Family Tree
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2013
- 8 episodes (1 series)
Mockumentary starring Chris O'Dowd as a man who stumbles upon a mysterious box of belongings from a great aunt. Stars Chris O'Dowd, Nina Conti, Tom Bennett, Michael McKean, Lisa Palfrey and Jim Piddock
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Getting from A to B with Christopher Guest
In Family Tree, the cast admitted in a Q&A last week that Guest's style was sometimes difficult to approach, having a paragraph with vague details of each scene in the script, and not much else.
Sophie Hall, On The Box, 12th July 2013Christopher Guest: an unlikely aristocrat
As his new sitcom Family Tree begins on BBC Two, Anglo-American comedian and baron Christopher Guest talks to Benji Wilson about his aristocratic ancestors, his considerable comedy infleunce and of course, Spinal Tap.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 10th July 2013Christopher Guest: From Spinal Tap to Family Tree
The Spinal Tap creator's new BBC Two comedy series is a winning example of his trademark ad-libbed style. James Rampton meets him - and talks to the show's star, Chris O'Dowd, about working with his hero.
James Rampton, The Independent, 9th July 2013Nina Conti: I almost wrote myself out of Family Tree
Ventriloquist jokes that watching Chris O'Dowd in the improvised Christopher Guest comedy meant she left herself with no lines.
Emma Daly, Radio Times, 5th July 2013Preview: Family Tree - Spinal Tap meets The IT Crowd?
It's directed by Christopher "Spinal Tap" Guest, it stars homme du jour Chris O'Dowd. What could possibly go wrong with new TV comedy Family Tree, which comes to BBC Two this July. I've just watched the first episode and I'm totally thrown. It is clearly intended to be a comedy, but so far the laughs are painfully thin on the ground.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st July 2013Nina Conti finds her own voice in new sitcom
The ventriloquist daughter of Tom Conti is in the running for a Bafta - just as her latest show premieres in the US.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 11th May 2013Nina Conti and PhoneShop's Tom Bennett join cast
Nina Conti and Tom Bennett have joined as regulars on the cast of Family Tree.
Deadline, 23rd October 2012New cast details for Family Tree announced
Christopher Guest has enlisted a roster of familiar faces for his upcoming HBO/BBC Two documentary-style comedy series Family Tree, featuring Chris O'Dowd.
Lesley Goldberg, Hollywood Reporter, 26th September 2012Chris O'Dowd to star in new BBC Two comedy Family Tree
IT Crowd star Chris O'Dowd will star in an 8-part BBC Two fake documentary series about a man researching his family tree.
British Comedy Guide, 18th August 2012