British Comedy Guide

Jack Barth

  • Writer and director

Press clippings

Yesterday credits row shows trouble's never far away

Jack Barth's claim he did not receive credit he deserved shines light on movie industry machinations.

Lanre Bakare, The Guardian, 31st May 2020

How one Yesterday writer's dream became a nightmare

The trouble started with Jack Barth accepting what he believed was a lesser credit than he deserved.

Vince Mancini, Uproxx, 21st May 2020

Yesterday review

A hopeless songwriter wakes up to find he's the only person who can remember the Fab Four's hits in a wacky, winning comedy directed by Danny Boyle.

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 5th May 2019

Yesterday review: a pleasant but flimsy romantic comedy

With a screenplay by Richard Curtis, Danny Boyle's far-fetched tale of plagiarism has nothing like the momentum of the director's best works.

Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 5th May 2019

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