ITV2 have commissioned a strange little show here. A veritable array of British stand-up comedians (some new faces, some familiar ones) appear on stage and begin to tell their routine but then the action switches to the comedian and a cast of actors re-enacting the events of the joke in a comedy sketch. Stand-up shows can be a bit hit and miss and sketch shows are notoriously hit and miss - so it should come as no surprise that this is too. However, there are some genuinely very funny skits here:- Adam Hess' job interview from hell, the plain weird reaction of Catherine Bohart's mother to her daughter coming out as gay and the violent granny were all very funny. Trouble is you may wish that the comedians you enjoyed watching had just stayed on screen and done a full regular stand-up routine.
Review of Episode #1.1
