British Comedy Guide

Rebecca Nicholson

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I've had my Fleabag fling too - now I want more

Phoebe Waller-Bridge's series moves to BBC One ... and there's no invite to binge online.

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 23rd February 2019

Catastrophe, season four review

Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney's comedy is spiky, beautifully confident, nimble, quick and exceedingly funny - but it's right that this is the last series.

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 8th January 2019

Jonathan Pie's American Pie review

Tom Walker's political insight as a fake Westminster correspondent amounts to little more than 'I told you so' and tedious Trump-apologism.

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 13th December 2018

Is TV finally getting bisexuality right?

Smallscreen bisexuals have long been cliches, but with shows such as Desiree Akhavan's new comedy, that is changing. Why are there still so few male bisexuals on screen though?

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 7th October 2018

The Luke McQueen Pilots review

The outrageous standup moves into TV with a mock-doc full of public stunts, faux-naive interviews and blood-letting.

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 8th September 2018

Enough silly walks from BBC comedy. New voices please

The head of the corporation's comedy department has promised us greater diversity. About time too .

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 23rd June 2018

Flowers: 'comedy with mental illness' redefining sitcom

Starring Julian Barratt and adored by Paul Thomas Anderson, Flowers is grotesque, surreal - and part of a new wave of TV exploring mental health.

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 8th June 2018

Holly Willoughby: 'We're so used to sexism'

She is, she says, as if preempting an attack, very good at defending Celebrity Juice now. "It's really good fun, and I'm with Fearne and Leigh and Gino, and we have a really good time." The humour can be quite to the bone... "Again, I get asked this quite a lot." She has a way of briskly jumping on to a question, to get to the end more efficiently. "Yes, he's cheeky, and yes, he's naughty, but he's actually the butt of our jokes. It's us that are the empowered two."

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 14th April 2018

Cunk on Britain review

Giving Cunk more space could have been a risk, but her bloody-minded daftness leaves you wanting more.

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 4th April 2018

Derry Girls is the funniest thing on TV

Lisa McGee's sitcom has already been renewed for another series by Channel 4, and deserves it for its wicked sense of humour and pitch-perfect 90s nostalgia.

Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 19th January 2018

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