Stephen Mangan
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor and executive producer
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Stephen Mangan stars in and co-scripts this fast-paced and funny new series about Richard, a put-upon therapist trying to make a new career by carrying out sessions online. Among his clients are a woman whose life and aspirations are defined by Instagram and an aggressive creditor who agrees to take sessions to offset some of Richard's debts. Charles Dance and Richard E Grant co-star, as does The IT Crowd's Katherine Parkinson, as Richard's partner, who is constantly accompanied by a male friend.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 8th August 2018Can British remakes of American shows work?
Hang Ups, the new Stephen Mangan comedy based on Lisa Kudrow's original, is a rare example of the UK successfully taking on a US hit.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 8th August 2018Hang Ups star Stephen Mangan explains his new sitcom
The actor joins his Channel 4 comedy co-creator - and brother-in-law - Robert Delamere to talk through mental health and why they've never argued.
Chris Harvey, Radio Times, 8th August 2018Hang Ups preview
With a gag rate that's rare on TV comedy, an imposing sense of peril for poor Richard, and some of the most entertaining nutjobs on screen (that is probably not the correct physiological term), Hang Ups is definitely worth a weekly session - on whatever device you choose to watch it on.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 8th August 2018TV: Hang Ups, Channel 4
Boy oh boy that Stephen Mangan has a hell of a work ethic.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th August 2018Hang Ups review
Mangan stars in a remake of Lisa Kudrow's Web Therapy and manages the rarest of TV feats: a UK adaptation that's every bit as good as the US original.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 8th August 2018Hang Ups, Channel 4 review
Stephen Mangan's new sitcom is hilarious and off-the-wall.
Elisa Bray, i Newspaper, 8th August 2018Stephen Mangan on writing his first sitcom Hang Ups
"I'll be in therapy for years after this."
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 7th August 2018Stephen Mangan is on Graham's sofa this week, talking about his new TV show Hang Ups, with a musical interlude from Jess Glynne performing her new single I'll Be There (presumably not a Jackson 5 cover). Plus, Amy Schumer tells us about her somewhat problematic new film I Feel Pretty.
Candice Carty-Williams, The Guardian, 4th May 2018TV review: Episodes, BBC2
It happens to be quite funny. Not that comedies have to be very funny these days...
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st April 2018