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Another series of competitive insults, hosted, naturally, by Jimmy Carr. Roast Battle is neither big nor clever, but it is reliably funny, and the bear pit atmosphere is effective: the relieved hugs at the end tell you the comics feel the rush. Tonight: Fern Brady v Ivo Graham, then Chris Ramsey v Tom Rosenthal.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 1st October 2018Friday Night Dinner, review
This gentle sitcom should be required viewing for anti-Semitic trolls.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 5th May 2018TV review: Friday Night Dinner, C4
This is a grimly funny episode full of great lines and fabulous performances, including the dog.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th May 2018Friday Night Dinner, Channel 4, review
Still a delicious mixture of slapstick and acid after five series.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 4th May 2018Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal interview
Returning to their childhood home for a meal at the end of the working week, bickering brothers Adam and Jonny (Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal) immediately revert to childish hijinks.
Vicki Power, The Daily Express, 30th April 2018The fourth in this amiably anachronistic series set in ancient Rome begins with the humorously sudden death of a key character, crushed by a stone on the construction site of "Number One, The Forum" - the project of Robert Lindsay's smooth, prattling property developer. Marcus (Tom Rosenthal) makes a lame bid for compensation as Ryan Sampson's Grumio eats his way through his grief. But then Jason (Jonathan Pointing), the builder responsible for the accident, enters their lives.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 9th April 2018Plebs Series 4 goes into production
Plebs, the ITV2 sitcom set in Roman times, is to return for a fourth series. Production on the new episodes starts this week.
British Comedy Guide, 11th September 2017Friday Night Dinner Series 5 confirmed
Channel 4 has confirmed that Friday Night Dinner will return for a fifth series.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd August 2017Comedians front E4 video encouraging people to vote
Roisin Conaty, Natasia Demetriou, Tom Rosenthal, Joel Dommett and Richard Ayoade star in a video from E4 that aims to encourage young people to vote.
British Comedy Guide, 30th May 2017