BCG Daily Thursday 2nd December 2010
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Interview: Bill Bailey ('Dandelion Mind')
Many a stand-up has attempted to walk the precarious surrealist tightrope, but very few do it with the same aplomb as Bill Bailey.
Mayer Nissim, Digital Spy, 2nd December 2010Miranda: the sitcom you love or loathe
Is Miranda Hart's televison show just too unreconstructed for your taste, or are you one of 3.7 million viewers tuning in?
Sarah Phillips, The Guardian, 2nd December 2010Miranda Hart - TV's queen of uncool
Critics may have branded her sitcom amateurish and old-fashioned, but Miranda Hart has become a comedy hero.
Kira Cochrane, The Guardian, 2nd December 2010Have you been watching ... Misfits?
Back for a second series, E4's Asbo-superhero drama seems to be living up to its promise.
Ruchard Vine, The Guardian, 2nd December 2010Video: Tim Minchin on writing music for 'Matilda'
Tim Minchin tells BBC Breakfast about his upcoming tour and how he's written the music for the stage version of Roald Dahl's Matilda.
BBC News, 2nd December 2010Ricky Gervais Golden Globes interview
Ricky Gervais admits that he was somewhat surprised when the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn asked him to headline January's Golden Globe ceremony after he drew mixed reviews for his hosting duties on the last broadcast.
David Kronke, Variety, 2nd December 2010Victoria Wood to host Sky1 comedy night
Victoria Wood is to host a night of comedy from performers including Jo Brand at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, with the event being broadcast on Sky1.
Matthew Hemley, The Stage, 2nd December 2010Ricky Gervais signs up for Muppets cameo
Though the new, still-untitled Muppet movie already appears to be bursting at the seams with humans, more and more actors are jumping aboard. You can go ahead and add Ricky Gervais and Emily Blunt to that ever-expanding list.
Empire, 2nd December 2010Miranda cracks the television screen
By addressing the camera directly, Miranda Hart joins a very distinctive televisual group.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 2nd December 2010The Now Show asks: what would you like to leak?
Each week The Now Show asks their audience a question, and read out the funniest and sometimes the most bizarre answers at the end of the show.
BBC Comedy, 2nd December 2010Harry Hill: 'BBC don't play along with TV Burp'
Harry Hill has revealed that the BBC don't send him previews of programmes to use for TV Burp.
Digital Spy, 2nd December 2010Sir Norman Wisdom to be honoured by comedy festival
Friends of Sir Norman Wisdom are to pay tribute in an official memorial show at next year's Leicester Comedy Festival.
Chortle, 2nd December 2010Bill Bailey On... Ouds
Bill Bailey, legend of musical comedy, is on tour in his new show Dandelion Mind. We caught up with him to chat about music, politics and religious chants...
Siobhan Morrin, Don't Panic, 2nd December 2010Peep Show and the curse of a series too far
With a misfiring seventh series threatening to put a blotch on a near-perfect 4oD archive, is it time for Mark and Jez to call it a day?
Laurie Tuffrey, Varsity, 2nd December 2010Video: Harry Hill 'BBC3 for me is the biggest wind-up'
TV Burp host Harry Hill tells BBC Radio 5 live's Richard Bacon why he's not a fan of BBC Three.
BBC, 2nd December 2010Misfits series 2 episode 4 review
What happens when virtual reality becomes virtually real? We find out in the fourth episode of Misfits...
Jake Laverde, Den Of Geek, 2nd December 2010Alan Carr interview
Alan Carr returns with a new series of his cheeky chat show and he gives TV Choice a taster...
Sue Malins, TV Choice, 2nd December 2010Videos
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9:45am15 min
Born Brilliant: The Life Of Kenneth Williams
Episode 4Walliams joins close friends Tom and Clive on holiday in Morocco.
3:30pm30 min
Laughed Off The Page
Series 3, Episode 5 - Peter BaynhamJanice Forsyth meets Peter Baynham, who is at the forefront of current comedy writing and who now produces the funny lines for some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
6:30pm30 min
Bleak Expectations
Series 4, Episode 4 - A Painful Life Further Re-MiserabledPip and Harry put to sea with Captain Beehab until they are shipwrecked. What secrets does the mysterious volcanic island hold?
8:30pm30 min
Carpool
Episode 5 - Paul Daniels & Craig CharlesThis month's final episode sees Robert driving magician Paul Daniels and Red Dwarf co-star Craig Charles.
9pm30 min
Have I Got News For You
Series 40, Episode 8Lee Mack hosts the satirical panel show, with guest panellists Ken Livingstone and Sarah Millican.
9:30pm30 min
Live At The Apollo
Series 6, Episode 2 - Lee Mack, Rich Hall, Danny BhoyLee Mack, comedian and star of BBC One sitcom Not Going Out, presents sets from American comic Rich Hall and Scotland's very own Danny Bhoy.
9:30pm30 min
Meet The Parents
Series 1, Episode 3 - Hippie FamilyDavid is a 28-year-old Aussie who loves motorbikes and all things Australian. He's been dating Jess for three months and now he's about to meet her family.
10pm30 min
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Series 24, Episode 7Guest presenter Tim Westwood is joined by panellists JLS, Holly Walsh, Russell Watson and Wiley.
10pm60 min
Misfits
Series 2, Episode 4Ollie, an environmental protester who has the power to teleport, starts his community service, but is he really destined to become part of the gang?
10:30pm30 min
Russell Howard's Good News
Series 3, Episode 7Russell Howard gives his take on some of the key stories of the week as well as highlighting some of the more overlooked items that have caught his eye during his forensic trawl through newspapers, websites, TV and radio shows.
10:35pm30 min
Mark Watson Kicks Off
Episode 7Comedian Jon Richardson, Johnny Vaughan and Olympic swimmer Mark Foster are on the panel.
11pm30 min
ElvenQuest
Series 2, Episode 3Vidar and the Questers arrive at the Citadel of Gondola to defend it from the hordes of the evil Lord Darkness. But plans soon go awry when Sam discovers Vidar's love potion.