Alley Cats, Ricky Gervais’s new comedy, is a mangy mess
The once-great comedian is heading for a coarse, cackling, blokey dead-end
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In praise of crap daytime TV
I’m oddly reassured by the existence of shows like Animal Park
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Golf is a boring sport – and it makes for boring TV
Will Ferrell’s new comedy is strange and niche
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Diane Morgan’s very human robot
Ann Droid is sadder and sweeter than the comedian’s famous work
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Larry David, honorary Englishman
Stunned by his country’s pretension, pomposity and arrogance, David is an American hero
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Love Island’s decadent old age
The time when drawn-out heavy petting could capture the nation is long past
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Alice and Steve is an embarrassing mess
This TV series has no right to call itself a comedy
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Can Virgin Island heal the nation’s incels?
This is a refreshingly positive piece of reality TV
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The kids who want to be Kardashians
Who wants to be famous for being famous for being famous?
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How to trivialise Brexit
This new documentary about the referendum is a very British waste of time
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Gareth Southgate couldn’t fix England
Dear England is a parade of patriotic fantasies
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How Britain used to laugh
Have we already forgotten Morecambe and Wise?
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How WWE replaced reality
Donald Trump takes his political instincts not from history but from the pageantry of the squared circle
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Beef season two: Rich people are, like, so gross
The Emmy-winning programme is a terrific addition to a familiar archetype
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Richard Gadd’s half-formed masculinity
The comedian behind Baby Reindeer attempted to confront toxic male archetypes – but only focused on their most extreme manifestations
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How to laugh at the lanyard class
Twenty Twenty Six satirises the contortions and the tedium of the new British office
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Euphoria needs to grow up
Season three of the angsty teen show mistakes degradation for depth
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Riz Ahmed’s comedy of anguish
Bait, the comedians new show about British Muslim life, is never quite sure what it wants to be
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The Ladies of London need our help
We cannot let the upper classes live like such lowlife
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Louis Theroux stares down the manosphere
Can Britain’s frowning documentarian defeat – or even comprehend – the new masculine underground?
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