What About Joan? was an ABC sitcom that aired for two seasons in the early years of the new century. It starred the inimitable, and brilliant Joan Cusack, alongside the equally good Kyle Chandler. It was created by Gwen Macsai, and was made by Gracie Films.
I can’t help thinking that Then There’s Joan would have been a better title. And it was right there in the marketing. Especially as it followed Everybody Loves Raymond.
“Everybody Loves Raymond. Then There’s Joan. Sundays on ABC.”
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For a long time now I’ve been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom Examination is my deep dive into Bottom, the hit BBC Two sitcom starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. That’s…
Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…
