Press clippings
The stars of Peep Show look back, 20 years later
It launched the careers of Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, Mitchell and Webb, plus Olivia Colman - but it nearly got cancelled. Two decades since its first episode, its stars reflect on the show that made them
Sean Cole, The Guardian, 18th September 2023How we made The Inbetweeners
Joe Thomas: "They offered me a prosthetic testicle for the fashion show scene but I thought, what's the point? I was hardly going to claw back any dignity."
Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 9th November 2020TV review: The First Team, series 1 episode 4
I've gone from being unimpressed with the show, to mildly hating it.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 18th June 2020Review: Why new football comedy shows promise
The new comedy from the creators of The Inbetweeners was always going to have a problem: how do you send up something so brilliant at satirising itself?
The Scotsman, 30th May 2020The First Team review
The First Team just isn't ready for the big time. Back to the training ground.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 29th May 2020The First Team review
On paper, this pitchside sitcom should be an open goal - but it isn't quite there yet.
Nick Reilly, NME, 29th May 2020The First Team - a football sitcom fit for relegation
This new comedy from the writers of The Inbetweeners boasts Will Arnett and trademark 'banter' - but there's only so long you can watch bored footballers playing Fifa.
Rebecca Sayce, The Guardian, 28th May 2020The First Team, review: second division comedy
The German Bundesliga and reruns of classic matches have been trying valiantly to fill the football-shaped hole in our lives. Could new pitchside sitcom The First Team (BBC Two) further plug the gap? No, it couldn't. Viewers were left sick as a parrot, rather than over the moon, Clive.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 28th May 2020The First Team review: boys, balls and banter
Is The First Team football's answer to The Inbetweeners? Luckily for the BBC Two sitcom, yes it is.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 28th May 2020The First Team review: football sitcom hits the post
New comedy series from the creators of The Inbetweeners fails to score big laughs.
Patrick Cremona, Radio Times, 28th May 2020