Theguardian iconTheguardianSep 10, 2026 ~1 min source read

The Paper season two review – one of the best comedies on TV right now

The world is full of inaccurate and illogical medical dramas, but they survive because real life doctors and nurses only tend to grumble about them to themselves. This is probably why Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom ended so early, because we all got to bleat about it through our little megaphones.

The Paper season two review – one of the best comedies on TV right now

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The world is full of inaccurate and illogical medical dramas, but they survive because real life doctors and nurses only tend to grumble about them to themselves.

This is probably why Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom ended so early, because we all got to bleat about it through our little megaphones.

The makers of The Paper must have been anticipating a similarly rough ride.

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The world is full of inaccurate and illogical medical dramas, but they survive because real life doctors and nurses only tend to grumble about them to themselves. This is probably why Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom ended so early, because we all got to bleat about it through our little megaphones. The makers of The Paper must have been anticipating a similarly rough ride.

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  • Pity the poor TV writer foolish enough to make a show about journalism.
  • It is, after all, explicitly a sitcom about the death of print media, and, Lord knows, nothing wounds us like staring the truth in the face.
  • Yet last year's first season emerged as one of the best new comedies on television.

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As for the hilarious Sabrina Impacciatore – just hand her all the awards!

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