Thoughts on the Phoenix Nights comeback

“It’s not like the cast members are down on their luck, appearing in a dirty pantomime with Jim Davidson and the Krankies, only popping up occasionally on reality TV to suck the guts out of a bug’s anus.”

Thanks for the laughs, Lee

"Should this retirement be permanent, we have lost a real hero of comedy", writes Rob Gilroy in this week's Making A Stand column.

“Should this retirement be permanent, we have lost a real hero of comedy.”

R.I.P Dapper Laughs

"Dapper Laughs was not a character comedian. He was a vile, disgusting, money grabbing shit operating under the banner of character comedy."

“Dapper Laughs was not a character comedian. He was a vile, disgusting, money grabbing shit operating under the banner of character comedy.”

Where did it all go wrong for panel shows?

Rob Gilroy on comedy panels shows, and whether there should be more right-wing acts on TV.

Rob Gilroy on comedy panels shows, and whether there should be more right-wing acts on TV.

Rob Gilroy: Farewell, Miranda

So it’s with a heavy heart that we must accept the fact Miranda is finishing. That might sound like sarcasm, it isn’t. In fact, I have a lot of time for Miranda and her coincidentally-titled sitcom. Apologies if my opening line sounded a tad facetious, it’s very hard to distinguish between sincerity and irony in […]

Rob Gilroy: Is the Dad’s Army remake really a good idea?

Is the Dad’s Army remake a good idea? Rob Gilroy has a think about it then writes some words.

Rob Gilroy: Network-shy

I’m not very good with people. I don’t mean in a Harold Shipman sort of way, more in a ‘be yourself and make small talk’ way. I don’t know what it is about social functions and the spotlight of someone’s gormless face that freezes my ability to operate in a manner that’s close to human. But freeze I do, and gormless they are.