Paul Ready
- Actor
Press clippings Page 2
I hate Kevin from Motherland: reminds me of me
Nw dad Ed Cumming examines the recent spate of parenting comedies - and how they measure up with the ones he watched growing up
Ed Cumming, The Independent, 31st May 2021I wish Kevin wasn't such a damaging cliche
The programme risks putting men off childcare and parental leave.
Matthew Jenkin, i Newspaper, 31st May 2021TV review: Motherland, BBC2
Needless to say the performances are all great.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st May 2021Motherland review
This show has become much more than a series of skits at the school gates. I hope it runs for years.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 25th May 2021Motherland Christmas special review
The slapstick carnage in this one-off episode - there's a broken nose, a toppled tree and an explosion of flour - is not as funny as the more low-key moments.
Alexandra Pollard, The Independent, 23rd December 2020Motherland Christmas Special, BBC2, review
A hilarious dose of reality at a time of forced schmaltz.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 23rd December 2020Motherland to return for Christmas special
Motherland will return to BBC Two for a Christmas special, ahead of a third series in 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 24th November 2020Paul Ready interview
The actor on working with his wife, Michelle Terry, taking the rap for blowing up Keeley Hawes and the perils of real-life parenting.
Michael Hogan, The Observer, 2nd February 2020In praise of Motherland
Sharon Horgan and co's clever, funny, oestrogen-fuelled comedy is an antidote to the patronising delusions of smug parents..
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 9th October 2019TV review: Motherland, BBC2
It was announced just before this second series started that there would be a third series of Motherland. It's be interesting to see how it evolves as there are a few changes in the opening episode of the second run.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th October 2019