British Comedy Guide

Michael Hogan

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Bruce Forsyth, the last of the BBC's great entertainers

Good game, good game. Didn't he do well? Sir Bruce Forsyth had a glittering 75-year showbiz career but with news of his passing aged 89, we have lost the last of the BBC's great entertainers - and a reassuringly familiar figure who you, me and the entire nation has huddled around the TV to watch for the past half-century.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 18th August 2017

People Just Do Nothing review

People Just Do Nothing is the BBC doing 'yoof TV' right.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 16th August 2017

The Mash Report review

This sharp new show did it rather well and was the most promising satirical arrival on our screens in a long time.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 21st July 2017

Loaded: episode one review

It needs the confidence to calm down.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 8th May 2017

Britain Today Tonight review

The best use of Kayvan Novak's fearless pranks.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 5th May 2017

Come on Kay, give Car Share fans the ending we deserve

A festive special - where Car Share Lancastrian lovebirds finally kiss under the supermarket mistletoe - would be just the Christmas gift the nation needs. Pass the Quality Street and cue up that Marillion ballad.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 3rd May 2017

Our Friend Victoria review

Admittedly, this was a glorified clip show - but what clips they were.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 12th April 2017

Peter Kay's Car Share review

A winning return for this ingenious comic gem.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 12th April 2017

Peter Kay: comedy grafter gets back in the driving seat

The crowd-pleasing performer who runs all his gags past his mother returns with the Bafta award-winning Car Share.

Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 8th April 2017

The Trip to Spain: review

"Two middle-aged men looking for adventure, like Don Quixote and Sancho Panza." That's how co-star Rob Brydon pitched The Trip to Spain (Sky Atlantic), although I don't recall Cervantes' epic novel featuring so many Michael Caine impressions.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 6th April 2017

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