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So much comedy water has passed under the TV bridge since Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse first did sketch shows together that when they reunited last year it seemed a rather retrograde step. Whitehouse had done funnier, subtler shows in between and with Mitchell and Webb and Armstrong and Miller on the scene, the market for male double acts is decidedly cluttered.
But they are back for a second series with old favourites such as the judgmental Polish café assistants and Enfield's badly behaved Nelson Mandela, and new sketches, including a Dragons' Den spoof and two elderly Jewish DJs. It should be at least as popular as the first.
Paul Hoggart, The Times, 5th September 2008Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse are comedy legends but their last outing was hit and miss.
The Sun, 5th September 2008Bloody hell, it has been recommissioned! Amazing, really, considering how staggeringly painful Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse's first series was.
Quality control has been cranked up a notch but I should warn you, Nelson Mandela is back.
Best reason to watch is a brilliant take on Dragons' Den. Harry is Deborah Meaden but the moment when Paul's Duncan Bannatyne leans forward to sneer at Harry's Peter Jones makes this worth investing in.
The Mirror, 5th September 2008It may not have the inspired characters of their earlier collaborations, but Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse's latest sketch show still has its inspired moments.
Metro, 5th September 2008Comedy couple back on fast track
The world of Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse is possibly the only place you'll find a pair of elderly Jewish gentlemen presenting a rap radio show for Radio 3.
Andy Welch, Manchester Evening News, 3rd September 2008Harry and Paul Interview
With their sketch show back on BBC1, Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse tell The Telegraph why silliness is the secret of their success.
James Rampton, The Telegraph, 28th August 2008The head of the heard: Radio comedies vie for Sony Award
An unknown comedian has been shortlisted for the biggest prize in radio comedy - alongside the likes of Paul Whitehouse, Mark Thomas and Mitchell and Webb - with her first ever show. Miriam Elia landed a six-part series on digital channel BBC 7 after winning the corporation's Witty And Twisted competition last year, which sought new writers for radio. Now her show A Series of Psychotic Episodes has been nominated for the prestigious Sony Award for radio comedy.
Chortle, 10th April 2008Whitehouse and Higson: Making (radio) waves
When Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson followed The Fast Show with a spoof on phone-ins, they created an uproar. And their plans don't stop there.
Ciar Byrne, The Independent, 1st October 2007