Friday Night Dinner
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2011 - 2020
- 37 episodes (6 series)
Channel 4 sitcom observing as twenty-something brothers Adam and Jonny go round to their parents' house for Friday night dinner. Stars Paul Ritter, Tamsin Greig, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, Mark Heap and Tracy-Ann Oberman
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Friday Night Dinner gets documentary but maybe no new series
The executive producer of Friday Night Dinner has said there may not be a further series of the sitcom. However, Channel 4 are making a documentary to celebrate the show's 10th anniversary.
British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2021Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020 shortlist
60 TV and radio programmes have been shortlisted across 10 categories for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 11th January 2021I Talk Telly Awards 2020 nominations
After Life, Friday Night Dinner, Gavin & Stacey, Ghosts, Home, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees for the I Talk Telly Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 8th November 2020Beyond Spitting Image - more BritBox comedies available
Classic satirical comedy Spitting Image has just been revived for a new generation on BritBox. This is BritBox's first original commission, but there are also plenty of classic comedies available on the streaming service, which also features some of the best shows that have aired on the BBC, C4 and ITV over the years.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th October 2020Inside secrets of Friday Night Dinner
When Friday Night Dinner creator Robert Popper was looking for inspiration for his family-based sitcom, he didn't have far to look.
James Brinsford, The Mirror, 15th May 2020Robert Popper's family comedy comes to an end with the Goodman boys finally bringing their girlfriends over to meet mum Tamsin Greig, yet not without a typical dose of drama and predictable gags, especially as theyre both called Lucy. There's glass in the soup, unexpected arrivals and embarrassing anecdotes galore.
Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 1st May 2020Youngsters quiz Friday Night Dinner's Robert Popper
Jewish schoolchildren pick the brains of the man behind the UK's number one lockdown comedy.
Brigit Grant, Jewish News Online, 16th April 2020Friday Night Dinner - season 6 review
Friday Night Dinner has returned for a sixth season, and it's with a heavy heart that I say I wish it hadn't.
Aron Rosenthal, The Student Newspaper, 14th April 2020The Goodmans arrive home to discover a bizarre apparition in pink. "Gibby" (Sally Phillips) was apparently once their au pair (though the boys can't remember her at all), and has dropped in for a visit. Before long, Jim has fallen in love with her: can he liberate her after she locks herself in the loo?
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 10th April 2020Friday Night Dinner storms to record ratings
Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner is continuing to attract huge audiences, with the first of the new series now All 4's most-watched ever comedy episode.
British Comedy Guide, 7th April 2020