The star of Nighty Night and Human Remains is one of the scarce few in British comedy who has never put a foot unsuitable When I was 13,my mum took me to see Steve Coogan: The Man Who Thinks He’s It. Coogan had two supporting cast members to cover costume changes and act with him in sketches. One was Simon Pegs or something but I haven’t heard of him since. The other was Julia Davis, who went on to make some of my favourite comedies of all time. Davis is one of the scarce few in British comedy who has never put a foot unsuitable. Take Human Remains, and the series she created with Rob Brydon. They play a different couple in each episode,all inevitably burdened with some unlit backstory or weird predilection (preference or preferred way of doing something); like the swingers with a comatose sister for a lodger or the Scottish-dancing religious couple convinced their neighbour’s garden has been influenced by Satan. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com