Press clippings
Inside No. 9 was almost Inside No. 5
How Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's series could have had a different name.
Chortle, 22nd December 2024A Christmas Carol(ish) review
As a crowd-pleasing, energetic and genuinely festive Christmas offering, it's 50 times better than your average panto - if that's not damning with faint praise.
Tim Harding, Chortle, 29th November 2024Nick Mohammed's Christmas Carol(ish) haunted by technical failure
Nick Mohammed's festive tale A Christmas Carol(ish) has had a bumpy launch in the West End - with the official first night performance abandoned after being plagued by technical issues.
Chortle, 22nd November 2024A Christmas Carol (ish) at @sohoplace review: a festive hit in waiting
Despite opening night being derailed by technical problems this play balances silliness with sophistication in a way that should make it a Christmas favourite.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 22nd November 2024Nick Mohammed to return as Mr Swallow in 2025 tour Show Pony
Nick Mohammed is to tour in the spring of 2025 with Show Pony, a format described by his character Mr Swallow as "payback for everyone who didn't come to the last tour".
British Comedy Guide, 22nd July 2024Nick Mohammed: "Having a pop at trans people is just punching down"
The Ted Lasso star talks about his new ITV comedy Douglas Is Cancelled, his love of magic, and not being a twat.
Tom Nicholson, i Newspaper, 27th June 2024Douglas Is Cancelled review
Rows about cancel culture tend to be reductive. A clear binary between those who harrumph "you can't say anything any more" and the righteously censorious. A nuanced path somewhere between the two is probably society's best way forward, but as a savvy newspaper editor says in Steven Moffat's twisty new comedy-drama Douglas Is Cancelled: "Outrage is exciting, nuance is work."
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th June 2024Douglas Is Cancelled preview
There have been so many trailers for new ITV1 comedy drama Douglas Is Cancelled I felt like I'd seen it before I hit the play button. And even when I'd hit the button and watched the first episode a lot of it was scarily familiar. But in a Good Way.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th June 2024Inside No. 9 script being auctioned for charity
Steve Pemberton is raising money for charity by auctioning off a signed Inside No. 9 script, and also a signed copy of the hare statue that was hidden in many of episodes of the hit comedy anthology series.
British Comedy Guide, 15th June 2024Taskmaster's Nick Mohammed finally explains Dracula costume choice
Speaking to comedian Ed Gamble on the official Taskmaster podcast, the actor explained that he wanted to dress up for the series after feeling "nervous" about being himself.
Sara Baalla, Digital Spy, 19th April 2024