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Joe Thomas in 'eco-rom-com'
Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas is shooting an 'eco-rom-com' in Glasgow. Scottish Mussel is the directorial debut of Talulah Riley, the St Trinian's star, who will also appear as Thomas's love interest. Line of Duty's Martin Compston and Gimme Gimme Gimme's James Dreyfus also appear in the movie.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 16th October 2014The Inbetweeners: our university experience
The riotous Inbetweeners - Joe Thomas, Simon Bird, Blake Harrison and James Buckley - talk about their uni experiences and what they would have done differently - no holds barred.
Laura Jane MacBeth, The Telegraph, 22nd September 2014The Inbetweeners 2 - review
Surprisingly decent sequel to the comedy spin-off starring Simon Bird and Joe Thomas.
Emma Simmonds, The List, 7th August 2014The Inbetweeners 2 interview
Joe Thomas, Simon Bird, Blake Harrison and James Buckley sit down to discuss the comedy sequel.
Matthew Turner, The List, 8th July 2014The Inbetweeners 2 funnier than 1st, says Joe Thomas
The Inbetweeners 2 star Joe Thomas has promised that this summer's sequel will top its 2011 predecessor.
Simon Reynolds and Amie Parker-Williams, Digital Spy, 1st April 2014It broke UK box-office records for the most successful opening weekend ever for a comedy - not bad for a film based on an E4 sitcom - and has posh Will (Simon Bird), sex-obsessed Jay (James Buckley), dim Neil (Blake Harrison) and just-dumped Simon (Joe Thomas) finally leaving Rudge Park Comprehensive for a post- A-levels jaunt to Crete.
Gags about sex, vomit and hand shandies are all present and correct as our anti-heroes struggle with the challenges of being abroad and meeting girls. Think the English version of American Pie.
Carol Carter and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Metro, 9th January 2014Winner of the 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Award for best newcomer, Jonny Sweet is a young talent to look out for. He might be familiar from Sky1's comedy series Chickens, penned by Sweet with his co-stars Joe Thomas and Simon Bird, (the stars of The Inbetweeners, Fresh Meat and Friday Night Dinner).
There is an essence of all of these comedies about Hard to Tell, with the emphasis on the younger characters' trials and tribulations, but I think it's a grower. This episode involves Valentine's Day plans that one knows are doomed as soon as we learn that they involve borrowing the prized touring van of a girlfriend's father...
Chris Gardner, Radio Times, 13th November 2013In the latest series of Fresh Meat, Kingsley (Joe Thomas) says that whole weird thing, him and Josie, is "over like Dover". Actually, Josie has transferred to Southampton, but she's still a permanent presence in the Manchester student house via Skype on an iPad. And later they go down there, for a traffic light party.
There's seamen aplenty too - without the "a", I'm afraid. "I've got a sex engine and it runs on cum," says red-trousered JP (Jack Whitehall), all in a froth about the new batch of hotties. Since starting his TV acting career in Fresh Meat, he has pretty much become Mr Right Now. Quite rightly - he's hilarious.
It's sticky and smelly, spunky and puerile. There's not much in the way of story, so it has no right to work over an hour. But it does, somehow. Well, I do know how: by being very funny about the funniest - and most tragic - time (it also rings a bit true, amazingly). I think I can actually feel what a good time Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain had creating it. I know I'm having a good time watching.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 5th November 2013Faye Marsay introduces new fresher Candice
The White Queen actress joins Jack Whitehall, Zawe Ashton, Joe Thomas, Kimberley Nixon, Greg McHugh and Charlotte Ritchie for the new series of the Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat.
Susanna Lazarus, Radio Times, 4th November 2013Joe Thomas on Kingsley and Josie
The Ross and Rachel of the Channel 4 comedy finally make a go of their relationship in season 3 - but will Kingsley's girlfriend Heather come between them?
Susanna Lazarus, Radio Times, 4th November 2013