Lorraine Bracco
- Actor
Press clippings
James Norton as a disabled jazz drummer? How Jerk's black humour is revolutionising comedy
The deliciously dark comedy about a man with cerebral palsy is back - and now, celebs are lining up to star in it ... and to make you squirm like never before.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 14th March 2023James Norton to appear in Jerk Series 3
Tim Renkow's sitcom Jerk returns to BBC Three this spring, with Happy Valley star James Norton amongst those joining the cast.
British Comedy Guide, 10th February 2023Jerk to return for Series 3
Jerk, the BBC Three sitcom starring Tim Renkow, is to return for a six-part third series.
British Comedy Guide, 11th May 2022TV Review: Jerk, BBC Three/BBC One
I don't think I'd want to be friends with the main character Tim in Jerk.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th August 2021Jerk review
There's the core of a great idea here, poking fun at the sort of people who panic when they meet anyone with a serious disability. But a subject so sensitive needs clever, imaginative writing - not pratfalls and sight gags about walking frames.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 3rd August 2021Jerk Series 2 review
Tim Renkow's Jerk is a clear example that anything's up for mockery, just as long as it's done with clear, uncruel intention.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd August 2021Jerk, BBC One, review
It's hard not to admire Tim Renkow's commitment to being as dark as possible as Tim, a man with cerebral palsy who also happens to be a cynical narcissist.
Ed Power, i Newspaper, 2nd August 2021Jerk Series 2 begins filming
Filming has started on Series 2 of Jerk, the BBC Three sitcom starring Tim Renkow.
British Comedy Guide, 29th March 2021Tim Renkow comedy Jerk to return
Jerk, the BBC Three sitcom starring Tim Renkow, is to return for a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 5th September 2019A Brief History Of Tim review
A comedy centred around a guy with cerebral palsy... a bit of worthy, inclusive box-ticking from the BBC, making sure disabled people are shown in a positive light? You'd only say that if you don't know Tim Renkow.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th September 2016