Reece Shearsmith
- 55 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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The League of Gentlemen review
Edward and Tubbs are squatting, and the jobcentre has been relocated. Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson have had fun deciding what the years have done to their monsters.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 19th December 2017TLOG's take on food bank Britain is funny & poignant
And you thought apocalyptic nose bleeds were bad.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 19th December 2017Why LOG comeback is perfect Christmas TV
Exploding hedgehogs, terrifying twins - these are a few of our favourite things. As an early Christmas treat, the BBC has whisked grateful viewers back to the gothic underpasses of Royston Vasey for the glorious return of The League of Gentlemen.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 19th December 2017The League Of Gentlemen series 4 episode 2 review
Geoff and Mike's story, meanwhile, is a fantastic example of comedy turning into tragedy; a fine line that the League crew frequently walk.
Catherine Pearson, Den Of Geek, 19th December 2017The League Of Gentlemen special episode 2 review
Darker, creepier with huge pay-offs.
Adam Starkey, Metro, 19th December 2017The League of Gentlemen, episode 2 review
Before The League of Gentlemen's return, there were questions about how a comedy that existed so close to the knuckle - involving transgender taxi drivers, inbred couples, paedo priests, blacked-up circus freaks - could be revived for a more culturally vigilant era. But as well as continuing to shine a loving gaze on this parade of weirdos, the League's creators have modernised by adding subtle allusions to issues like Brexit and (as when Bernice references Ken Loach) inequality. Mercifully it's still in poor taste - nobody turns to this grisly show for social commentary or compassion - but it's still a sharp and characteristically dastardly move. As the real world intrudes on this benighted valley town, we only root harder for its survival.
Laura Snapes, The Telegraph, 19th December 2017The League of Gentlemen, episode 2 review
Sharp, grisly - and strangely moving.
Laura Snapes, The Telegraph, 19th December 2017The League of Gentlemen 2017 review
A pitch-perfect reunion that's wonderfully horrifying.
Catherine Pearson, Digital Spy, 18th December 2017The League Of Gentlemen Episode 1 review
Visual gags and references litter the frame for diehard fans to unpack.
Adam Starkey, Metro, 18th December 2017The League Of Gentlemen series 4 episode 1 review
There's a delightful string of visual gags on the streets of the town, including signs in the boarded up shop fronts and Mrs Levinson's cleaner Iris dropping a bag of dog poo in a charity donations box, but as with the original show these aren't isolated sketches. Everything is linked...
Catherine Pearson, Den Of Geek, 18th December 2017