2009 Archives
Sun 22 March 2009
Jee whizz
How Jocelyn Jee Esien ended up with her own TV show, when she never even wanted to be a comedian
22/03/2009 … Not many stand-ups get to tackle both Dickens and Shakespeare in a year.
You've got to feel the fear
Johnny Vegas on Dickens, stand-up... and the cello
22/03/2009 … Not many stand-ups get to tackle both Dickens and Shakespeare in a year.
Hancock at ATV
Peter Gordon reappraises a forgotten series
22/03/2009 … Unloved and virtually unseen since its original broadcast in 1963, the ATV Hancock series, made following his move from the BBC, is in fact very revealing.
Billy the kidder
22/03/2009 … Billy Bleach, the pub bore Simon Day created for The Fast Show, is to star in a new sitcom for BBC3.
Office politics
Ricky Gervais on why his show was a hit...
22/03/2009 … Ricky Gervais seems to have cornered the market in arrogant, swaggering buffoons.
Know your Friends
Little-known facts from the hit sitcom
22/03/2009 … Jennifer Aniston is from a Greek family.
That Friday feeling
Interview: Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins
22/03/2009 … Channel 4’s Friday Night Project is back on January 6, but with new presenter.