Press clippings
Goodness Gracious Me stars reunite for Slapstick Festival
Goodness Gracious Me stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal and Anil Gupta are joining the line-up of Bristol's next Slapstick Festival for a 30th anniversary look back at impact of their radio/TV creation.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th November 2024Sanjeev Bhaskar: "Humour gives you a different perspective"
The actor, 60, talks about laughter and irony, overt racism, failing his A-levels and making up stories for his sister.
Rachel Corcoran, The Guardian, 21st September 2024Terry Jones statue proposed for his Colwyn Bay home town
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched today, aiming to raise £120,000 to erect a permanent statue of comedy legend Terry Jones in his home town.
British Comedy Guide, 5th September 2024'Murder, They Hope' special Apocalypse Slough reveals star cast
Sanjeev Bhaskar, Shaun Williamson, Annette Badland, Simon Day, Jim Howick, Ben Bailey Smith, Jason Lewis, Matthew Kelly, Charlie Hardwick, Gemma Jones, Harry Peacock and newcomer Dane Williams will star in new Murder, They Hope special Apocalypse Slough.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd July 2024Neil Innes tribute to feature Pythons, The Rutles & Idiot Bastard Band
The life of Neil Innes is to be celebrated in a special show, Neil Innes - 'How Sweet To Be An Idiot', featuring performances from Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and former members of The Rutles, John Halsey and Ricky Fataar, plus a raft of comic and music talent.
British Comedy Guide, 5th June 2024The Kumars to return to TV
Fictional comedy family The Kumars are returning to television, via a new version of their show commissioned by American network Fox.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd February 2024How we made The Kumars at No. 42
Meera Syal remembers the thrill of kissing her heroes dressed as an 85-year-old granny with bad teeth, while Sanjeev Bhaskar reveals how the show was inspired by his parents interrogating his girlfriend.
Alexi Duggins, The Guardian, 22nd May 2023Sky Comedy Rep 2023 writers announced
Tom Critch, Doug Crossley, Alice Etches, Aoife Kennan, Mahad Ali, Georgie Morrell, Hattie Soykan and Asia Wray have been selected to take part in the Sky Comedy Rep scheme.
British Comedy Guide, 28th November 2022Bill Bailey's imaginary friend sitcom Hennikay given BBC series
Radio 4 has ordered four more episodes of Hennikay, the sitcom starring Bill Bailey as a man reunited with his imaginary childhood friend.
British Comedy Guide, 12th October 2022Sanjeev Bhaskar defends It Ain't Half Hot Mum
It's the classic sitcom that the BBC has reportedly deemed too racist to ever air again. But It Ain't Half Hot Mum has received support from an unlikely quarter: the liberal, British-Indian comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar.
Ross Kaniuk, Daily Mail, 30th January 2022