BCG Daily Tuesday 21st October 2014
News
Press clippings
Giving away comedians' jokes is no laughing matter
Publishing stand-ups' one-liners is cheap clickbait that does comedians - and their gags - no favours.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st October 2014Tim Minchin interview
"Comedy is for nerdy guys who don't have the guts for confrontation."
Theo Merz, The Telegraph, 21st October 2014The Spotlight on ... Bec Hill
Aussie comic with a colourful, creative streak Bec Hill enters the spotlight.
London Is Funny, 21st October 2014Tim Minchin interview
Tim Minchin talks Hollywood dinner parties, GM foods - and the real enemy of science.
Steven Mackenzie, The Big Issue, 21st October 2014Photos: Dad's Army filming
Don't panic Dad's Army fans - the recruits for the new film based on the classic BBC sitcom look like they will fall in perfectly in these first set pics.
Daily Mail, 21st October 20147 reasons The IT Crowd will never work in the US
The Americans want to reboot the series for a remake (again). Oh dear. Here are seven reasons why we calculate this plan is doomed to fail...
Chris Hallam, Metro, 21st October 2014David Walliams still leads book charts
David Walliams notched up his fourth consecutive week atop the Official UK Top 50. Awful Auntie shifted 37,903 print units.
Tom Tivnan, The Bookseller, 21st October 2014Lee Mack review
Lee Mack miraculously bridges the gap between alternative and mainstream, even if at times he is a whisker away from mother-in-law material.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 21st October 2014Russell Brand interview
'Fuck those 400 pricks in parliament'.
Alexi Duggins, Time Out, 21st October 2014Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Boj
Episode 32 - Picnic In The ParkBoj, Mimi and Pops are excited about joining the Woofs for a family picnic. When rain sadly puts a halt to the festivities, Boj has an idea for an outside-inside picnic.
Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life
Series 1, Episode 2 - Health And BeautyMark asks why it is so hard to get to the bottom of what makes people look and feel good, and if this eternal quest will ever end.
Mount Pleasant
Series 4, Episode 6A stormy atmosphere lingers over Mount Pleasant following Robbie's revelations.
Give Out Girls
Episode 2 - The Hot BoyWhile promoting hair extensions, Marilyn ends up romantically involved with a hot young model. But is he all he seems?
Bad Education
Series 3, Episode 6 - PromAlfie decides that he can't go on teaching without his beloved class and quits Abbey Grove.
Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish
Series 2, Episode 7 - I Like Hot BananasOne very funny man and his laptop. Dave puts 'Greatest Hits' albums, world records and superlative abuse under the spotlight. Warning: contains nude yo-yoing.
The Revolution Will Be Televised
Series 3, Episode 3Street magician Alternator 'disappears' the belongings of some Wall Street bankers. James and Barnaby use their visit to the United Nations to declare war on behalf of Britain. 'Kinky' Dutch TV personalities Raffa and Ralph have a drug-fuelled fetish party at a pharmaceutical corporation and Nigel Farage comes face to face with Lenny Henry, sort of.
Small Scenes
Series 2, Episode 2Oxford Zoo is annexed by its own monkey kingdom, and a young woman falls under the romantic spell of the Great Dimbleby.