Yuyu Rau

Review: Chinese Burn, BBC3

Somehow Chinese Burn, written by co-stars Cheung and Chen, manages to perpetuate stereotypes - the men tend to be pretty familiar jerks - while at the same time subvert them. I wonder if it would have been made in a pre-Fleabag world. It doesn't always feel quite as original as it thinks it is - Jackie's audition scene could have come from half a dozen past comedies - but it is good to see some fresh faces onscreen (as well as Felicity Montagu from Alan Partridge) and there's no denying that the half hour pilot zips by in a flash.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th November 2017

Chinese Burn review

As it stands, it might require some arm-twisting for Chinese Burn to go to series.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th November 2017