BCG Daily Tuesday 23rd November 2010
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Sean Lock: Twitter is for sad, needy people
Comedian Sean Lock, 48, started his career in the early 1990s and toured with Rob Newman and David Baddiel. He appears regularly on comedy panel shows Argumental and QI and is a team captain on 8 Out Of 10 Cats. He's currently on a British tour.
Andrew Williams, Metro, 23rd November 2010Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie reunited
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are being reunited on television for the first time in 15 years.
The Telegraph, 23rd November 2010Morecambe & Wise to Office: 10 best Christmas specials
The BBC Christmas Special has become a stalwart of the festive television schedule - from institutions such as Morecambe and Wise to the newer comedy talents of The Office and Gavin and Stacey.
Laura Roberts, The Telegraph, 23rd November 2010Miranda walks tall for BBC2
Sitcom attracts more viewers than BBC1's Panorama - and more than double the audience of Steve Coogan's The Trip.
John Plunkett, The Guardian, 23rd November 2010Six to Watch: Comedy double acts
Fry and Laurie will be reunited on screen tomorrow night - one of many talented twosomes to have graced British television. Which others do we also remember fondly?
Daniel Bettridge, The Guardian, 23rd November 2010Ross Noble's Strangest Moments
For most of us, encountering the surreal normally involves turning on the TV around 8pm on a Saturday night and watching The X-Factor. For comedian Ross Noble, however, life is forever throwing the bizarre at him. To celebrate the release of his new DVD, Ross Noble's Things we sat down with the funny man to find out his five strangest moments.
ShortList, 23rd November 2010Video: Is Peep Show popular in the States?
Robert Webb and David Mitchell talk to BBC Breakfast about their latest series of Peep Show. The sitcom was nominated at this year's Emmy awards but do Americans find it funny?
BBC News, 23rd November 2010Video - Dara O'Briain: why I don't do Islamic jokes
Comedian and TV presenter Dara O'Briain talks about how he writes his comedy routines, joking about religion and the name that he wanted for his new show.
Clive Morgan, The Telegraph, 23rd November 2010Mandelson: the best of The Thick of It's Steve Fleming
Lord Mandelson is thought to be the inspiration for Steve Fleming, the Former Minister without Portfolio, in the BBC Two satirical series The Thick of It. This video is a compilation of some of the fictional politician's best moments.
Simon Horsford, The Telegraph, 23rd November 2010The many faces of Lucas & Walliams in Come Fly With Me
Are you ready? These are just some of the astonishing range of characters Matt Lucas and David Walliams will be playing in their new airport-based mockumentary Come Fly With Me:
David Thair, BBC Comedy, 23rd November 2010Notes from The Now Show: Tackling the Irish Bailout
Following last week's sudden bout of voicelessness, here's a reassuring message from Hugh Dennis: "Back on the show this week and able to speak, with part of me wishing I couldn't as we battle to extract the comedy value from the Irish debt crisis."
David Thair, BBC Comedy, 23rd November 2010Kazakhstan director shoots Borat sequel
A film director in Kazakhstan has shot a sequel to Sacha Baron Cohen's famous comedy Borat in a bid to improve the country's image.
BBC News, 23rd November 2010Simon Amstell stuns presenters with tumour joke
Comic Simon Amstell stunned BBC Breakfast presenters by cracking a joke about Russell Watson's brain tumour while the singer waited off-camera to be interviewed.
Metro, 23rd November 2010The Trip episode 4 review: Hipping Hall
I suspected that this week's outing might mark a change of pace for the series with the introduction of a photo shoot, and so it proved, as for the first time the tragedy inherent in the show outweighed the comedy.
Mark Oakley, Den Of Geek, 23rd November 2010The Trip 1.4 review
This is a strange show to review, as there are times when the repetition goes far beyond a joke. That said, The Trip still has a peculiar grip on my attention, as there are instances when the comedy and drama knit very well.
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 23rd November 2010Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie in pictures
A photo gallery of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
The Telegraph, 23rd November 2010A Monopoly on Comedy - and Character
Episode 3 of Hut 33 is called 'Yellow' (at time of writing being here). And it starts with one my favourite scenes of the series. It throws the character into a simple game of Monopoly.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 23rd November 2010Lee Mack interview
His stand-up tour won acclaim far and wide earlier this year. And as it arrives on DVD, Lee Mack spares some time to talk about comedy, and the return of Not Going Out...
Simon Brew, Den Of Geek, 23rd November 2010Videos
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6:30pm30 min
The Odd Half Hour
Series 3, Episode 2Kevin Bishop, Stephen K Amos, Doon Mackichan, Justin Edwards and Jessica Ransom star in a new series of the comedy sketch show.
9pm60 min
FHM's Stand-Up Hero
Episode 4 - Heat 4Featuring Mary Bourke, Henry Ginsberg, Michael Mooney, Ged Butcher and Teddy. Brendon Burns asks Andi Osho for her thoughts.
10:15pm30 min
Getting On
Series 2, Episode 5Tonight, a graduate nurse drives a wedge between Den and Kim, and Hilary's elaborate new hand-washing protocols serve only to help muddy the water. Meanwhile, Pippa suffers the indignity of reapplying for her own job, but luckily Den and Kim find a way of cheering things up.
11pm30 min
Beautiful Dreamers
Episode 5 - The River EuropeNat follows the endurance swimmer and world's fittest alcoholic Craig McKenzie's controversial attempt to complete the world's toughest swim.