- Radio Times
- Review by:
- Jane Rackham
The “Them” of the title refers to comedy stalwarts like Sally Phillips and Blake Harrison. But what’s startling about this patchy sketch show is that it also features comic cameos from serious actors such as Denis Lawson, Jane Asher, Bill Paterson and even Simon Callow. The sketches, ranging from unhinged to downright surreal, come thick and fast, so when they don’t work so well (the talking blancmange man), there’s a better one round the corner, like the stretched-head boy whom doctors diagnose as being born at the wrong aspect ratio). Continues tomorrow.
About this programme
1/2. Part one of two. Sketch show set in an exaggerated version of the modern world where serious people do ridiculous things. Featuring a selection of stars who first made their names on Channel 4 comedy series, including Kayvan Novak (Fonejacker), Sally Phillips (Smack the Pony), Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners) and Morgana Robinson (Very Important People), as well as some of Britain's leading dramatic actors, including Simon Callow, Bill Patterson, Sean Gilder, Ewen Bremner and Denis Lawson.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Performer
- Kayvan Novak
- Performer
- Sally Phillips
- Performer
- Blake Harrison
- Performer
- Morgana Robinson
Crew
- Director
- Ben Palmer
- Producer
- Neil Webster
- Writer
- Neil Webster
- Writer
- Ben Caudell
- Writer
- Peter Holmes
- Writer
- Charlie Brooker
- Writer
- Chris Grady
- Writer
- Robert Florence
- Writer
- Simon Craig
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