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  The Telegraph

  The Unfriend: the laugh-out-loud tale of a decidedly terrifying interloper

  It’s a brave or foolhardy critic who endorses or condemns a comedy without reference to the sounds emanating from the audience around them, or indeed from their own mouth. At Chichester last May, the Minerva was filled with vocal evidence of mirth, including my own, at The Unfriend, the stage debut of renowned TV writer Steven Moffat: compelling validation for a work whose main object is entertainment.

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  Evening Standard

  Amanda Abbington on her West End show The Unfriend: “I’m very polite, unless I’m in the car on my own”

  The actress is appearing in Stephen Moffat’s first play, a deliciously wicked look at why politeness isn’t always the best policy

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  Evening Standard

  The Unfriend at the Criterion Theatre review - Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat give us a riotous bit of fun

  4/5 An uproarious comedy of English embarrasment

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  The Telegraph

  The Family Pile, review: congratulations to ITV for inventing the joke-free sitcom

  ITV is planning to launch a lot of comedies this year. ITV’s boss, Kevin Lygo, said recently that the broadcaster has barely commissioned any sitcoms in the past five or six years because audiences are so brutal: “When there’s a new comedy, you watch it and give it about four minutes, and if it doesn’t make you laugh then you just turn over.” People tend to stick with dramas for a couple of episodes at least before deciding to throw in the towel.

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  The Family Pile star Amanda Abbington talks BGT star partner's paralysis following stunt gone wrong

  The Family Pile star Amanda Abbington has updated fans about the extent of her partner Jonathan Goodwin's injuries after a stunt went badly wrong. The stuntman, who previously starred on Britain's Got Talent, was left with terrible injuries during a rehearsal and is now paralysed. Speaking to Jay Rayner on the Out to Lunch podcast, she explained: "They misjudged it. They let the cars go, they let him go and he smashed between the cars, they set on fire - and the crashmat wasn't moved. He fell 30

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  Herald Scotland

  The Family Pile stars on laughing through pain and the joy of women-led comedy

  Even in life's darkest moments, there's a laugh to be had. Tears of grief turn to giggles of joy, anguished bickering turns to hugs of solidarity, and in moments of heartbreak you'll find glimpses of hilarity.

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  Evening Standard

  Curtain up: the top London theatre shows to book in 2023 from Groundhog Day to Cheryl in 2:22

  The pick of productions coming to London this year

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  Yahoo Celebrity UK

  Steven Moffat would write more Sherlock if the cast returned: 'Martin and Benedict, please come back'

  There have been no new episodes since 2017

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  The Guardian

  How Amanda Abbington met Jonathan Goodwin: ‘I was on him like a rat up a drainpipe’

  Actor Abbington, 48, and stunt performer Goodwin, 42, met through social media and became engaged on their first date in Vienna. They live together in Hertfordshire

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  BANG Showbiz

  Amanda Abbington's Wolfe cancelled

  Sky Max crime series 'Wolfe' - starring Amanda Abbington, Babou Ceesay and Natalia Tena - has been axed after just one series.

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