Phoebe Waller-Bridge
- 39 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
Press clippings Page 27
TV's new heroines make us all feel better
A new wave of shows are being told through a woman's perspective, from sharp-tongued Fleabag to the darkly honest One Mississippi.
Sarah Hughes, The Observer, 11th September 2016Fleabag and Miranda are more similar than we think
David Baddiel applauds the rise of "shock" entertainment.
David Baddiel, Radio Times, 9th September 2016Fleabag is Miranda with anal sex, says David Baddiel
David Baddiel has suggested that the frank series, written by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, is merely Miranda with added shock value.
Adam Sherwin, i Newspaper, 6th September 2016Fleabag - Series 1 review
A cursory glance at Twitter shows lots of comedy aficionados are professing their love for Fleabag. Hopefully, as the show is repeated on BBC Two and finds an even wider audience on Amazon Prime, it will develop an even larger fan base. It would be a travesty if Fleabag doesn't get a second series to become the cult hit it deserves to be.
Andy Partington, Frame Rated, 4th September 2016TV needs far more seething women like Fleabag
Angry young men are commonplace on our screens - but it's refreshing, and rare, to watch a woman use the c-word like a bullet.
Eleanor Morgan, The Guardian, 29th August 2016Fleabag, series 1 review
At first glance BBC Three's new sitcom Fleabag may give the illusion of being like any other modern day sitcom. A young, attractive but troubled lead with a turbulent love life, an uptight sister and a struggling small business; what more could writer and Fleabag Phoebe Waller-Bridge bring to the table? But within the first episode the narrative is already swept in an interesting direction, with the suggestion of darker aspects to this person's life than one might previously have assumed.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 27th August 2016TV review: Fleabag, BBC Three, Episode 6
I'm reluctant to review the final episode of Fleabag. I don't want to give anything away. All I should really say is that you should watch it. And if you haven't watched the first five episodes catch up immediately.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th August 2016Fleabag, BBC Three, review
Have you seen Fleabag yet? If not, here's the one-word review: brilliant.
Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 25th August 2016BBC3 comedy Fleabag is delightfully daring
If you find jokes about anal sex and wanking to Barack Obama funny, BBC comedy Fleabag is for you. Based on actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge's solo Edinburgh fringe show about a sex-obsessed young woman whose life is going nowhere, the BBC Three series has been rising the ranks on iPlayer since June.
Daisy Wyatt, i Newspaper, 19th August 2016Review: Fleabag, BBC Three, episode 5
It has taken me a while to get round to writing about the fifth episode of Fleabag. I don't know what the journalistic equivalent of being speechless is but that's how I felt after watching it. It's not quite the same as writer's block, it's just when you see something that is so visceral and powerful on a gut level as this it is hard to find the right way of expressing your response to it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th August 2016