BCG Daily Monday 25th August 2014
Features
Press clippings
Where stand-up is falling down
Endless safe panel shows have co-opted a once subversive art form. Get back on that stage.
David Quantick, The Telegraph, 25th August 2014John Kearns: loser takes all at Edinburgh
John Kearns has turned failure into silly, soul-searching comedy. Will scooping Edinburgh's top comedy award spoil the punchline? Brian Logan meets the man hailed as the new Hancock.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th August 2014Fringe claims record box office
The Edinburgh Fringe has recorded another box office record this year - with 2.18 million tickets sold across almost 50,000 performances.
Chortle, 25th August 2014News: All the Edinburgh Fringe awards
There are now so many awards handed out at the Festival it sometimes feels that every show has picked up some kind of a gong. Here is a list of award winners from all artistic disciplines.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th August 2014Chocolate genitalia and odd sex tips
This is the final day of the Edinburgh Fringe and, as is traditional, it is a Bank Holiday in England, but not in Scotland. This means that, in Scotland, all the shops are open and it is a normal working day... except that the banks are closed. You may want to read that paragraph again.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 25th August 2014Patrick Monahan does private gig in living room
Thousands of people have flocked to the Capital this month to see world-class comedy but one pair of best friends had tickets for their own private set . . . in their living room.
Edinburgh Evening News, 25th August 2014Videos
TV & radio
My First Planet
Series 2, Episode 6 - Day Trip To Terror!What better time for social media to kick in than on a dangerous search-and-rescue mission on the planet's surface? And just why is Lillian replacing her nose?
The Cold Swedish Winter
Series 1, Episode 3 - SummerGeoff is forced to lead the Maypole dancing at Yxsjo's midsummer festivities and go skinny-dipping.
Just A Minute
Series 70, Episode 3Sue Perkins, Gyles Brandreth and Paul Merton try to talk on a variety of subjects for 60 seconds, without hesitation, repetition or deviation. Recorded at the Edinburgh Festival.
Virtually Famous
Series 1, Episode 6Pixie Lott, James Acaster, magician Troy, and Aisling Bea face questions and challenges all about clips, virals and YouTube celebrities.