BCG Daily Saturday 23rd August 2014

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This week's new live comedy

Previews of Luisa Omielan, Nish Kumar and Tim Key.

James Kettle, The Guardian, 23rd August 2014

Malcolm Hardee Comedy Award winner attacked after show

Christian Talbot's text to me at 3.01am this morning. One of the other nominees in the Malcolm Hardee Cunning Stunt Award category had been comedian Luke McQueen. Christian Talbot's text read: "Had Luke McQueen's girlfriend grab my trophy off me in Brooke's Bar (the Pleasance Dome venue's bar for performers) and try to smash it. It's not too damaged. What a lovely person she is."

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 23rd August 2014

Opinion: Brains beats banter again

So John Kearns won the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award today. The first ever Best Newcomer to win the main prize in the following year and, perhaps more significantly, the first Free Fringe performer to win the Edinburgh Comedy Award. The Free Fringe has been having more of an impact every year since Imran Yusuf first picked up a Best Newcomer nomination, but that's another story. I want to celebrate and discuss Kearns' victory here.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd August 2014

Frankie Boyle criticises Mock The Week

He said: "When we started on Mock The Week we were allowed to cover the Gulf War. Last time I watched the first item was the Ryder Cup - and it had been rained off."

Rob Leigh, The Mirror, 23rd August 2014

Rhys Mathewson: tips for getting through werewolf hour

We're nearly at the end of Fringe 2014. Have you had your 'werewolf hour' yet? If it's still to come, Rhys Mathewson has some tips for coping.

Rhys Mathewson, ThreeWeeks, 23rd August 2014

Lizzie Bates: Five acts of everyday rebellion

Lizzie Bates is no natural-born rebel, so she has been getting serious kicks out of performing a host of naughty female characters in her show Lizzie Bates: Reprobates.

Lizzie Bates, ThreeWeeks, 23rd August 2014

Morgan & West: A subtle kind of magic

As we head into the final Fringe weekend, how about taking in a magic show? What do you mean you saw a magic show earlier this Festival and you're done now? You do know that's the same as saying "I saw Frank Skinner, so I've done stand-up". Morgan & West explain.

Morgan & West, ThreeWeeks, 23rd August 2014

Tim Vine: the man behind the masterful one-liner

The comedian who won the prize for the funniest joke at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe offers a perfect antidote to the tyranny of alternative 'humour'.

William Langley, The Telegraph, 23rd August 2014

Charlotte Ritchie's favourite TV

The Fresh Meat and Siblings actor on her TV prime beef and scrag end.

Luke Holland, The Guardian, 23rd August 2014

Audio: How well does comedy travel?

Stand-up comedy has become a central part of British and American culture in recent years. But how is this culturally specific form of performance seen in other countries? Comedians Igor Meerson and Francesco de Carlo, who are performing at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, told Today presenter James Naughtie and the BBC's arts editor Will Gompertz about how their humour goes down with audiences in Scotland.

James Naughtie & Will Gompertz, BBC News, 23rd August 2014