Inside the Lightbox: Bonkers British Comedies of the Noughties

Inside the Lightbox is a new sponsored feature where we mine the extensive Lightbox catalogue for cool shows you might like to watch. This week, Alex Casey looks at the whacky comedy exports from post-Y2K Britain. // When the clock ticked over on NYE in 1999, everyone was expecting the worst. The computers will wipe! The planes will … Read more

Doing it Wright

Spaced birthed one of today’s most celebrated comedy directors, writes Andrew Todd.// Some shows come along as fully-formed works in the own rights. Others are flawed beasts that don’t quite hit it out of the park, but highlight the potential of their creators’ work to come. Channel 4’s 1999 comedy series Spaced, at first glance … Read more