Jake Short
- Actor
Press clippings
TV 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 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 review
Unlikely lads make this slow-burn sitcom not just for football fans.
Susannah Butter, Evening Standard, 28th May 2020TV review: The First Team, BBC2
We might have to wait a bit longer for the real Premier League to start but you can get an early football fix with this new sitcom set in the world of soccer's top flight written by Inbetweeners writers Iain Morris and Damon Beesley. Although a word of warning if you are having really bad withdrawal symptoms, there is no actual football shown. This is pretty much a workplace comedy that happens to be set in the football world. Same shit, shinier cars.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th May 2020Review: The First Team
The Inbetweeners rightly raised Iain Morris and Damon Beesley to the comedy nobility. But with The First Team - another examination of young male relationships - they've missed the goal, certainly judging by a relatively flat opening episode.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 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 2020Cast revealed for new football comedy from Inbetweeners writers
The cast has been revealed for The First Team, the new football-based comedy from the writers of The Inbetweeners. Stars include Will Arnett.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd September 2019