British Comedy Guide

Jasper Rees

  • Writer and journalist

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The Life of Rock with Brian Pern, BBC Four

Move over Spinal Tap, Simon Day updates the mockumentary genre.

Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 11th February 2014

10 Questions for Harry Shearer

He's been Montgomery Burns and Derek Smalls. Stand back for his President Nixon.

Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 26th January 2014

Tidy: In praise of Ruth Jones MBE

The late rise of Ruth Jones, who has been made an MBE, is a blessed relief. According to the prevailing rules of ageism and lookism, Jones should still be plugging away in supporting roles, typically as the large gobby sidekick which for years looked like the outer limit of her casting range.

Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 1st January 2014

Today's BBC would have rejected Morecambe & Wise

The rise of the managerial class is killing off mainstream BBC television comedy.

Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 25th November 2013

10 questions for Count Arthur Strong

Old-school variety act shamelessly plugs half-baked memoir.

Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 11th November 2013

Review: Sarah Millican, Hammersmith Apollo

Potty time as divorcee sets up home in the toilet.

Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 9th November 2013

Review: Ambassadors, BBC Two

Should Ambassadors pack its bags and be recalled home? Far from it. Carry on, ambassador.

Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 24th October 2013

Jason Byrne interview

The comedian talks to Jasper Rees about his new BBC One sitcom, Father Figure, and his addiction to doing stand-up gigs.

Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 4th September 2013

Review - My Hero: Ben Miller on Tony Hancock

Homage to a genius of yesteryear works despite flimsy telly tropes.

Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 27th August 2013

Review - Luisa Omielan: What would Beyoncé do?!

Luisa Omielan channels her inner bootylicious diva to sort through some relationship issues.

Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 29th May 2013

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