BCG Daily Saturday 27th February 2010

Press clippings

Why I Love - The Good Life

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the very first episode of The Good Life appearing on BBC1, we thought we'd take a look back at this uber lovable sitcom and its characters.

Lynn Rowlands-Connolly, Unreality TV, 27th February 2010

The comic talents of Richard Briers

'I was the prissy boy destined to play the silly ass,' says the comic genius.

Valerie Grove, The Times, 27th February 2010

Good news: The Now Show's back

The Radio 4 comedy sketch show in which Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis offer their satirical take the on the week's news returns.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 27th February 2010

There's fun to be had in this new comedy gameshow, where three celebrities are quizzed on the week's news after being denied access to the media, but it's a pity so little of it derives from the actual game in question.

Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 27th February 2010

The Tangerinegate hoax

Hats off to Robert Popper, the man behind the Tangerinegate prank. This blog was the first to report the story of Gordon Brown hurling fruit into a lamination machine. But I'm delighted to say that Jim spotted it was a dubious yarn after hearing it on LBC.

Alex Barker, The Financial Times, 27th February 2010

Fingers on the Buzzers

We cannot get enough of this trend for witty panellists - stand-ups with a token celebrity or two, often the same small cast in different combinations.

Bruce Dessau, The Scotsman, 27th February 2010