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Robert Popper: interview
The comedy producer, writer, actor and author on the things that make him laugh the most.
The Guardian, 24th April 2020Youngsters quiz Friday Night Dinner's Robert Popper
Jewish schoolchildren pick the brains of the man behind the UK's number one lockdown comedy.
Brigit Grant, Jewish News Online, 16th April 2020With perfect timing for these glum times the consummate sitcom Friday Night Dinner (Channel 4, Friday) returned. The set up of Robert Popper's comedy is simplicity itself. Every week, two Jewish sons return to their parents' London home for Shabbat dinner. The evening is frequently interrupted by next door neighbour Jim and his dog. Otherwise, the boys (Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal) bicker, mum (Tamsin Greig) fusses, and dad (Paul Ritter), prone to overheating, takes his shirt off. This time there was something new on the scene: an old caravan, bought by dad because, "I went in one when I was a boy". Oh, and Jim has a new dog. Suburban comedy at its best.
Alison Rowat, The Herald, 28th March 2020TV review: Friday Night Dinner, C4
Is there a sitcom at the moment with a stronger cast than Friday Night Dinner?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th March 2020Robert Popper: 'Comedy cannot survive bad decisions'
Friday Night Dinner creator on longevity in comedy and the state of the genre.
Joanna Tilley, Broadcast, 27th March 2020Friday Night Dinner review
This series, where the central joke is that the whole family is forced to spend time together in a confined space, is strangely triggering during the coronavirus crisis.
Ed Cumming, The Independent, 27th March 2020Friday Night Dinner, review
The menu hasn't changed - and nor would we want it to.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 27th March 2020Why food fights and mayhem have become a TV treat
At a time when many of us are having to stay away from our family, it's business as usual round at the Goodmans - in other words, collective chaos.
Rebecca Thomas, BBC, 26th March 2020Top 20 UK sitcoms of 21st century: Friday Night Dinner
Despite a surprisingly funky theme tune and title sequence, Robert Popper's long running sitcom works on a deceptively simple premise.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 26th March 2020Frances Cuka won't appear in Friday Night Dinner 6
Cuka passed away in February and wasn't able to film on the sitcom's sixth series.
Morgan Jeffery, Radio Times, 26th March 2020