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Review: Pls Like, BBC Three, YouTube, Episode One
The show balances a subtle undoing of the phenomenon with unabashed digs in the narration and cuts to acerbic 'facts' about vlogging. In asking some important questions as we enter a new dawn of television-slash-content consumption, Pls Like is a pretty good starting point.
Beyond The Joke, 18th February 2017Pls Like: a brutal new mockumentary satirising YouTube
With comedian Liam Williams at the helm, this short series skewers the sinister product placements and creepy insincerity of the world of vlogging.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 10th February 2017BBC Three to launch Liam Williams YouTube series Pls Like
Pls Like, a series starring stand-up Liam Williams as the reluctant winner of a YouTube vlogging competition, will launch on BBC Three on Saturday 11th February.
British Comedy Guide, 1st February 2017Art review - 90s 'comedy' becomes an old master
Rufus Sewell is poised and sleek in Yasmina Reza's tale of three friends and a very expensive white canvas.
Susannah Clapp, The Guardian, 1st January 2017Theatre Review: Art, Old Vic, SE1
It is no surprise that Tim Key is the funniest performer. On the night I saw the production he easily got the biggest roar after a long, breathless, increasingly frantic speech about his impending marriage.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st January 2017The 50 funniest films... chosen by comedians
For Sarah Millican it's the Coen brothers, while Stewart Lee laughs out loud at Festen. From the canonical to the controversial, and in no particular order, we asked 10 standups to pick 50 movies that make them giggle...
The Observer, 18th December 2016Taskmaster: a funny, most unexpected comedy
Dave's Taskmaster is ace at everything but balanced representation. Sort that, and it could be one of the most enjoyable shows on TV...
Wesley Mead, Den Of Geek, 26th October 2016Mark Watson interview
From The Fast Show to other people's pain, the comedian reveals the things that make him laugh the most.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 17th June 2016The World Of Simon Rich review
It's in the longer fictions in which the show finds its own place and pace, with an unhurried storytelling that sets up delightful images. The absurdity starts with a whimsical Alice In Wonderland-style tale about a nine-year-old girl and her adventures with a waistcoated goat.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd June 2016Opinion: what is stand-up?
What is stand-up comedy? I thought I knew, but I'm starting to wonder.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th May 2016