Neil Fitzmaurice
- 55 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
Press clippings
Phoenix Nights props go under the hammer
Phoenix Nights fans are being given the chance to own their own piece of the iconic sitcom, when props from the Peter Kay comedy and its spin-off Max & Paddy's Road To Nowhere are to be auctioned on 31st January.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd January 2024Lee Mack sitcom Semi-Detached axed, as comic makes Soccer Aid film
Lee Mack's sitcom Semi-Detached has been cancelled by the BBC, while the comic has started making an ITV football documentary.
British Comedy Guide, 18th June 2021Neil Fitzmaurice interview
Neil Fitzmaurice on why the pandemic is a goldmine for new material.
Jade Wright, Metro, 3rd September 2020Semi-Detached review
Lee Mack as a wedding DJ having a midlife crisis? It sounds naff, but it's like Birdman - if Birdman were set in a cream sitting room.
Joel Golby, The Guardian, 8th August 2020TV review: Semi-Detached, BBC Two
It's interesting that this is on BBC Two because it's really only a whisker away from being a mainstream BBC One sitcom.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th August 2020Semi-Detached with Lee Mack review
The gimmick of Lee Mack's new sitcom is that all the action happens in real time - though whether audiences would appreciate, or even notice, the restriction that writers David Crow and Oliver Maltman have imposed on themselves remains to be seen.
Bruce Dessau, Chortle, 6th August 2020Semi-Detached review
In some respects, this BBC sitcom channels elements of the sadcom - but the moments aren't frequent or long enough to actually make us care.
Annabel Nugent, The Independent, 6th August 2020Semi-Detached, episode 1, review
Lee Mack's suburban sadsack makes for solid sitcom fare.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 6th August 2020Semi-Detached review
Promising concept and cast let down by shortage of laughs.
Patrick Cremona, Radio Times, 6th August 2020TV review: The First Team, series 1 episode 4
I've gone from being unimpressed with the show, to mildly hating it.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 18th June 2020