Jamie Demetriou
- British
- Actor, writer, editor, executive producer, comedian and composer
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British Comedy Guide, 16th March 2023After the success of his lauded Channel 4 sitcom Stath Lets Flats, Jamie Demetriou is riding high on his signature mix of intrinsic oddness, vulnerability and physical clowning. He deploys all this and more in his new one-off Netflix comedy special, A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou.
A kind of rejigged Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life with the absurdist tone of Tim Robinson's I Think You Should Leave, AWL starts with Demetriou as a foetus, being advised about future life stages. Though frankly this concept soon collapses like an existential souffle, and the show becomes a series of loosely linked sketches, songs and general weirdness.
At times it doesn't work (sketches drag on far too long). Still, there's a strong supporting cast (Katy Wix, Sian Clifford) and moments of inspiration, from the toadying absurdity of royal wedding commentary to a Kiss Villa spoof of reality TV ("My best feature? I'd probably say my gums"). Things need to be tighter, but there are some decent laughs. Demetriou has a wayward, experimental comic energy still very much in the making.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 5th March 2023A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou review
Ribald sketch comedy with flashes of sublime genius.
Chris Bennion, The Telegraph, 28th February 2023A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou review
This Netflix comedy special from the Stath Lets Flats star has nuggets of comedy gold, but the humour feels watered down.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 28th February 2023A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou review
This Netflix comedy special is a gift for viewers bereft by the loss of Stath Lets Flats. Comedy doesn't get more punishingly funny or magnificent than this.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 28th February 2023A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou review
There are a few dips as there are in all sketch shows, but the hit rate is incredibly high.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th February 2023A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou review
In many ways, A Whole Lifetime is tonally all over the place, but it's underpinned by a creative weirdness that feels like no one other than Demetriou could possibly have imagined. Plus there's lots of singing.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th February 2023A whole lunchtime with Jamie Demetriou
On the eve of his new Netflix special, the Stath Lets Flats creator takes Esquire for a tour of his home town.
Tom Nicholson, Esquire, 25th February 2023Jamie Demetriou on imposter syndrome and his surreal childhood
In the Bafta-winning Stath Lets Flats, Jamie Demetriou unleashed a trail of comedy carnage. Here, he talks to Alex Moshakis about body contortions, dealing with 'feeling thick' and finding inspiration in the chaotic antics of his Cypriot family.
Alex Moshakis, The Guardian, 19th February 2023Jamie Demetriou joins Netflix comedy Back In Action
Jamie Demetriou has joined the cast of new Netflix action-comedy movie Back In Action - starring alongside Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz.
Chortle, 8th February 2023