Alice and Steve review – Jemaine Clement and Nicola Walker’s icky comedy is dated and wrong

This tale of a midlife man dating his best friend’s 26-year-old daughter is interminable, and so unconvincing that Clement looks embarrassed throughout I’ll be honest with you – committed pessimist that I am, pseudo-incest was still not a square on my 2026 bingo card. But then along comes Alice and Steve to prove me wrong! It’s nice to find that life still has ways to surprise you. The titular characters are best friends and have been since they met at university, 30-plus years ago. Alice (Ni...

By Lucy Mangan