Lowdown

A wry, fast-moving workplace comedy that skewers tabloid vanity with dry narration and cringe-inducing celebrity encounters.

Created by

Adam Zwar, Amanda Brotchie

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Adam Zwar, Kim Gyngell, Paul Denny

Overview

Lowdown shines a torch on the life of a man whose job it is to feed the public's insatiable appetite for celebrity gossip. Alex Burchill, the author of the Lowdown column which appears in the once great but now ailing tabloid newspaper – the Sunday Sun. Each week Alex interviews celebrities for his column, and each week at least one of those celebrities ruins his week. Sometimes the celebrity gets drunk and punches Alex out. Sometimes the celebrity gets him arrested. Usually the celebrity sleeps with his girlfriend, Rita. It may not sound like much of a life, but it invariably leads to great copy and the readers love it. In fact, it's the only thing standing between the Sunday Sun and oblivion.

How it feels

Satirical, cynical, absurd and light. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Media, celebrity, work, corruption

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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