As a born-and-raised British man, I’ve spent my life watching British TV so I know firsthand just how good our comedy can be. And it goes beyond the cliches of John Cleese thrashing his car with a ...
The British have a long history of making comedies that are clever, strange, awkward, and often much darker than American productions. The unique comedy style can be seen in everything from sitcoms ...
The first two episodes of “Small Prophets” are now available to stream on Apple TV, following a wave of glowing reviews for ...
The final episode opens in the late seventies as observational comedy blossoms thanks to an Englishman, a Scotsman and a Welshman. Listen out for the birth of comedy clubs too, and more... Seventies ...
Greer Riddell is a London-based culture journalist and critic writing on film, television, audience behaviour, and the wider media industry. She is a Writer and Social Media Coordinator at Collider ...
Simon Bird and Kate O'Flynn lead the cast of a transplanted Channel 4 series about a Manchester family devoted to a fundamentalist Christian sect. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic For nearly ...
British comedy once dominated the small screen, spawning iconic shows and formats from “Monty Python” to “The Office.” But the last decade hasn’t been a bundle of laughs as sketch shows and sitcoms ...
When long-running BBC comedy show “Mock the Week” returned to television screens after a three-year hiatus this past spring, fans may have noticed some changes: not only was the show longer and ...