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Everyone Else Burns
GenreSitcom
Comedy-drama
Created by
  • Dillon Mapletoft
  • Oliver Taylor
Written by
  • Dillon Mapletoft
  • Oliver Taylor
Directed byNick Collett
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Tony Hernández
  • Dillon Mapletoft
  • Nicki Perkins
  • Brooke Posch
  • Laura Roseam
  • Oliver Taylor
  • Simon Bird
ProducerMolly Seymour
EditorMike Holliday
Production companies
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release23 January 2023 (2023-01-23) –
present

Everyone Else Burns is a British television sitcom made for Channel 4 by JAX Media and Universal International Studios, starring Simon Bird, Kate O'Flynn, Amy James-Kelly, Harry Connor and Morgana Robinson. The six-part first season premiered in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2023 with episodes also available on streaming service All4. It was renewed for a second season in May 2023.

Synopsis

A coming-of-age sitcom about a Manchester family who are part of a puritanical Christian sect.[1]

Cast

Production

Channel 4 announced the project had been commissioned in May 2022 with the cast in place and JAX Media and Universal International Studios producing from a script written by Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor, and Nick Collett as director.[2] Speaking about his wig for the show Bird told The Independent, "My first reaction [upon seeing the wig] was laughter, annoyingly, which was pretty much everyone’s reaction. Which meant that we had to go ahead with it."[3]

Channel 4 renewed the series for a second season in May 2023.[4] Sian Clifford joined the cast for the second series.[5] Filming for the second series took place in Heaton Moor, Greater Manchester in April 2024.[6]

Broadcast

Everyone Else Burns premiered in the UK on Channel 4 on 23 January 2023. The first season consisted of six episodes in total, which are also available to on the streaming service All4.[7]

International broadcast

The series debuted in Canada on W Network on 29 May 2023.[8] In the United States, the series debuted on The CW on 26 October 2023[9] before being pulled from its schedule in November 2023.[10] Brad Schwartz, President of Entertainment of The CW, blamed the marketing of the show for it being pulled.[11] The series is currently available in Australia on SBS On Demand.[12]

Reception

Critical reception

Everyone Else Burns has received critical acclaim, with a 90% 'certified fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[13]

Writing in The Daily Telegraph Anita Singh said "there is much to enjoy here. It's not a comedy going for cheap laughs about Christianity. It is a show about family, and it has a lot of heart" and said that the comedy derives from a "subversion of norms". She also praised the writing, performances and characterisation “from the leads down to the supporting players", noting that "there are truths about family and friends that make it seem like more than a throwaway sitcom."[14] Lucy Mangan in The Guardian commented that it is "simply very, very funny" and that the "hyper-religiosity is used to look anew at family dynamics and dysfunction; how blind you can be to abnormalities if they are all you know".[15] Carol Midgely in The Times described it as "a small delight" and praised the performance of Simon Bird and the cast, as well as the "sharply, wittily written" script, adding that "it is a brave comedy that targets religion, but only a clever one could do it with this much heart and jolliness."[16] The i described it as "funny as hell" [17] while, in a four-star review for The Evening Standard, Vicky Jessop wrote "who knew eternal damnation could be this fun?". [18]

Reception in the United States has been similarly positive. Time Magazine described it as "a fantastically warped family sitcom” and “easily the best new broadcast comedy since Abbot Elementary".[19] The New York Times labelled it "a charmer - smart, distinctive, lovely".[20] The Hollywood Reporter called it "very funny" [21] while The LA Times named it "a dysfunctional family comedy you can believe in".[22] Similarly positive reviews came from The New York Post ("hell yeah")[23] and The Daily Beast, which called it "really goddamn funny" and "the sort of laughs-at-any-cost sitcom rarely made in the UK these days".[24]

Accolades

In February 2024, the series was nominated at the Broadcast Awards in the Best Comedy Programme category.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Everyone Else Burns". Comedy.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Channel 4 Commissions New Apocalyptic Comedy 'Everyone Else Burns', Starring Simon Bird". Chamnel4.com.
  3. ^ "'What's below beta male? That's where I am': Simon Bird on his Christian sect sitcom and The Inbetweeners' mixed legacy". The Independent. 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Everyone Else Burns Renewed for Second Series on Channel 4". TV Zone. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  5. ^ Harp, Justin (24 April 2024). "Fleabag star joins Channel 4 series with The Inbetweeners' Simon Bird". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ Maidment, Adam (8 April 2024). "Stars seen filming new series of popular sitcom in Greater Manchester". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Everyone Else Burns release date, cast and latest news". Radio Times.
  8. ^ Corus Entertainment (13 April 2023). "THIS SUMMER, SOAK UP SHOWCASE AND W NETWORK'S REFRESHING SLATE OF COOL NEW SERIES AND RETURNING FAN FAVOURITES" (Press release). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. ^ Porter, Rick (18 May 2023). "The CW Sets Acquisition-Heavy 2023-24 Schedule". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  10. ^ Iannucci, Rebecca (16 November 2023). "Acquired Series Run the Burbs and Everyone Else Burns Pulled From The CW's Schedule". TVLine. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  11. ^ White, Peter; Campione, Katie (15 February 2024). "The CW Wants To Rival The Broadcast Networks But Brad Schwartz Needs To Find His Next Hit First". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  12. ^ Quinn, Karl (5 December 2023). "The comedy designed to put the fear of God in you". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024. SBS On Demand from December 7, SBS Viceland from January 29 at 9:25pm
  13. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/everyone_else_burns/s01
  14. ^ Singh, Anita (23 January 2023). "Everyone Else Burns, review: your prayers for a new bingeworthy British sitcom have been answered". The Telegraph.
  15. ^ "Everyone Else Burns review – a comedy to become religiously devoted to". The Guardian. 23 January 2023.
  16. ^ Midgley, Carol. "Everyone Else Burns review — a warm, witty send-up of religion's hypocrisies". The Times.
  17. ^ https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/everyone-else-burns-channel-4-review-simon-bird-religious-comedy-funny-hell-2100405?srsltid=AfmBOooo0JBZHpGn7ljTnHTaLjzRqestE49bjGQPIyqWuqCe9qDluOBq
  18. ^ https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/everyone-else-burns-review-who-knew-eternal-damnation-could-be-this-fun-b1047587.html
  19. ^ https://time.com/6324680/everyone-else-burns-review/
  20. ^ https://static.nytimes.com/email-content/WG_sample.html
  21. ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/everyone-else-burns-review-simon-bird-the-cw-1235628072/
  22. ^ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-10-25/everyone-else-burns-cw-review
  23. ^ https://nypost.com/2023/10/23/entertainment/everyone-else-burns-in-new-cw-comedy/
  24. ^ https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/everyone-else-burns-review-a-hilarious-new-british-cult-comedy
  25. ^ "Black Ops wins at Broadcast Awards 2024". Comedy.co.uk. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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