Rufus Jones

Unbiased jokes at the BBC? We've heard that one before

Writers remain sceptical of Tim Davie's plan to limit left-wing laughs, and warn it will be impossible to deliver.

Production firm drops charges for comedy writers

The Comedy Crowd is planning to pitch a sports-based sketch show to broadcasters and asked would-be writers to submit their ideas. All the best gags would go into the pitch, and if the show got commissioned the creators would 'have the opportunity to be a paid writer and/or performer on the show'. But the company set the scheme up as a competition, and said ideas would only be considered if writers paid £5 to 'cover the cost of administering' it.

Channel 4's comedy Home continues to delight to an absurd degree. Sami looks bound to get at least one girl, despite hardly trying: he's just a thoughtful, kind, funny man. Douglas Henshall is appearing now as an appalling ex, a smug, entitled irritant; it's as far as an actor can come from Shetland's Jimmy Perez and still own the same face.

He's just one of the cast strengths in Rufus Jones's little ensemble sitcom. Another highlight was an unimpeachable extended discussion between Sami (Youssef Kerkour) and his shopkeeper pal Raj, two non-drinking immigrants, about the perfect British pub. Warm, thought-provoking, clever without clever-clever, always.

Comedy skewers our immigration dilemma

A Channel 4 sitcom about a Syrian refugee in suburbia might sound worthy but it brilliantly pokes fun at our fears.

Review: Home

Review of the Rufus Jones sitcom.

The comedy about Syrian asylum seeker Sami returns, eight months on from his arrival in the UK. Sami (Youssef Kerkour) is still waiting for his right to remain and in the meantime is getting impatient with his hosts Katy (Rebekah Staton) and Peter (Rufus Jones). An earnest if heavy-handed opener.

Home, Channel 4, review

Series is high on drama and lacking in laughs for Syrian refugee Sami.

Home, series 2 episode 1 review

Don't be put off by the premise - Rufus Jones's comedy is a delight.

Rufus Jones: the "terrifying" challenge of writing home

"Writing never feels easy, so you may as well write about something that matters," says writer/star of the acclaimed comedy.

Rufus Jones on making a version of Home for the USA

"Ben Stiller contacted us and said it was perfect. It all gets shaken around now and if it doesn't happen there [at NBC] we will do it somewhere else. Ben is very committed to it in a very flattering way."