Press clippings Page 17
Netflix series for Noel Fielding
Noel Fielding is to make a Netflix series about a magic record player.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 7th November 2019An Evening With Lenny Henry: Who Am I, Again? review
A lost opportunity as this national treasure bathes in the past rather than surging into the future.
Jay Richardson, The List, 6th November 2019Romesh Ranganathan pilots another sitcom about his life
Romesh Ranganathan is piloting a semi-autobiographical sitcom for BBC One. The pilot is adapted by writer and stand-up Max Davis from his 2017 Radio 2 pilot of the same name.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 6th November 2019Tales From The Lodge review
Despite the cast's commitment as they spark engagingly off each other, the contrived narrative doesn't really slot together.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 1st November 2019Tom Basden pilots BBC mockumentary
Tom Basden is piloting a BBC mockumentary set in Africa.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 30th October 2019Interview: Ashley Blaker and Imran Yusuf
The orthodox Jewish comedian and devout Muslim comic talk about joining forces and their unlikely, but valuable, double-act.
Jay Richardson, The List, 16th October 2019Paul Foot: Image Conscious review
A distinctive comic whose absurdist vision is expansive and patience-testing.
Jay Richardson, The List, 10th October 2019Comedy review: Ben Elton, Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
Offering a sober analysis of Brexit and the backsliding of Enlightenment debate, he builds to a lethal character assassination of Boris Johnson.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 3rd October 2019Comedy Central censored Phil Wang's Roast Battle jokes
Phil Wang wrote 'a bunch of really, really funny jokes about my dead sister. And the censors said "no", the lawyers said "no"' Daniel Sloss recalled.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 3rd October 2019Review - Jason Byrne: Wrecked But Ready
Having split from his wife, the Irishman's stage act remains gleefully divorced from reality.
Jay Richardson, The List, 1st October 2019