Christmas, TV

What We’re Watching – December 27

What We’re Watching – December 27

Charlie Brooker’s 2010 Wipe - BBC Two, 10pm

The irrepressible Charlie Brooker whips through a review of the year in his trademark acerbic style, covering everything from The Only Way is Essex, to Chilean Miners and BP oil spills. [Read more...]

Christmas, TV

What We’re Watching – December 26

What We’re Watching – December 26

Upstairs Downstairs - BBC One, 9pm

Upstairs Downstairs has returned. Though reviews have been mixed – particularly in the fall-out of period stormer Downton Abbey – we’re easily seduced by dapper gents and pretty ladies pottering around in posh houses. [Read more...]

Christmas, TV

What We’re Watching – December 25

What We’re Watching – December 25

Doctor Who – BBC One, 6pm

When plucky newcomer Matt Smith bounced into Dr Who’s shoes, we had a feeling he’d ace the role (read out interview with him in this year’s April issue). [Read more...]

Christmas, TV

What We’re Watching – December 24

What We’re Watching – December 24

Peep Show Night – Channel 4, from 9pm

Channel 4 will pay tribute to it’s longest running comedy show this evening, with a night of television dedicated entirely to Peep Show. [Read more...]

TV

What we’re watching – December 23

What we’re watching – December 23

The Two Ronnies Night – BBC Two, from 8pm

Being a comedy legend must be sweet. Particularly if you’re Ronnie Corbett and a whole evening of television dedicated to you happens to be airing on Christmas Eve Eve. [Read more...]

Competitions, DVD, TV

Hey now! Have we got a Larry Sanders DVD giveaway for you!

Hey now! Have we got a Larry Sanders DVD giveaway for you!

Before 30 Rock, before Curb Your Enthusiasm, before Extras — before any other cleverly self-referential meta-show about the workings of the entertainment industry — there was Larry. Well actually, there was Garry, playing Larry, and creating one of the most iconic and highly regarded comedy series in the process. If you missed it in the Nineties, this is your chance to win the complete first season, just released on DVD. [Read more...]

Culture, Style & Grooming, TV

Esquire Kings of Comedy

Esquire Kings of Comedy

Dressed in the finest seasonal wear from the likes of Dior Homme, Louis Vuitton and Prada (the bean pole that is Tom Wrigglesworth looked particularly fetching in his shrunken Prada jumper), Britain’s comedy heroes took their places last month for Esquire’s Kings of Comedy portfolio shoot. [Read more...]

Culture, Top Fives, TV

The rise and fall of them all

The rise and fall of them all

Considering George O’Dowd’s less than chummy relationship with the British media, the BBC sailed into choppy waters with last night’s Boy George biopic, Worried About The Boy. [Read more...]