BCG Daily Thursday 13th January 2011

Week In Radio: Good sense of humour desperately needed

For an organisation devoted to popular entertainment, the BBC's public pronouncements always carry a drearily leaden ring. Just look at the statement of policy, vision and challenges for Radio 2 this year. The plan, apparently, is to "refresh and refocus its comedy output to gain greater impact from existing levels of investment in this genre, ensuring differentiation from comedy on Radio 4". Different from Radio 4? Please God, they don't mean less funny.

Radio review: My Teenage Diary

Diarrhoea, sprained ankles and collecting celebrity autographs: an insightful return to those teenage years.

Video: John Cleese UK tour is a show 'for fans'

The actor and comedian, John Cleese, is to embark on his first UK tour since he was a member of the Monty Python team in the 1970s.

Dubbed the "alimony" tour, it will start in Cambridge in early May before visiting 10 other cities.

The 71-year-old recently divorced his third wife, and is having to pay her more than £12 million as a settlement.

The tour will go to Liverpool and Salford and BBC North-West Tonight presenter, Gordon Burns, spoke to the comedian about what fans could expect from the show.

Matt LeBlanc interview

He found fame as the marvellously moronic Joey. Now the former Friends star is playing a poisonous celebrity... called Matt LeBlanc. So who is he really?

Barbara Windsor to guest star on Come Fly With Me

Barbara Windsor will guest star in tonight's episode of Come Fly With Me.

Lee Mack: I'm bothered by the existence of Twitter

Lee Mack talks about Not Going Out and why he's bothered about the existence of Twitter.

Miranda Hart: female comedians are victims of sexism

The star of BBC Two's hit comedy series Miranda has complained that female comedians are judged on their looks.

Miranda Hart: the life and times of the comedian

A timeline of the star of BBC Two's hit comedy series Miranda's life.

The Great Outdoors rambles onto BBC2

Kevin Cecil, co-creator of The Great Outdoors, writes about the show getting a BBC Two repeat.

James Corden to host 2011 Brit awards

Comedian James Corden will present the 2011 Brit awards on 15 February, organisers have announced.

Rufus Hound to become a father again

Rufus Hound has revealed that he and his wife are expecting another baby.

QI: Quite interesting facts about the cold

A quietly intriguing column from the brains behind QI, the BBC quiz show. This week: QI catches cold.

Episodes review

I'm glad I watched it. The performances were good. There were some jokes that made me laugh out loud. And before I had looked at my watch, it ended, which is a good sign. But am I going to keep watching it? Am I excited about watching it again next week?

David Mitchell interview

David Mitchell says: "Ironically I only agreed to do the live election show because it was a one-off. I thought if it was a disaster I could just quickly put it behind me. But it strikes me now as a natural and obvious comedy thing to be doing."