Sophie Hall
Press clippings
Is reviving a classic sitcom ever a good idea?
David Jason will be back in a one-off edition of the corner-shop comedy at Christmas. But as Blackadder, Absolutely Fabulous and others have taught us, comedy revivals are tricky things.
Sophie Hall, The Guardian, 9th October 2013Getting from A to B with Christopher Guest
In Family Tree, the cast admitted in a Q&A last week that Guest's style was sometimes difficult to approach, having a paragraph with vague details of each scene in the script, and not much else.
Sophie Hall, On The Box, 12th July 2013Interview with Ali G and Borat writer Dan Mazer
In his myriad years as a comedy writer, Dan Mazer has worked under as many mediums as his writing partner Sacha Baron Cohen has worked with stick-on hair.
Sophie Hall, On The Box, 6th June 2013Why Red Nose Day is inspiring comedians 25 years later
As Comic Relief enters its 25th birthday, it is not the forced fun of the stapled grin of Fearne Cotton that shows why Red Nose Day is still so important. All of that is merely confetti that pours out of the bottom of the box to finish the package.
Sophie Hall, Giggle Beats, 9th March 2013Felix and Murdo review
The show is doing absolutely nothing wrong, and yes, might work out well for a 'festive treat' for people who care about that sort of thing.
Sophie Hall, On The Box, 28th December 2011