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TV tonight: the Manchester Arena attack victim who grew up 10 miles from bomber Salman Abedi
Worlds Collide looks at the aftermath of the Ariana Grande concert bombing. Plus: Joe Lycett gets cooking with Aisling Bea in Split. Here’s what to watch this evening
Ammar Kalia, Ali Catterall, Henry Wong, Phil Harrison and Simon Wardell
11, Apr, 2022 @5:10 AM
Home Sweet Home Alone review – surprisingly funny festive sequel
Borat co-writer Dan Mazer and a comically adept cast including Ellie Kemper, Kenan Thompson and Rob Delaney, make for a diverting enough retread
Benjamin Lee
12, Nov, 2021 @5:06 PM
Aisling Bea: ‘I was completely burnt out – I definitely became less nice’
Irish actor Aisling Bea on writing This Way Up in lockdown while filming the new Home Alone movie reboot, women’s inner lives and her abiding love of potato waffles
Rachel Aroesti
30, Oct, 2021 @12:00 PM
Do we really need a new version of Home Alone?
A new trailer has surfaced for Home Sweet Home Alone, which looks to be a sequel that’s also a carbon copy of an original that doesn’t need bettering
Stuart Heritage
13, Oct, 2021 @5:30 AM
TV tonight: Changing Rooms is back … and it’s had a makeover of its own
Linda Barker and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen return with a revamped version of the renovation staple. Plus: Fake or Fortune? Here’s what to watch this evening
Ammar Kalia, Graeme Virtue, Hannah J Davies, Ellen E Jones and Paul Howlett
18, Aug, 2021 @5:20 AM
TV tonight: awkward confessions continue in Aisling Bea’s hilarious stealth hit
This Way Up, the nuanced and singular comedy continues. Plus: globetrotting art sleuths get to work in Fake or Fortune? Here’s what to watch this evening
Phil Harrison, Graeme Virtue, Jack Seale and Paul Howlett
04, Aug, 2021 @5:20 AM
The week in TV: This Way Up; Naomi Osaka; Our NHS: A Hidden History; Schmigadoon!
Aisling Bea’s pitch-perfect, bittersweet comedy is back; behind the scenes of Naomi Osaka’s recent troubles; and David Olusoga digs into NHS racism
Barbara Ellen
18, Jul, 2021 @8:30 AM
This Way Up series two review – TV so good it’s indistinguishable from magic
Co-starring Sharon Horgan, Aisling Bea’s delightful, devastating comedy about mental health and sisterhood remains the perfect showcase for the pair’s prodigious talents
Lucy Mangan
14, Jul, 2021 @9:30 PM
Aisling Bea and Friends review – a ridiculous, furious treat
The Irish comedian and guests Nish Kumar and Fatiha El-Ghorri lift their crowd’s soggy spirits with some choice gags
Brian Logan
05, Jul, 2021 @12:04 PM
What a joke: the 10 funniest comedy shows of 2020
There wasn’t a lot to laugh about as venues closed and gigs were cancelled. But standups still delivered silly, edgy and heartfelt gags. Our critic picks his favourite new material
Brian Logan
21, Dec, 2020 @9:00 AM
Greenwich Comedy festival review – starry lineup relishes return of live banter
Sara Pascoe, Rich Hall and Aisling Bea warm to an excited crowd – and a divine heckler – in the chilly outdoors
Brian Logan
27, Sep, 2020 @11:01 PM
Love Wedding Repeat review – laboured Netflix romcom farce
A low-budget and lowbrow comedy repeats events at a wedding with slight differences but can’t turn an intriguing set-up into something worthwhile
Benjamin Lee
10, Apr, 2020 @7:01 AM
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