Hugo Rifkind
- Journalist
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The Gentlemen review
If ChatGPT made a Guy Ritchie series, this would be it.
Hugo Rifkind, The Times, 9th March 202420 years of Peep Show - the comedy that broke all the rules
Hugo Rifkind talks to Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, the creators of Channel 4's longest-running sitcom, about Mitchell, Webb and the dark genius of Super Hans.
Hugo Rifkind, The Times, 8th February 2024Mammals review
James Corden and infidelity make for a tricky marriage.
Hugo Rifkind, The Times, 11th November 2022Hugo Rifkind: Why comedy and politics are a tricky mix
It was excruciating to watch comedian Joe Lycett on Kuenssberg's new show but he at least exposed a tired formula.
Hugo Rifkind, The Times, 6th September 2022After Life review
Ricky Gervais's After Life is a conundrum. Viewers love it and critics can't figure out why at all. What makes it odd is that this isn't a Mrs Brown's Boys situation, where the consensus critical position is: "Nope, sorry, you people are stupid and wrong, this is actually terrible." It's more complex than that. It's more of a sort of: "What, this? From him? But why?"
Hugo Rifkind, The Times, 14th January 2022The Trip to Greece review
This Greek Odyssey is delicious even before we get to the food.
Hugo Rifkind, The Times, 5th March 2020Hugo Rifkind's Search For Power: devastatingly mild
Generally, there's an underlying mirthlessness to the scripted comedy lecture.
Antonia Quirke, The New Statesman, 1st May 2019What to say about Fleabag (if you're a man)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's hit comedy has returned. Beware, it's a bit risky for male viewers.
Hugo Rifkind, The Times, 4th March 2019News Quiz accused of bias for having too many Remainers
The BBC has been accused of bias and arrogance for stacking Radio 4 comedy show The News Quiz with panellists who savage Brexiteers.
Katherine Rushton, Daily Mail, 18th November 2017Button that makes political interviews worth watching
Alex Brooker's Channel 4 encounter with Nick Clegg was a model of how to talk normally to a politician - and make them talk normally back.
Hugo Rifkind, The Spectator, 5th February 2015