Posts Tagged ‘tvtopical’
Death To 2020 | Netflix
3 December, 2020I was delighted to work on this review of this year.
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm | Amazon
14 October, 2020“Additional material”, written before the substantial Covid elements, for this, released on 23 October.
Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe | BBC2
8 May, 2020Proud to have taken part. BBC2, 9pm, 14 May.
The Best of 2010-2015 Wipe | BBC2
28 December, 2019Crikey.
Alternative Election Night | Channel 4
6 December, 2019Not another one:
See also: Election Night Quiz; Election Lexicon
Have I Got News For You | BBC1
4 October, 2019Series 58 begins 9pm, Fri 11 October.
Have I Got News for You | BBC1
24 March, 2019Series 57 begins 9pm, Fri 5 April.
Have I Got News for You | BBC1
29 September, 2018Series 56 begins 9pm, Fri 5 October.
Have I Got News for You | BBC1
29 March, 2018Series 55 begins 9pm, Fri 6 April.
Arts Club with Will Gompertz | BBC Radio 5 Live
29 January, 2018I am a guest on the first episode of BBC Radio 5 Live’s Arts Club. Tickets for the recording are available from The Bill Murray club in Islington.
Update: More episodes with me —
- 2 Feb 2018: Art for Trump, Dylan v Cohen, What does Banksy look like and is The Bayeaux Tapestry a bit rubbish? (My sacred cow: The Laughing Cavalier)
- 16 Feb 2018: Florence, portraits and the music of our youth (My sacred cow: The Great Bear)
- 18 Mar 2018: Awards Shows, the NME, and TV shows for the Obamas (My sacred cow: Julius Caesar)
- Recording: Thu 1 Feb 2018, The Bill Murray, 39 Queen’s Head St, London N1 8NQ [tickets]
- Broadcast: BBC 5 live, Sun 4 Feb 2018 and on podcast
- See also: The Will Gompertz Fringe
- Image from the RWA Exhibition, 2007
Masterclass: Craft of Comedy Entertainment | Bafta
7 October, 2017Taking an evening off from editing to hear from this comedy panel at @BAFTA. Should be a really interesting evening! pic.twitter.com/24IEUXv5RE
— Mei Leng Yew (@widowedanthem) October 17, 2017
I’m part of the panel for a Bafta event:
A panel of comedy entertainment producers and writers discuss the recent renaissance in entertainment television, covering programme development, writing, casting, and the role of satire.
- 6:45pm, Tuesday, 17 October 2017
- Princess Anne Theatre, Bafta, 195 Piccadilly, St. James’s, London W1J 9EU
- Tickets
- Updated with image by @widowedanthem
Have I Got News for You | BBC1
1 October, 2017Series 54 begins 9pm, Fri 6 October.
Alternative Election Night | Channel 4
5 June, 2017I have been enjoying working on Channel 4’s Alternative Election Night:
Jeremy Paxman, David Mitchell and Richard Osman present an all-night feast of comedy and comment in Channel 4’s very different take on election night
Have I Got News for You | BBC1
14 April, 2017Series 53 begins 9pm, Fri 21 April.
Charlie Brooker’s 2016 Wipe | BBC2
5 December, 2016I am a proud member of Team 2016 Wipe, which is broadcast after Christmas.
Update 14 May 2017: Bafta winner, Comedy & Comedy Entertainment Programme
Have I Got News For You | BBC1
1 October, 2016Series 52 begins 9pm, Fri 7 October.
Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back | BBC2
25 August, 2016Kevin Bishop is Nigel Farage, in a programme imagining his life after resigning. Blurb:
“On the 23rd June, Britain voted to leave the European Union,” added the BBC. “Then, on the 4th July, Nigel Farage, the man who had made it all possible, resigned saying he wanted his life back. But what sort of life has he gone back to, and how does a man forever in the spotlight fill his days now he has nothing to do?”
Charlie Brooker’s 2015 Wipe | BBC2
29 December, 2015Charlie Brooker’s Election Wipe | BBC2
30 April, 2015I am a proud member of Team Election Wipe, the fruits of whose labours will be broadcast shortly before the polls open.
Charlie Brooker’s 2014 Wipe | BBC2
22 December, 2014I am a proud member of Team 2014 Wipe, the fruit of whose toil will be on BBC Two on 30 December:
Update 29 Jan 2015: The new series of Weekly Wipe begins tonight: