Press clippings Page 7
Eric, Ernie & Me, BBC4 review
It is good to see a writer getting some credit for a change. And deservedly so.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th December 2017Preview: Inside No. 9 series 4
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's Inside No. 9 returns to BBC Two for its fourth series on Tuesday 2nd January. Here's a spoiler-free review from Sophie who has seen episodes 1-4 of the new series...
The Velvet Onion, 28th December 2017Channel 4's new Comedy Blaps for December 2017
Channel 4 has made four new shows for its Comedy Blaps pilots strand. The episodes star Rhys Darby, Rufus Jones, Felicity Ward, Morgana Robinson and more.
British Comedy Guide, 21st December 2017Stephen Tompkinson to play Eddie Braben in BBC biopic
Stephen Tompkinson will play Morecambe & Wise writer Eddie Braben in BBC Four's Eric, Ernie & Me. Meanwhile Mark Bonnar and Neil Maskell will play the comedy stars.
British Comedy Guide, 6th October 2017W1A review - the Way Ahead is behind and it's brilliant
The returning mockumentary send-up of the BBC is very funny at times, if a bit smug. Perhaps it should sharpen its daggers and look at Auntie's pay gap...
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 19th September 2017W1A: Why this final series might be the best yet.
I'm just a little upset that this is the final series as, from what I've seen, W1A is arguably the BBC funniest comedy that's currently on screen and I'm just wondering if the reason its leaving the screens is because of Morton's ability to spoof the company that's actually in charge of recommissioning his brilliant sitcom.
Matt, The Custard TV, 19th September 2017Bruce Dessau on 30 years attending the Fringe
The Edinburgh Fringe is 70 years old this year. Veteran comedy critic Bruce Dessau remembers 3/7ths of it. At least, he remembers the really odd stuff.
Bruce Dessau, FringePig, 7th August 2017Velvet Onion's top TV comedy performances of 2016
No matter what else occurred in 2016, it was a bit of a cracking year for 'our sort' of comedy on TV.
The Velvet Onion, 29th January 2017W1A Series 3 set to start filming
The BBC has confirmed via a comical press release that sitcom W1A is to return for a third series. Filming starts in February.
British Comedy Guide, 25th January 2017Dead Funny review
Terry Johnson's 1994 play is exactly what it says in the title: it's dead funny.
Neil Norman, The Daily Express, 18th November 2016