Jesse Armstrong
- English
- Writer
Press clippings
20 years of Peep Show - the comedy that broke all the rules
Hugo Rifkind talks to Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, the creators of Channel 4's longest-running sitcom, about Mitchell, Webb and the dark genius of Super Hans.
Hugo Rifkind, The Times, 8th February 2024Peep Show could have been a stage show co-creator Sam Bain reveals
Peep Show could have been turned into a stage show, co-creator Sam Bain has revealed, but the POV perspective of the sitcom thwarted plans to adapt it.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd September 2023The stars of Peep Show look back, 20 years later
It launched the careers of Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, Mitchell and Webb, plus Olivia Colman - but it nearly got cancelled. Two decades since its first episode, its stars reflect on the show that made them
Sean Cole, The Guardian, 18th September 2023Apple's Still Up to launch on 22nd September
Apple TV+ has announced the September launch date for its latest British comedy, Still Up.
British Comedy Guide, 9th August 2023All the cross-references between Peep Show and Succession
In details spotted by the Podcast Secrets of the Pharaohs Twitter page, we take a look at the many crossovers between the two shows.
Ciara Farmer, Daily Mail, 18th May 2023Filming underway on Kat Sadler's BBC Three sitcom Such Brave Girls
Filming is underway on Kat Sadler's BBC Three sitcom Such Brave Girls, in which she stars alongside her real-life sister Lizzie Davidson and Louise Brealey. Simon Bird directs the loosely autobiographical comedy about a dysfunctional family trying to piece their lives back together after their father walks out on them.
British Comedy Guide, 17th May 2023Succession owes its genius to Peep Show
Succession might seem worlds apart from creator Jesse Armstrong's Noughties masterpiece, but its wit, darkness and skewering of corporate culture stands on Peep Show's shoulders.
Emily Bootle, i Newspaper, 18th April 2023BBC Comedy Festival will be in Cardiff on 24th to 26th May
The second annual BBC Comedy Festival - which features sessions for comedy creatives - will take place in Cardiff from Wednesday 24th to Friday 26th May.
British Comedy Guide, 12th April 2023Peep Show gets another US remake
Peep Show is getting its fifth attempt at a US remake, a gender-swapped version from Atlanta writer Stefani Robinson which "follows the relationship between a long-suffering assistant and her boss, an emotionally unstable tech entrepreneur".
British Comedy Guide, 14th December 2022Michelle de Swarte lands BBC modelling comedy
Michelle de Swarte is writing and set to star in a BBC comedy drama based upon her former life as a catwalk model, High End Homeless.
British Comedy Guide, 13th December 2022