Fleabag
- TV sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2016 - 2019
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Comedy series starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge as a woman living in London whose life is a mess. Also features Sian Clifford, Bill Paterson, Olivia Colman, Andrew Scott, Brett Gelman and more.
Streaming rank this week: 238
Press clippings Page 26
Phoebe Waller-Bridge and John Finnemore win Writers' Guild awards
Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Radio 4 star John Finnemore have won prizes at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards 2017.
British Comedy Guide, 24th January 2017Why this is a glass-ceiling moment for women in comedy
Kerry Howard and Zoë Boyle reveal why we could be at a turning point for funny women.
Eleanor Bley Griffiths, Radio Times, 20th January 2017Comedy.co.uk Awards 2016 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2016 have been revealed. 60 shows are in the running for the Comedy Of The Year title. Voting is now open.
British Comedy Guide, 16th January 2017Why 2016 has been a great year for women in comedy
From Fleabag and Catastrophe to My Dad Wrote a Porno, women have been having the last laugh, says Ellie Harrison.
Ellie Harrison, Radio Times, 30th December 2016Top 40 TV Shows of 2016: #4 Fleabag
This one series made writer/performer Phoebe Waller-Bridge - like most overnight successes she's been at it for years, with Fleabag having previously been an acclaimed one-woman play, but for TV fans she came from nowhere - a comedy superstar who's now bound for Hollywood. Her 20-something alter ego, a damaged troublemaker crashing around London addicted to sex, conflict and self-examination, took us into her confidence with her filthy asides to camera - then broke our hearts as it turned out that in some sitcoms, actions have consequences. A modern masterpiece.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 27th December 2016Woman of the year: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Our writers pick the women who rocked their world in 2016. For Ashley Davies that was Fleabag's creator and star.
Ashley Davies, Standard Issue, 20th December 2016Bruce Dessau's top TV comedy for 2016
It's been a bad year in all sorts of ways, but not in terms of TV comedy. I sat down today to come up with a top ten of the year and had difficulty narrowing it down to ten. Of course there were disappointments and programmes that didn't quite live up to expectations, such as Sky's Andrew Lawrence documentary, but there was still plenty to laugh at here. And if you are quick some of them are still available on various catch-up services. And in case you are wondering, I decided not to include Black Mirror - it was brilliant but just too painfully real to be funny.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th December 2016Why 2016 was a vintage year for woman TV stars
From Fleabag to Happy Valley; Transparent to Westworld, strong female characters dominated the small screen, leaving countless moments that lingered in the heart and mind.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 19th December 201650 best TV shows of 2016: No 2 Fleabag
Bold and filthy and utterly self-assured, Fleabag was unlike anything else on television this year.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 18th December 2016Having spawned one of 2016's most talked-about TV offerings, Phoebe Waller-Bridge's tragicomic hit recently returned to its one-woman theatrical roots with a limited run at Soho Theatre. Tickets sold out in no time, but thankfully there's another chance to catch the TV version, heavy on humiliation, masturbation, grief and acerbic one-liners.
The Guardian, 18th December 2016