Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
- TV panel show / sitcom
- BBC Three
- 2006 - 2007
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Rob Brydon is a panel show host in this satire of the comedy industry. Also features Dave Gorman, Jane Moore, Sharon Horgan, Russell Tovey, Steve Furst and more.
Press clippings
A look back at - Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
Much like Extras, or The Larry Sanders Show, Annually Retentive attempted to turn the panel show genre on its head, by giving us a show within a show.
Jazzy Janey, The Comedy Blog, 12th November 2019Talking of new shows, Rob Brydon is the jaundiced host of Annually Retentive (BBC3), a cheap and none too cheerful panel game. It pulls the rug from under all panel games.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 12th July 2006I've been watching the first episode of Rob Brydon's new BBC3 endeavour Annually Retentive, which is now available on broadband. And, well, it's pretty good. [...] But the really brilliant thing, as with all Brydon's projects, is in his eye for the detail. The actual panel game itself is an excruciating fascimile of the real thing, complete with all the lazy tics and riffs.
Chris Hughes, Off The Telly, 11th July 2006