BCG Daily Saturday 15th January 2011

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British comedy & bad customer service, a perfect match

From Bernard Black to Frank Gallagher, customer service gurus Michel Roux and Mary Portas would have their work cut out with this lot.

Sam Richards, The Guardian, 15th January 2011

Will Hattie be the last to get the BBC biopic treatment

Nostalgic retellings of the lives of Tony Hancock, Kenneth Williams, and Eric & Ernie have been ratings winners, but fictionalised accounts can land the Beeb in hot water.

Sarah Dempster, The Guardian, 15th January 2011

Richard Ayoade: Meet Mr Modest

He's The IT Crowd über-geek who has been labelled the 'coolest man in London'. Now Richard Ayoade has made his first feature film. But it's not something to boast about, he tells Alexis Petridis.

Alexis Petridis, The Guardian, 15th January 2011

Paddy Shennan's TV Review: Episodes (BBC2)

If I had a hat, I might take it off to Episodes (BBC2, Monday) - simply because it's a stylish and self-assured comedy which doesn't try too hard to make you laugh.

Paddy Shennan, Liverpool Echo, 15th January 2011

Ant & Dec nominated for BCA six years after fix scandal

Television presenters Ant McParlin and Declan Donnelly could scoop the People's Choice award at this year's British Comedy Awards - six years after they were given it by mistake.

The Telegraph, 15th January 2011

Fast & Loose episode 1.1 review

Fast & Loose carried a distinct aroma of falseness. And if an improv show doesn't feel improvised, that kills a great deal of the comedy for me. Each performer had a bizarre ability to know it was their turn to deliver their zinger down the lens, don't you think? Almost as if there was a set order of play.

Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 15th January 2011

Hattie Jacques' son talks about the love triangle

Robin Le Mesurier was ten when his parents told him and his younger brother, Kim, that their marriage was over.

Amanda Cable, Daily Mail, 15th January 2011

TV & radio

7:25am
15 min

Hedz

Series 2, Episode 11

Kids' comedy series putting celebrities in unexpected places.

9am
60 min

Dick And Dom's Funny Business

Episode 2 - The Rider With Gordon Kennedy

Dick and Dom are joined by demanding diva Gordon Kennedy, plus guest performers including Lady Garden, Comedy Bitch and Natt Tapley.

11am
60 min

Fighting Talk

Series 8, Episode 21

Going head to head this week, retired England footballer Dion Dublin, journalist Martin Kelner, sports columnist Des Kelly and comedian Ian Moore.

12:15pm
25 min

What's The Story?

Series 3, Episode 2

Hannah Jones, Steve Parry, Mark Evans and Bennett Arron take part in the topical radio panel show.

6:25pm
35 min

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Series 10, Highlights Special - The Best Of TV Burp 14

Strap in for another rollicking ride through Burp's past, as big-collared telly critic Harry Hill presents more of the funniest moments from previous series.