British Comedy Guide
Inside No. 9. Reece Shearsmith. Copyright: BBC
Reece Shearsmith

Reece Shearsmith

  • 55 years old
  • English
  • Actor and writer

Press clippings Page 14

Inside No. 9 review

Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's show is still morbidly entertaining.

Martin Carr, Yahoo, 20th April 2022

TV review: Inside No. 9: Merrily, Merrily, BBC Two

It certainly floats my boat.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th April 2022

Inside No. 9: Merrily Merrily review

New series of Inside No. 9 often kick off on a lightish tone, a gentle palate-cleanser for knottier or more chilling plots further down the line. But Merrily, Merrily strikes a melancholic note as three old university pals reunite after 30-odd years for a nostalgic trip on an eerily empty lake.

Chortle, 20th April 2022

Inside No. 9 is a new crown jewel of comedy

Are Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith the most inventive writers working in British TV at the moment? Probably. In fact, they may be the most inventive working anywhere in the world.

Claire Cartmill, Northern Ireland News Letter, 19th April 2022

Why the stars are desperate to step Inside No. 9

After seven series you'd think Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton would be running out of ideas, but their imaginations and collaborative powers are still as productive as ever.

Tim Oglethorpe, Daily Mail, 15th April 2022

The Witchfinder review

Expectations are high when you have a cast of comedy nobility, led by Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper, and a script from the writers of Alan Partridge. Yet The WitchfinderDaniel Rigby can't quite deliver on that promise, if not for a want of ambition.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 8th March 2022

Chortle Awards 2022 shortlist revealed

The nominees have been announced for the Chortle Awards 2022, with Bob Mortimer, Liz Kingsman and Adam Rowe leading the shortlists, with two nominations apiece.

British Comedy Guide, 8th March 2022

Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith reunite in stage comedy

Gatiss will direct his colleague in The Unfriend, a new play by Doctor Who and Coupling writer Steven Moffat that premieres at the Chichester Festival Theatre in May.

Chortle, 4th March 2022

The Witchfinder cast revealed

BBC Two sitcom The Witchfinder starts on 8th March, with Jessica Hynes, Daniel Rigby and Reece Shearsmith amongst the cast joining lead actors Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper.

British Comedy Guide, 16th February 2022

Share this page