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Meera Syal interview
"It's a golden age for TV - the streamers have kicked us all up the arse".
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 10th April 2022The Queen's favourite TV show is The Kumars At No. 42
[I asked] “What’s your favourite programme?” Straightaway, she said, “The Kumars At No. 42” and, even more astonishingly, proceeded to recite some of the one-liners from the grandma character, played by the brilliant Meera Syal.
Phil Jones, The New Statesman, 23rd February 2022BBC Wales launches Festival Of Funny season
BBC Wales is launching Festival Of Funny, a season that showcases Welsh comedy talent across TV, radio and BBC iPlayer.
British Comedy Guide, 21st October 2021Back To Life 2 review
If you haven't caught up with Back To Life then I would urge you to get yourself to iPlayer at your earliest opportunity as it really is one of TV's biggest hidden gems.
Matt Donnelly, The Custard TV, 12th September 2021Meera Syal interview
The comedian, 60, talks about growing up wild in the Black Country, marrying her on-screen grandson and finally being able to be a grumpy old woman.
Michael Segalov, The Guardian, 4th September 2021Code 404 set to return for Series 3
Work has begun on a third series of Code 404. Further episodes of the hit Sky Comedy cop sitcom, which stars Daniel Mays as a detective brought back to life as an AI experiment, and Stephen Graham as his long-suffering partner, have already been written BCG understands.
British Comedy Guide, 1st September 2021Back To Life Series 2 review
This BBC show about Miri's return home after 18 years in prison is a pure and painful delight, which can move you from tears to laughter within a single line.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 31st August 2021Five women TV comedians and their BBC stories
A feature looking at five women who've made a mark in comedy at the BBC, marking 85 years of the corporation's formal television services.
BBC, 26th August 2021Meera Syal and Jennifer Saunders give standout performances in Audible's new pod drama, spoofing life in British-controlled India. Ineffectual governor Henry arrives in a rural province, "allergic to emotions", part of an unwieldy bureaucratic structure, and unwilling to acclimatise. As well as the lines you might see coming ("can't imagine the British ever going for Indian food!"), there is plenty you might not, in this tale of blustering Brits, and Syal's Rajmata side-eyeing and sticking it to the man.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 4th June 2021Meera Syal and Jennifer Saunders star in Audible sitcom 'Raj!'
Audible has launched Raj!, a seven-part audio sitcom set in 19th Century India. Meera Syal and Jennifer Saunders star.
British Comedy Guide, 25th May 2021