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Stand-ups ‘killing TV comedies’
Daily Star
|March 06, 2025
STAND-UP comedians are ruining modern TV sitcoms, according to screenwriter Maurice Gran.
The Goodnight Sweetheart creator blasted the use “shouty” comics instead of talented comedy actors.
This story is from the March 06, 2025 edition of Daily Star.
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