Mrs Brown’s Boys meets the Troubles: Lots of energy, not enough laughs
As in Mrs Brown’s Boys, there are wee moments in Derry Girls that transcend slapstick to make points, but these are repeatedly overwhelmed by overstatement, credulity-straining scenarios and some frankly coarse acting
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Derry Girls: Channel 4
Fleabag: BBC One
Traveller’s Guide: RTÉ One
Maybe my brain is just wired all wrong. You see, I just don’t understand the phenomenal success of Derry Girls (Channel 4). The hype. The hoopla. The rave reviews. By now, if I had any sense, I’d be hiding in a bunker or demanding anti-depressants from a GP. Maybe both.
I put some of its enthusiastic reception across the ...