Tag Archives: Jo Brand

Good Will Ganache

This week saw BBC2 broadcasting four special episodes of The Great British Bake Off, featuring various celebrity contestants, in aid of Comic Relief. I don’t know what it is about this show, but I watched the last series out of … Continue reading

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Old News

I generally don’t watch Have I Got News For You when it goes out on a Friday night, preferring to wait for the extended edition on Saturday, so I’m lagging a little here… but this week’s episode was a bit … Continue reading

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Getting Another Award

Apparently the Royal Television Society Awards were held this week, and the Getting On team won “Best Writer (Comedy)”… so, yay for them! For the life of me I can’t find a single image of them arriving at the ceremony … Continue reading

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Not Getting Any

So, my internet access went down last Sunday, necessitating a “cold turkey” break from my compulsive blogging and surfing habit… which forced me to endure a period of quiet reflection and meditation on The Important Things In Life™. Don’t you … Continue reading

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Anita & Me II: The Crackering

I can’t get any of the Sky channels, but if I could then I would definitely be asking my digibox pixies to record Little Crackers, a series of short, seasonal films in which the cream of British comedy present semi-autobiographical … Continue reading

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‘Getting On’ again…

I don’t quite understand why, but there seems to be a conspiracy of confusion surrounding the promotion of the new series of Getting On, which (in case you’re curious) starts this Tuesday (26th) on BBC4 @ 10pm. My TV listings … Continue reading

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Dr. Downer

The BBC is repeating Getting On, the three-episode sitcom set in a geriatric ward, which was commissioned last year as part of their “Grey Expectations” season. I hadn’t watched it before, because I find hospitals hugely depressing and the whole … Continue reading

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