Lisa McGrillis
- Actor
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French & Saunders to star in Radio 4 comedy
Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders will star in Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen?, a one-off festive Radio 4 comedy about two sisters. Radio 4's other festive highlights include new episodes of Ed Reardon's Week and Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!.
British Comedy Guide, 30th November 2020People Just Do Nothing team take gym comedy to BBC
The People Just Do Nothing team are piloting Peacock, a comedy set in a gym. Thomas Gray stars as the instructor training his selfie-obsessed clients.
British Comedy Guide, 30th September 2020Bumps review
There are some tonal echoes of the recently-cancelled Scarborough in its ensemble cast, naturalistic acting and lower-middle-class coastal setting, especially the scenes set in an unpretentious pub. But let's hope Bumps has a better chance of coming into life - as you'll be itching to find out what happens next after the final credits roll.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st February 2020Bumps, review: childbirth is painful as this sitcom
I'd suggest that watching it was harder work than giving birth but I might get lynched by womankind, says Michael Hogan.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 21st February 2020TV preview: Comedy Playhouse - Bumps, BBC One
Sometimes a sitcom has success written all over it. King Gary and Scarborough both had potential to be hits. Bumps feels like an instant hit. If the BBC doesn't commission a series they don't need their Fallopian tubes testing, they need their brains testing.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2020Casting revealed for Comedy Playhouse pilot Bumps
Amanda Redman and Lisa McGrillis will star in Bumps, the new Comedy Playhouse pilot by Lucy Montgomery and Rhys Thomas.
British Comedy Guide, 9th October 2019Mum, Series 3 finale, BBC Two review
Tears of laughter and sadness.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 20th June 2019Mum - magnificent TV that'll put sunshine in your heart
Guaranteed to make you cry four times every episode, the final series of the Lesley Manville sitcom miraculously turns tiny gestures into epic romance.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 15th May 2019Mum review: Cathy & Michael's relationship like Brexit
We are still kept guessing about the status of Cathy's love life in the third and final series of BBC2's family sitcom Mum, which stars Lesley Manville as a bereaved widow embarking on a new relationship.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 15th May 2019Mum - A love letter to a comedy
As with every series ending, I was quite trepidatious about the conclusion to Mum and how Golaszewski would handle the characters he clearly cares for dearly.
Matt Donnelly, The Custard TV, 15th May 2019