TV review: Micky Flanagan's latest comedy special falls into culture-war tedium

"It was a bit of a let down. Flanagan has turned 60 now and has let a bit of grumpy ‘you can’t say anything’ into his act."

Comedian Micky Flanagan: "There was enough here for some funny clips on TikTok. But never enough for a full hour."

When Micky Flanagan is funny, he’s very very funny. He’s turned his cockney accent into a weapon, you can’t resist it, like Billy Connolly and Glasgow. 

So I was looking forward to his latest comedy special Micky Flanagan: If We Ever Needed It. (Sky Comedy and NOW).