© Netflix After Life
09/03/2019 … Followers of Ricky Gervais’s work will spot elements form across the CV in his new Netflix series.
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Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Sat 09 March 2019
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Channel 4's new comedy about an asylum-seeker, reviewed by Steve Bennett
05/03/2019 … Think of the usual media image of refugees, and you’ll probably think of the caravans of wretched humanity, crossing deserts or overcrowding into unseaworthy…
Mon 04 March 2019
© BBC/Two Brothers Fleabag series 2
04/03/2019 … It’s been 571 days 19 hours and 26 minutes after the dramatic climax of the last series of Fleabag, so the title frame tells us.
Thu 28 February 2019
Eighth Grade
28/02/2019 … From his earliest 'pubescent musical comedy' released on YouTube, to his sitcom, Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous, Bo Burnham has always had a wry, nuanced…
Tue 26 February 2019
Warren
26/02/2019 … Curmudgeons have forever been a cornerstone of comedy, but the problem with Martin Clunes’s Warren – well, one of many problems – is…
Mon 25 February 2019
Sketch Off Final 2019
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Leicester Square Theatre, London
25/02/2019 … Weird was the watchword at last night’s final of the Sketch-Off competition run by Leicester Square Theatre.
Out There
25/02/2019 … ITV’s aversion showing stand-up in its natural state has led to some awkward telly moments, from the car crash reality show Taking The Mic (remember that?)…
Fri 22 February 2019
Fighting With My Family
Review of Stephen Merchant's new wrestling film, by Jay Richardson
22/02/2019 … Stephen Merchant's under-appreciated, fish out of water sitcom Hello Ladies about an awkward Brit floundering on the LA dating scene, concluded with a feature-length…