Curb Your Enthusiasm
British comedy viewing fix for a long weekend
Hopefully, the long weekend has begun for folks on both sides of the pond. Going to make a little time for some marathon telly watching? That said, I’m thinking you’re needing a classic British comedy fix, at some point, during the long weekend. Some suggestions….
Goodnight Sweetheart
Have loved this series for a long, long time. Gary [...]
5 minutes with Chris Gernon – director, Grandma’s House
With the 4+” of ice that blanketed North Texas overnight, crippling daily activity as we know it, comes news from our friends over at the British Comedy Guide that the British Comedy Award-nominated Simon Amstell comedy, Grandma’s House, is rumored to be commissioned for a second set of six episodes. Hopefully, the BBC will confirm this in [...]
In TV, does life imitate art or vice versa?
I’ve ranted enough in recent months about how American comedy simply cannot re-create British comedy. Looks like the British have figured it out by imitating a comedic style and not trying to duplicate a specific program.
In somewhat of a role reversal, the UK comedy world is now copying a style of comedy that American writers [...]
The return of Upstairs/Downstairs and more…
The return to 165 Eaton Place
If Monday’s news of Sherlock coming to PBS wasn’t enough, there was the announcement yesterday that WGBH and the BBC have signed a major co-production deal to return to 165 Eaton Place with a new Upstairs/Downstairs. Jean Marsh, who won the Emmy for Best Actress in the original series will return in [...]
