Stefan Golaszewski

Stefan Golaszewski's touching new sitcom about what it's like to be young, in a close relationship and a bit slobbish continues. This time it's Steve's (Russell Tovey) birthday and all he wants is to be left in bed. Even a visit from his brooding mother (one of her gifts is a dressing gown with his name emblazoned on it) fails to make him feel better. Laura (Sarah Solemani) doesn't seem that convinced by his illness. Does Dan's password for a website hold the key to his malady?

Last week it was Steve (Russell Tovey) who was keen to cop off with girlfriend Becky (Sarah Solemani). This time Becky's happy to return the favour. "Shall we do more sex, then?" she asks; it is his birthday, after all. But Steve's playing a sickie - even visits from mum Janet, who has a typically prickly relationship with Becky, and an unlikely bevy of acquaintances fail to get him off the bed - and has something else in mind that he can enjoy all on his own...

All this leads up to a final grubby but funny gag that neatly ties up several disparate elements, and which writer Stefan Golaszewski must have enjoyed putting together. What do a Morse DVD, an inflatable armchair, handcream and headphones have in common?

It's Steve's birthday, but he's not feeling well, so his mum and friends have to visit him in his sickbed, even though that's getting in the way of his Inspector Morse watching. Stefan Golaszewski's script builds almost surreptitiously towards a filthy, but hilarious, final scene.

TV review: Him & Her

It's very British, very BBC3, but, with a script by Stefan Golaszewski (part of the sketch group Cowards), despite the crude references it would be inaccurate to class it alongside the shagging'n'farting obsessed likes of Two Pints Of Lager.

Him and Her was originally given the frankly awful title of Young, Unemployed & Lazy. It's great that they changed it, as it could have fatally altered perceptions of this witty, touching show. Written by Stefan Golaszewski, it's is the story of a twentysomething couple, Steve and Becky (Russell Tovey and Sarah Solemani) loafing around a one-bed flat hoping the rest of the world leaves them alone. Set in real time, it has the feel of a series of short plays and, like Golaszewski's other work, balances pathos and dry wit beautifully. There's great support from Ricky Champ, Kerry Howard and Joe Wilkinson, too.

New series If you find the gentle relationship comedy of Roger and Val Have Just Got In a bit staid, Stefan Golaszewski's lewd and crude comedy should be more up your street. Russell Tovey stars as unemployed Jack-the-lad Steve, whose main preoccupation is having sex with his girlfriend, Becky (Sarah Solemani), in his grotty bedsit. When it's not plumbing the depths, there are some good moments of bickering that will be recognisable to anyone who's ever been in a relationship. And just as natural that Steve - like most men - always manages to say the wrong thing. The chemistry between the two leads and its naturalistic tone gives Him & Her's filthy comedy a warm-hearted edge, though sometimes it pushes the naturalism too far - I really don't need to see Sarah Solemani going to the toilet, thanks.

Stefan Golaszewski's new six-part comedy is supposed to offer insights into the lives of two unemployed twentysomethings, who essentially live for three things: drinking, eating and sex. It's a post-student world, captured warts and all, which should be funnier. The ambition-free pair are Steve (Russell Tovey) and his girlfriend Becky (Sarah Solemani).

Two Episodes Of Mash interview

Ahead of their third Edinburgh show, Emma McAlpine chats to downbeat sketch group Two Episodes of MASH about confusing hecklers, meeting Larry David and working with Stefan Golazewski.

This sketch show didn't attract much attention on its first run earlier this year, but is worth revisiting. Yes, it's frightfully Footlights-y and the quiet, deadpan delivery isn't new, but Tim Key, Stefan Golaszewski, Lloyd Woolf and Tom Basden take just enough risks to set themselves apart. There's a running longform sketch where they all live absurdly together in a caravan, while the highlight of each episode tends to be a wilfully random, spectacularly insulting animation about celebrities' private lives. From these mild surprises come laughs.

Sketch shows rarely justify the sum of their parts, but there is sometimes an exception. Adapted from the Radio 4 show, the cowards in question are comedians Tim Key, Tom Basden, Stefan Golaszewski and Lloyd Woolf and their act works because the sketches are a blend of the subtle, imaginative and absurd. Scenarios include an excruciatingly dark Russian-roulette dinner-party game.