Hebburn: Reaction to the series two opener, ‘Welcome Home’
Hebburn, the BBC2 sitcom written by comedian Jason Cook, has divided opinion in the North East – but what did the critics think?
TV review: Ross Noble’s Freewheeling – Episode 2
Ross Noble is just plain funny and his love of the strange and ability to go with the flow and improvise can turn even the most mundane event into something hilarious.
TV review: Ambassadors – Episode 1
Ambassadors is not the biting satire of The Thick of It or Twenty Twelve nor is it as sharp as Peep Show – but it is something new, nuanced and funny.
TV review: Stephen Merchant’s Hello Ladies – Pilot
Stephen Merchant takes centre stage – with Ricky Gervais nowhere in sight – in his new HBO series Hello Ladies.
Review: The Sarah Millican Television Programme – Series 3, Episode 2
The ever affable Sarah Millican has perfected the “I’m just a friend and you’re in my living room” style of comedy for a while now, and episode two of the new (third) series stays true to the style we’ve become accustomed too.
TV review: The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek
It’s difficult to criticise sketch comedy; inherently it is a jumble of ideas thrown at a wall. Some stick and some slop to the floor in a puddle of confused premises and unoriginality.
