The show was written by Frank Sheerin,[1] and the stand-up comedian, Morgan Jones, was a cast member.
Writing in the Connacht Sentinel, journalist Declan Tierney gave the programme a negative review: "to say that this is a pathetic attempt at comedy is being kind to "Extra!
and stated "the only indication that it is a comedy comes from the canned laughter, which is over-done and often goes on for so long that it is impossible to hear the start of the next sentence".
[4] Brendan Glacken of The Irish Times was equally scathing: "Speaking of Extra!
Extra!, as I am afraid we still must, even seasoned RTÉ observers seem unable to answer the question why a series so pathetically weak should have been allowed to reach the screen at all".