Bloods

TV review of Sky's new comedy with Samson Kayo and Jane Horrocks

05/05/2021 … For a show that features crack addicts, multi-vehicle pile-ups and a cardiac arrest, Bloods is surprisingly silly.

This Time With Alan Partridge series two

TV review by Steve Bennett

30/04/2021 … Without getting too political about it, Alan Partridge is the epitome of the white guy whose career success exceeds his mediocrity… and who might just now…

Geoff Norcott: It’s OK To Change Your Mind

Radio review by Steve Bennett

29/04/2021 … Explaining the not-so elegant title of his new Radio 4 special, the pro-Tory, pro-Brexit comedian Geoff Norcott says the last turbulent year has caused him to reassess…

Starstruck

Review of Rose Matafeo's new BBC romcom

25/04/2021 … The elevator pitch for Starstruck might well be a gender-reversed Notting Hill: a romcom in which a tongue-tied ‘civilian’ falls for a Hollywood…

Don Rodolfo

Ciaran Dowd’s swashbuckler comes to BBC Two

22/04/2021 … It’s a big week for 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Award winners.

Dreaming Whilst Black pilot

Review of BBC Three's latest comedy try-out

19/04/2021 … The BBC’s iPlayer blurb for Dreaming Whilst Black manages not to mention the entire reason the show exists – or what makes it so funny.

Frank Of Ireland

Review of Channel 4's new comedy with Brian and Domhnall Gleeson

15/04/2021 … Ireland has been at the forefront of slightly bonkers sitcom of late – and Frank Of Ireland is the nuttiest of the lot.

Melbourne Comedy Festival 2021 reviews

15/04/2021 … Here are our reviews from the 2021 MICF, a smaller event than usual because of the Covid pandemic.