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Chortle Awards 2018 nominees
The nominees for the Chortle Awards 2018 have been announced. Mat Ewins, Hannah Gadsby, John Kearns and Joseph Morpurgo are up for Best Show.
British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2018Comedy books of the year
Funny tomes for not-so funny times including books by Robert Webb, Joan Rivers and Eddie Izzard.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 15th December 2017The 20 best TV comedies of 2017
Here - in no particular order - are the 20 best shows from 2017.
Alex Nelson, i Newspaper, 11th December 2017Back: how Peep Show creators followed up their series
David Mitchell and Robert Webb on reuniting for a new comedy about death, failure and middle-aged men behaving badly.
Rolling Stone, 24th November 2017Back review
David Mitchell, Robert Webb, and writer Simon Blackwell are back with more caustic comedy, but the true joy of this show is imagining what happens next.
Steve Greene, IndieWire, 16th November 2017Channel 4 orders more of Mitchell & Webb's Back
Channel 4 has commissioned a new series of Mitchell & Webb sitcom Back. Series 2 will be filmed during Summer 2018.
British Comedy Guide, 15th November 2017Back review
Simon Blackwell's comedy about a suspected cuckoo in the nest was surprisingly touching without veering into sentimentality. Bring on series two.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 12th October 2017Preview - Back
David Mitchell and Robert Webb's new sitcom concludes tonight, with revelations presumably on offer.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 11th October 2017Back, episode 6 review: deserves a second series
Even if you like your comedy dark, Back (Channel 4) can still leave you reeling. Starring Peep Show's David Mitchell and Robert Webb, the six-part series has explored childhood trauma, jealousy, small-town anxiety and, above all, self-loathing. Fortunately, it is also very, very funny.
Rupert Hawksley, The Telegraph, 11th October 2017Mitchell & Webb's guide to making Freshers Week friends
David Mitchell and Robert Webb, by their own admission, were two of the dorkiest people ever to darken their grubby, beer-stained digs, and things turned out pretty well for them didn't they? Here's the comedy duo's foolproof guide to making friends during Freshers Week. May it serve you well.
Alex Flood, NME, 27th September 2017