Lucy Sweet
Lucy Sweet
TV critic Lucy Sweet is a journalist, advertising copywriter, cartoonist and occasional singer. Her work has appeared in the Big Issue, GLAMOUR, The Guardian, The Pool and the Sunday Express, amongst many others. She is also the author of two novels, a book called WTF Knits and a very rude comic called Unskinny about large, loud women who don’t behave themselves.
In praise of the wonderfully refreshing Taskmaster contestant Sophie Willian
Lucy Sweet

In praise of the wonderfully refreshing Taskmaster contestant Sophie Willian

BBC’s Things You Should Have Done is distracting me from the things I should be doing
TV

BBC’s Things You Should Have Done is distracting me from the things I should be doing

Why Larry David is the menopausal woman’s spirit animal. No, seriously
Lucy Sweet

Why Larry David is the menopausal woman’s spirit animal. No, seriously

Fool Me Once is unfocused but fun – and left me with my gob open, trying to keep up
Lucy Sweet

Fool Me Once is unfocused but fun – and left me with my gob open, trying to keep up

Streaming has ruined TV. Could 2024 be the year we all finally snap?
TV

Streaming has ruined TV. Could 2024 be the year we all finally snap?

Dress To Impress review – the horror-filled dating show that won’t go out of style
Lucy Sweet

Dress To Impress review – the horror-filled dating show that won’t go out of style

Christmas TV guide 2023: The gentle pleasures of festive telly
Lucy Sweet

Christmas TV guide 2023: The gentle pleasures of festive telly

I’m on holiday, my hotel is cursed and I have a crush on a Spanish game show host
Lucy Sweet

I’m on holiday, my hotel is cursed and I have a crush on a Spanish game show host

Boiling Point review – five-star TV worth the strain
Lucy Sweet

Boiling Point review – five-star TV worth the strain

It’s hard to let go of possessions. I need Stacey Solomon’s help
Lucy Sweet

It’s hard to let go of possessions. I need Stacey Solomon’s help

Inside The Factory: Finding solace in repetition
Lucy Sweet

Inside The Factory: Finding solace in repetition

Vanderpump Rules reminds us that nothing seems real any more
Lucy Sweet

Vanderpump Rules reminds us that nothing seems real any more