© Channel X Detectorists Christmas special
Review of Andy and Lance's return to TV
26/12/2022 … Detectorists is a TV treasure as priceless as anything Andy and Lance could ever dig up in the fields around Danebury.
2022 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Mon 26 December 2022
© Channel X Sun 25 December 2022
© BBC/Monumental Ghosts 2022 Christmas special
Review of the charming ensemble comedy
25/12/2022 … Not every supernatural Christmas story has to be a spine-chiller.
Sat 24 December 2022
Christmas Carole
Suranne Jones stars in yet another Dickens adaptation
24/12/2022 … Of the many, many, many versions of Charles Dickens’s classic tale produced each year, Sky’s retelling adds an intriguing twist or two – but can’t…
Fri 23 December 2022
© BBC/Merman Motherland: Last Christmas
Review of the comedy's festive special
23/12/2022 … If spending Christmas with the family fills you with stress, Motherland’s seasonal special – rightly promoted to BBC One from its normal BBC Two home…
Thu 22 December 2022
© BBC Inside No 9: The Bones of St Nicholas
Review of the Christmas special
22/12/2022 … ‘Come on,’ says Reece Shearsmith’s Pierce enthusiastically.
Tue 20 December 2022
© Ellie Kurttz Liz Kingsman: One Woman Show in the West End
Review of the opening night at the Ambassadors Theatre
20/12/2022 … The opening-night buzz in London’s cute Ambassadors Theatre was palpable.
Mon 19 December 2022
Peter Kay Live
Review of his comeback stand-up tour, from the first of many nights at the O2
19/12/2022 … As if dozens of arena dates stretching into 2025 weren’t enough to prove how much the public loves Peter Kay, the generous standing ovation he received on…
Tue 13 December 2022
© Steve Ullathorne Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year 2022
13/12/2022 … With 14 acts, the final of the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian Of The Year competition could have been an interminable affair.