Nic Wright

TV review: Inside No. 9 – ‘The Understudy’

TV review: Inside No. 9 – ‘The Understudy’

The penultimate episode of Inside No 9 sees a return to the gloomier corners of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s world, as we are dropped into a dingy West End dressing room, where a production of Macbeth is in full swing.

 Nic Wright

TV review: Inside No. 9 – ‘Last Gasp’

TV review: Inside No. 9 – ‘Last Gasp’

A British couple who owned a cafe once appeared on television to try and flog a collection of used napkins and sandwich crusts, left over by various minor public figures that had dined at their establishment.

 Nic Wright

TV review: Inside No. 9 – ‘Tom and Gerri’

TV review: Inside No. 9 – ‘Tom and Gerri’

For a writing team so often reductively described as ‘dark’, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton don’t half pack in a lot of different hues.

 Nic Wright

TV review: Inside No. 9 – ‘A Quiet Night In’

TV review: Inside No. 9 – ‘A Quiet Night In’

It’d be fantastic to be a fly on the wall of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith’s office. Castle Pembersmith, if you will.

 Nic Wright

Review: David O’Doherty Will Try To Fix Everything – Gala Theatre, Durham

Review: David O’Doherty Will Try To Fix Everything – Gala Theatre, Durham

Irish Casio king David O’Doherty’s new offering covers happiness, hope, and in all but name, depression.

 Nic Wright

TV review: Inside No. 9 – ‘Sardines’

TV review: Inside No. 9 – ‘Sardines’

Two years since twisted comedy series Psychoville ended, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton have returned to our screens with their new project: darkly comic anthology series Inside No 9.

 Nic Wright

Review: Alex Horne: Lies – The Stand, Newcastle

Review: Alex Horne: Lies – The Stand, Newcastle

Spoiler alert; if a comedian starts a bit with the words “this is absolutely true…” it’s not – but considering they have to spend extended periods of time making strangers laugh, you can probably forgive comics for embellishing the truth about their antics a little.

 Nic Wright

Inside No. 9 to air in February

Inside No. 9 to air in February

Inside No. 9, the new series from The League of Gentlemen’s Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, will debut on BBC2 at 10pm on Wednesday 5 February. The change in air date was confirmed today by BBC2, over a year after filming wrapped. Inside No. 9 was originally scheduled to air on Monday 3 February. Harking […]