BCG Daily Sunday 7th March 2010
Press clippings
'In the Loop' screenwriter's brush with Oscar
"Hi, Mum, I've been nominated for an Oscar." It's the dream call from any son or daughter. And swiftly comes back the dream reply: "Congratulations. I've got someone in fixing my boiler, so I'm going to have to go."
Armando Iannucci, LA Times, 7th March 2010Alexander Armstrong: BBC shouldn't have axed Ross
The comedian Alexander Armstrong tells The Telegraph how filthy jokes can be funny - and why Jonathan Ross shouldn't have been forced out of the BBC.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 7th March 2010Shappi Khorsandi: From Tehran to Enid Blyton
The stand-up comedian recalls the often comic upheaval of fleeing to Britain with her family from Iran in 1979.
Shappi Khorsandi, The Sunday Times, 7th March 2010Felicity Kendal: Barbara follows me like a good fairy
She's preparing for a classic West End role, but for many she'll always be their dungareed dreamboat. Rhiannon Harries meets Felicity Kendal.
Rhiannon Harries, The Independent, 7th March 2010The 100 club - Josie Long's self-improvement odyssey
Artists who signed up for comedian Josie Long's self-improvement odyssey reveal fruits of their 100 days labour/
Robert Epstein, The Independent, 7th March 2010Theatre review: Party
The debut stage play by award-winning comic Tom Basden witnesses four young idealists trying to form their own political party.
Stephanie Merritt, The Observer, 7th March 2010TV & radio
11am60 min
7 Day Saturday
Series 1, Episode 8Don't worry, Chris Addison hasn't been a victim of the BBC cuts, he's just off somewhere so Al Murray is in his chair. He's joined by Sarah Millican, Andrew Collins and Zaltzor the Merciless.