Stuart Heritage
- Writer
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Has the internet killed Have I Got News For You?
It used to be the go-to show for forensic news satire. But thanks to Twitter and co, it's up against far faster - and often just as sharp - competition. Is it time for the final edition?
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 3rd December 2013How the king or queen of comedy is crowned
Six nominees, including Sarah Millican, Jack Whitehall and Graham Norton, are up for the top comedy award. Who will win? The answer hinges on something I call the Neediness Index.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 27th November 2013Tom Wrigglesworth's Hang-Ups - radio review
Ageing parents, sweet sister and mystic gran - Tom's family phone calls are a keenly observed, comical joy.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 15th November 2013Doctor Who: what would it be like with Malcolm Tucker?
Peter Capaldi, who played the foul-mouthed spin doctor in The Thick of It, is now to play the Time Lord. What if he played the Doctor in the same sweary way? We imagine the scene.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 5th August 2013I Love My Country: idiot TV at its worst
What would you get if you crossed a Ukip rally and A Question of Sport? Probably something like this jingoistic mess.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 5th August 2013Can Birds of a Feather cope in Towie's Essex of today?
We compare the Essex of then and now, through Dorien, Sharon and Tracey, and Joey, Arg and Jessica.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 18th June 2013The sitcom that proves Ben Elton is no longer funny
How is it possible this dire new comedy was written by the same person behind Blackadder and The Young Ones?
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 22nd April 2013Off Their Rockers: older people and even older jokes
Hidden-camera shows are just silly, and Off Their Rockers is no exception, despite promising us a fresh perspective on ageing.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 15th April 2013BBC One's carnival of cack starts with Animal Antics, a dismal tundra of a show where one of The Goodies introduces decade-old animal clips as part of a zero-budget fake news bulletin alongside a man who has been dressed up as a dog, presumably as part of a cruel and unusual community service order. It is abysmal.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 18th January 2013The Thick of It: lines of the week - episode seven
What was (probably) the last ever episode of The Thick of It was also one of funniest and most startling ever, and I'm missing the show already. Tell us your favourite lines from this brutal finale.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 27th October 2012