr Gilbert - poised to star in sequel

Greg Davies, who plays the sociopathic head of sixth form in The Inbetweeners, gives the strongest indication yet that he is to star in the sequel to the smash hit Inbetweeners Movie.

Greg Davies: 'I came so close to madness'

Davies turned to comedy after an 'epiphany' that he was reluctant to talk about, save to mention that it came after 'a really strange thing [that] happened in a floatation tank. It was bought for me by an Australian woman.'

Man Down review

At heart, it's a brilliant example of a mainstream sitcom (just with a bit too much swearing for primetime) but with a twist and heart of its own. Channel 4 - and Greg Davies - deserve to have a monster hit on their hands.

Review: Greg Davies at The Concert Hall

The range of the performance is testament to Greg Davies' background in drama - drawing on songs, sketches and sight gags in a rich repertoire to keep the jokes flowing and fresh.

Radio Times review

You wouldn't expect Janet Street-Porter and Ben Fogle to agree on much and they don't. But they give Room 101 exactly the injection of friction it needs as they clash on the rights and wrongs of multichannel TV and wheelie cases. Fogle disdains both, but Street-Porter's first beef is more specific: she loathes Extreme Fishing with Robson Green for its shoutiness: "Simplistic twaddle!" argues the journalist famed for her calm and nuanced approach.

But it's Greg Davies, the man with the angriest eyebrows in comedy, who really gets the programme's comic juices flowing. His rant/routine about pointless TV interviews with members of the public is a joy.