{"id":13725,"date":"2023-09-03T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/bloemfontein\/?p=13725"},"modified":"2023-08-30T12:23:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T10:23:03","slug":"bafta-winning-comedian-stars-in-new-comedy-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/bloemfontein\/blog\/2023\/09\/03\/bafta-winning-comedian-stars-in-new-comedy-coming-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"BAFTA-winning comedian stars in new comedy coming soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Double BAFTA-winning comedian Romesh Ranganathan (<em>The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan, The Cynic<\/em>) writes and stars in new comedy-drama\u202fAvoidance,\u202fabout a man with severe conflict-avoidance issues who runs away with his son when his wife announces she\u2019s leaving him.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Newly separated Jonathan (<em>Ranganathan<\/em>) has no home, no friends and no ambition. Can a slightly useless single dad find some much-needed backbone? This warm-hearted comedy co-stars some of the biggest hitters on the current UK comedy scene, including Jessica Knappett (<em>The Inbetweeners, Ghosts<\/em>) and Mandeep Dhillon (<em>After Life, Peacock<\/em>).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1244571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1244571\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1244571\" src=\"https:\/\/caxtondigital.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/110\/2023\/08\/Avoidance_S1_Ep6_20220202_-420x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1244571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Avoidance S1_Ep6. Picture shows: Jonathan (ROMESH RANGANATHAN) and Death (SEB CARDINAL) Photographer: Colin Hutton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss Avoidance&#8217;s first season, starting Thursday 14 September, on<a href=\"https:\/\/protect-za.mimecast.com\/s\/zwQEC76JwZsy0rY5h1FPoP?domain=britbox.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> BritBox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>This gentle, truthful, beautifully performed comedy about the ultimate beta male is painful in its accuracy \u2013 and will speak to so many of us.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Double BAFTA-winning comedian Romesh Ranganathan (The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan, The Cynic) writes and stars in new comedy-drama\u202fAvoidance,\u202fabout a man with severe conflict-avoidance issues who runs away with his son when his wife announces she\u2019s leaving him.\u00a0 Newly separated Jonathan (Ranganathan) has no home, no friends and no ambition. 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