2020
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Vor 6 Tagen · “No one talks about this because it’s so uncomfortable,” said Cariad Lloyd, who played two villains in the sitcom – Uncle Steve’s defence barrister, and Auntie Bex, who brings Steve into Mark’s...
Vor 5 Tagen · For all the awkwardness and horror, it is. And clever, too, in having Cariad Lloyd play both the aunt and defence barrister. The bleakest, bravest joke of all, left till last, feels empowering because it is so very unsayable. Streaming now on Channel 4. Closure: Mark O’Sullivan as himself and Cariad Lloyd as the defence barrister
Vor 5 Tagen · Cariad Lloyd does double duty as Auntie Bex and his defence lawyer – in recognition of the sitcom-fact that she is responsible for bringing Steve into the family. Sam Underwood plays the cartoonish, fun-loving bear who accosts young O’Sullivan one night. It is formatted as a mainstream studio sitcom and the rictus artificiality of it all suits O’Sullivan’s aims perfectly. You ...
Vor 5 Tagen · Ep. 41. •. Wednesday, May 29, 2024. This week's book guests are Small Things Like These and So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan. Sara and Cariad discuss the different works of Claire Keegan, ADHD, the island of Ireland, the C word, music with words and Ian McKellen. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Vor 6 Tagen · And clever too in having Cariad Lloyd play both disbelieving aunt and defence barrister. The bleakest, bravest joke of all, left till last, feels empowering because it is so very unsayable. My...
Vor 5 Tagen · That's what comedy writer/performer Mark O'Sullivan explores in his powerful Channel 4 documentary My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom. When he was 12 years old O'Sullivan, now best known as the co-creator of blokey comedy Lee and Dean, was sexually abused by his 'uncle' Steve. It was only many years later that he addressed the elephant in the room ...
Vor einem Tag · Aided by a small cast (Rufus Jones, Cariad Lloyd, Ellie Taylor), the sitcom reflects the TV mores of O’Sullivan’s youth (banal family setup; canned laughter), but with nightmarish shadows, culminating in the courtroom (“I was diddled, I was fiddled, I got paedo-ed, nonced”). While a giant teddy bear (Sam Underwood) represents the abuser, O’Sullivan plays himself at 12 (he explains in ...
