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Josh Howie

Josh Howie

Josh Howie is a stand up comedian, screenwriter and father of five children

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Extrapolations TV review: You won’t save Earth like this

Climate-change drama commits the critical error of making the message the story

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Extrapolations TV review: You won’t save Earth like this

The Holy Land & Us - Our Untold Stories,Rob Rinder,Where possible, we ask that you use an image of both Rob Rinder and Sarah Agha to promote this series. The pair are co-presenters and should have equal space where appropriate.,Wall to Wall,Tom Hayward

Rob Rinder's new Israel documentary is a very stressful watch

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Stephen Fry: Willem And Frieda - Defying The Nazis TV review

Stephen Fry: Willem And Frieda - Defying The Nazis TV review

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Close up of senior Jewish woman bringing Challah bread at dining table while having meal with her extended family on Hanukkah.

The Howie Bunch: You’re my fave, I tell each child

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Fleishman is In Trouble TV review: Doctor dates amid mezuzahs and batmitzvahs

Judaism’s almost a supporting character in this faithful but impressively visual recreation of book

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March 2, 2023 17:56

Fleishman is In Trouble TV review: Doctor dates amid mezuzahs and batmitzvahs

Extraordinary TV review: A British sitcom with its own super power

Great concept and laughs aplenty from winner of scriptwriting competition

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February 23, 2023 13:51

Extraordinary TV review: A British sitcom with its own super power

TV review: YOU - 'How can anyone bear the annoying voiceover for more than two minutes?'

This Netflix series' success is baffling, says Josh Howie

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February 16, 2023 09:31

You. Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in episode 402 of You. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022

Nolly TV review:When the crossroads of life take a turning to obscurity

Tale of soap star Noele Gordon entertains thanks to a brilliantly light-touch script and a fabulous performance from Helena Bonham Carter

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February 9, 2023 14:09

QUAYSTREET FOR ITVX NOLLY EPISODE 1 Pictured:HELENA BONHAM CARTER AS Noele Gordon (Nolly). This image is under copyright and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes in your print or online publication. This image cannot be syndicated to any other third party. For further information please contact: Patrick.smith@itv.com 07909906963

Why I'm not worried about being a balding Jew

When I feel sad about my hair-loss, I look to follicly challenged figures in halachic literature for inspiration

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February 9, 2023 13:06

Why I'm not worried about being a balding Jew

Fauda series four TV review: The gruffmeister tells the world about Israel

Season three lost its way but fear not - season four starts with a bang...

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February 3, 2023 15:18

Fauda series four TV review: The gruffmeister tells the world about Israel

The US and the Holocaust TV review: The American dream that shut out the Jews

Film-maker Ken Burns' documentary series allows us to step to one side and cast our view anew on the terrifying panorama of the Shoah

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January 26, 2023 11:24

The US and the Holocaust TV review: The American dream that shut out the Jews

MADOFF: The Monster of Wall Street TV review: The real ogre here was plain greed

Director of this documentary series does his best to dress up his nebbishy open-faced subject in a terrifying costume

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January 19, 2023 15:48

Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street. Bernie Madoff in Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2023

The Apprentice TV review: Sorry, Lord Sugar, our relationship is finished

With casting by Instagram and a new policy of insisting the candidates are all fresh and young, after 17 seasons together, is it time to call it quits with the business show?

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January 12, 2023 13:04

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The Traitors TV review: A critic confesses — I’m late to Claudia’s party

Like all the great reality shows, it’s the format that rules, and they’ve hit upon a doozy here - the best since Big Brother

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January 5, 2023 13:22

The Traitors,Claudia Winkleman,The Traitors is a new reality competition series built on strategy and suspicion, filmed in the Scottish Highlands. A team of players will compete in a series of missions. The more missions they win, the bigger the prize pot. However, amongst the players lie the ‘Traitors’. The Traitors will meet in secret and decide who to eliminate of their fellow players known as the ‘Faithfuls’. The aim of the Traitors is to stay undetected until the end of the game. Whilst trying to avoid being eliminated, the Faithfuls must figure out who is a Traitor and vote them out so they can share the money between the remaining Faithfuls. However, if any Traitors make it to the end, they will steal the prize money for themselves. Throughout the season, there will be twists, turns and surprises for the players. A game of trust and treachery… do you have what it takes to play? The Traitors is produced for the BBC by Studio Lambert Associates.,Studio Lambert Associates,Mark Mainz

The Howie Bunch: Can a Jewish dad teach kids to ski?

It may be the least necessary skill on the parenting list — but my children's absence from the slopes fills me with guilt

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January 5, 2023 12:27

The Howie Bunch: Can a Jewish dad teach kids to ski?

The JC Awards 2022: Television - Oscar loses his award for a bad Essex accent

Who could possibly beat David Baddiel’s Jews Don’t Count for Jewish show of the year?

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December 29, 2022 14:30

The social satire is set at an exclusive Sicilian resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.

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