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.
- Series 2, Episode 1 repeated Friday at 11:25pm on BBC3
Streaming rank this week: 264
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge on Fleabag and feminism
The actress and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge has spoken about her conflicting feelings towards feminism. She told BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour presenter Jenni Murray about the inspiration behind some of the feminist jokes in the hit TV series.
Jenni Murray, BBC, 22nd February 2020Waller-Bridge: the idea behind Fleabag's Obama scene
Phoebe Waller-Bridge has revealed her thinking behind one of Fleabag's most famous scenes, in which her character masturbates over a video of Barack Obama.
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 21st February 2020Comedies up for Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Brassic, Derry Girls, Fleabag, Gavin & Stacey and Mum are amongst the nominees in the Broadcasting Press Guild TV Awards 2020 .
British Comedy Guide, 13th February 2020Has TV got a problem with Christianity?
Christians on TV were once limited to ethical debates and Songs of Praise. But from Fleabag to US sitcom The Righteous Gemstones, portrayals are now less pious and more provocative.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 7th February 2020Fleabag wins Broadcast Award
Fleabag has added to its award-win list by claiming the Best Comedy Programme title at the Broadcast Awards. The judges praised the show for being a "gamechanger that had resonated with the audience like no other comedy".
British Comedy Guide, 6th February 2020Roll over Fleabag, Mrs Brown got the priest first
Stewart Lee asks why do we view the experimentation of Mrs Brown's Boys as naive and the same techniques used by Phoebe Waller-Bridge in The Flea Bag (as he calls it) as genius?
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 2nd February 2020Of course Mrs Brown's Boys beat Fleabag at the NTAs
Whatever the reason Mrs Brown's Boys beat out some of the most acclaimed TV comedies of the decade (and, in Fleabag's case, all time), the fact remains that it did. Rather than whinge about it, this should be a chance for those with the ability to determine what is "good" and what is "bad" to remember that our word is not gospel.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 29th January 2020Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019 winners revealed
The results of the 14th annual Comedy.co.uk Awards have been revealed. Good Omens, After Life, Susan Calman and Would I Lie To You? are amongst the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 27th January 2020Phoebe Waller-Bridge tears up accepting SAG award
Phoebe Waller-Bridge took home the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series for her role in Fleabag on Sunday night.
Jodi Guglielmi, People Magazine, 19th January 2020How J-Lo inspired Fleabag
Accepting the Critics' Choice Award for best comedy series for Fleabag, Waller-Bridge said: "This is a bit of a random shout-out. But you have no idea how you can accidentally inspire people just by doing your work, and somebody inspired this show in a way that you'll never know, and that's J-Lo!"
Chortle, 13th January 2020