Gavin & Stacey

LA Times Review

An American paper reviews Gavin & Stacey as it makes its debut on BBC America.

Brit-Com Gavin and Stacey Arrives on Our Shores

An American article talking about the show arriving in America, complete with a glossary of terms that American viewers might not get (e.g. it's well nice = it's very nice)

James Corden: The big time

A profile of Gavin and Stacey writer and star James Corden

James Corden seems to think he's a comedy genius

The Guardian's Gareth McLean continues his war of words with the show by claiming James Corden has an over-inflated ego and is an ungracious winner.

Mathew Horne Interview

The actor who plays Gavin in the show talks to The Mirror. Apparently in real life he would fancy Nessa more than Stacey.

Gavin & Stacey - Where's The Jokes?

I don't mind new writers and actors being given breaks, but couldn't they be honest about it? Gavin & Stacey is described as a comedy drama. Which is similar to describing George W Bush as warmongering christian (which he is, but that's not the point). Posing as a comedy drama while hidden away on BBC Three gives the series an excuse to neither be funny nor dramatic while building an unwarranted 'cult' following.

While BBC Three has had success with other shows in the past, need to start reigning in the dross.

TV Review: Gavin and Stacey

The past few years have been like a sitcom desert in British TV land. I seriously can't remember one sitcom I've actively made an effort to watch from start to finish. To my surprise, Gavin and Stacey has filled that void.

The beauty of this show isn't about the Gavin and Stacey characters, it's about the wonderful ensemble cast around them. And, although there are a few storylines, it's more about finding comedy in the mundane and every day.

"TIDY!"

We're more than halfway through the latest series of Gavin and Stacey and so far, hardly anything has actually, you know, happened. But that's all to the good, because I reckon this is the funniest, most warm-hearted sitcom on telly for ages.

What's great is that all the characters in the series are likable, with even the more overt comic characters like Uncle Bryn and Nessa being fully rounded and sympathetic, without simply being used to set up jokes. The performances are exceptional too - James Corden is a great comedy actor and lights up the screen whenever he appears, and although some people seem to be finding Joanna Page a bit annoying, I think she's playing it just right, and her accent just makes the lines funnier.

Okay, it's lighter on storylines but now this sitcom delivers glorious set-pieces to compensate. Yet it never tips over into cheesiness - thanks mainly to a lake of smut bubbling below the surface.

The idea of two people meeting, falling in love and getting married isn't a theme we don't know inside out but this works thanks to wonderful writing and a cast of highly talented people who seem to fit perfectly in their roles. Rob Brydon's Bryn is wonderful and his love of James Blunt (the one about the wise man by the sea) really made me laugh.

Gavin & Stacey is completely believable and the writing is razor sharp. British comedy has taken a bit of a dip lately with the sketch show taking over but Gavin & Stacey proves the sitcom is alive and thriving.