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Preview: The Other One
The first of BBC Two's new comedy pilots, The Other One, centres around two half-sisters who don't know about each other until their dad dies. Sophie Davies has had a sneak peek...
Sophie Davies, The Velvet Onion, 11th September 2017Top cast announced for BBC Two sitcom pilot The Other One
BBC Two has announced a new sitcom pilot about two sisters who had no idea about each other until their father drops dead. The cast includes Siobhan Finneran and Rebecca Front.
British Comedy Guide, 26th July 2017Comedian demands £10k from Comic Relief over plagiarism
Alias Cummins fired off a letter to the charity claiming an 'intellectual property dispute' over the Hecklers Anonymous skit that was broadcast during the Red Nose Day telethon.
Chortle, 12th May 2017Rebecca Front and Morwenna Banks interview
Rebecca Front and Morwenna Banks talk funny women, taking on dramatic roles and Shush!
Stephen Armstrong, Radio Times, 3rd May 2017Rum Bunch preview
Rum Bunch is an unashamedly old-fashioned slice of gang-show radio comedy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd May 2017Rebecca Front fed up with 'can women be funny?' query
Rebecca Front has said she gets fed up with the suggestion that women are not capable of doing comedy.
The Express and Star, 25th April 2017Why I love Nighty Night
It's pitch black dark, but Alison Carr recommends Julia Davis's masterpiece as a cast-iron laugh factory.
Alison Carr, Standard Issue, 23rd November 2016On The Hour: revisiting a brilliant radio comedy
Armando Iannucci & Chris Morris' BBC Radio 4 news spoof not only gave rise to Alan Partridge but also launched countless comedy careers.
Andrew Blair, Den Of Geek, 17th October 2016Rebecca Front on the joys of family holidays
The Thick of It star loves nothing more than spending time with her children, so family holidays are her idea of heaven. Apart from that time in Sicily...
Jane Dunford, The Guardian, 8th January 2016Billionaire Boy was a New Year's Day treat on BBC One. Adapted from the children's book of the same name by David Walliams, it told the story of Joe Spud, whose father becomes an billionaire overnight after inventing a new type of toilet roll.
It was very well done - funny, smart and entertaining in the best tradition of classic family comedy films such as Richie Rich or Home Alone, and packed with excellent lines: when Joe commits a minor misdemeanour in the Spuds' new mansion, his father responds with: "Go to your rooms!"
The cast were brilliant, especially Elliot Sprakes in the title role. Catherine Tate was hilarious as the celebrity hand model Sapphire Diamond, Rebecca Front and James Fleet were effortlessly funny as put-upon teachers at Ruffington school (motto: "Doing the best we can"), Warwick Davis was a butler and Walliams himself made an appearance as Mrs Trafe, the world's worst dinner lady, whose offerings included onion mousse, cold pilchard soup and kidney custard pie.
Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 3rd January 2016