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25 Years Later, Shakespeare's Most Popular Revenge Epic Gets An Intoxicating Makeover

Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia break down the gutsy changes that make their 'Hamlet' stand out.

Inverse · Apr 9

Riz Ahmed on Bait, Bond fever, and the comedy of breakdowns

He ditched the ‘next Bond’ tag to become an Oscar-winning indie darling — now Riz Ahmed has turned the experience into a hit satirical show. So what did 007 fever teach him?

Evening Standard · Apr 2

Riz Ahmed’s hilarious Bond comedy Bait shows why playing 007 can be a poisoned chalice

COMMENT: In ‘Bait’, Oscar winner Ahmed plays a British Asian actor whose life is upended when he auditions to play James Bond. Beyond the spy franchise hook, the show has sharp gags and a deeper point to make, writes Kevin E G Perry

The Independent UK · Mar 27

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Bait review – Riz Ahmed’s comedy is petty, narcissistic … and excellent

Part autobiography, part industry satire, this hilarious show boasts dazzling dialogue and ace cameos. But surely Ahmed has better things to do than play James Bond?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25

I lost every good acting job to Riz Ahmed – annoyingly, his James Bond comedy is a jaw-dropping hoot

Ahmed superbly tackles race and identity in his hilarious new show Bait, proving the British-Asian actor truly is the best of this country. I’m happy for him, I swear!

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24

After 6 years, Hollow Knight: Silksong fans are so used to silkposting on Reddit that they can't quite believe the Gamescom demo is real: "I will never heal from the emotional pain that sub inflicted on me"

"Bait used to b- holy s**t this is real"

GamesRadar · Jul 29, 2025

Enys Men review – Mark Jenkin’s Cornish psychodrama will sweep you away

A lone wildlife volunteer on an island off the coast of Cornwall is haunted by the past and the landscape in the writer-director’s spellbinding follow-up to Bait

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023

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Cornish horror film Enys Men gets preview screening in Bristol

The film is a follow up to Mark Jenkin's BAFTA-winning movie Bait

Bristol Post · Jan 7, 2023

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