© Netflix/Matt Holyoak Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe
14/05/2020 … There’s no surer sign that the hairline cracks in the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ all-in-this-together, good-old British pluck response to Covid-19…
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Thu 14 May 2020
© Netflix/Matt Holyoak Wed 13 May 2020
Where To, Mate?
13/05/2020 … Much fuss was made earlier this month when it was announced that the BBC was remaking Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads monologues with a new cast.
Mon 11 May 2020
© UKTV Ricky & Ralf's Very Northern Road Trip
11/05/2020 … It’s impossible to top Ralf Little’s own review of this new travelogue with his Royle Family dad Ricky Tomlinson as a ‘two-bob version of The Trip’.
Tue 05 May 2020
Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours To Kill
Netflix comedy special reviewed by Steve Bennett
05/05/2020 … On the face of it, Jerry Seinfeld is not the ideal comedian for a pandemic.
Wed 29 April 2020
Code 404
29/04/2020 … A hero slain in the line of duty is brought back from the dead, but now given a high-tech upgrade.
Fri 24 April 2020
After Life series two
24/04/2020 … Given he’s known for brutally direct stand-up, it’s little surprise that Ricky Gervais doesn’t do subtext.
Mon 20 April 2020
BlackAF
20/04/2020 … Shown on E4 in the UK, American sitcom Black-ish has not made anything like the impact here as it has in the States, where it has run for six seasons in a primetime…
Wed 15 April 2020
Chris D’Elia: No Pain
Netflix comedy special reviewed by Steve Bennett
15/04/2020 … It’s all ‘bro’ and ‘dude’ and ‘man’ with Chris D’Elia; a style of stand-up that’s long started to feel stale.