BCG Daily Thursday 20th January 2011
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TV matters: That Sunday Night Show
The ratings are decent, but is Adrian Chiles's new show about the chat or the gags?
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 20th January 2011Radio review: Showstoppers
This 'improvised musical' had plenty of energy, but the music was a mess, the plot was non-existent and the comedy was weak.
Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 20th January 2011A revealing rifle through Hattie's knicker drawer
This wasn't just a glimpse behind closed doors, it was a thorough rifle through underwear drawers and dirty laundry. And for Jacques, events were always arcing towards that hotel room at the start. It was beautifully shot and acted. I put on one of the Saw movies afterwards for some light relief.
Chris Harvey, The Telegraph, 20th January 2011Last Night's TV: Hattie/BBC4
Ruth Jones played Jacques, a piece of casting that on paper may have seemed to make sense physically, but didn't entirely in practice.
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent, 20th January 2011Hattie review
I always think a TV biopic has done its job when you come away wanting to know more about the people involved.
Jane Murphy, Orange TV, 20th January 2011Jonathan Ross's daughter: Telling dad I'm gay was tough
Jonathan Ross's daughter has spoken about the difficulty she faced telling her parents she was gay.
Simon Cable, Daily Mail, 20th January 2011Ricky Gervais to make cameo in US version of The Office
Ricky Gervais is to reprise his David Brent character from The Office on the US version of the show.
BBC News, 20th January 2011Sarah Millican: My divorce got me into stand-up
Sarah Millican talks to Metro about divorce, George Clooney, Facebook and the worst gig she's ever done.
Andrew Williams, Metro, 20th January 2011QI: Quite interesting facts about the heat
A quietly intriguing column from the brains behind QI, the BBC quiz show. This week: QI is hot to trot.
Molly Oldfield & John Mitchinson, The Telegraph, 20th January 2011Mitchell: 'Jokes should come from what makes us angry'
A new show matches David Mitchell with three acerbic pundits, and marks the return of live satire to British television. It's been terrifying, he tells Michael Deacon.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 20th January 201110 O'Clock Live, Channel 4, preview
David Mitchell, Lauren Laverne, Jimmy Carr and Charlie Brooker present a new live show with a satirical take on current events.
Rachel Ward, The Telegraph, 20th January 2011Video - 10 O'Clock Live: The 11 O'Clock Show at 10?
Channel 4's new satirical current affairs series starts tonight, but is it just a rehash of their previous attempts at the genre.
The Telegraph, 20th January 2011Interview: Daniel Sloss
An enfant terrible of the comedy circuit since the age of 16, his 20th birthday last year seems to have brought about a change in Daniel Sloss as he grapples engagingly with questions of history, religion, patriotism, cultural differences, and the widening generation gap between old and young.
Ray Philp, The Scotsman, 20th January 2011Sacha Baron Cohen to star in film by Saddam Hussein
Borat and Brüno star takes on film of Zabibah and the King, a romantic novel reputedly written by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
Xan Brooks, The Guardian, 20th January 2011Ricky Gervais reveals how he stays thin
He stunned his fans when he showed off his new slimline physique at the Golden Globes after losing a huge amount of weight. And now Ricky Gervais has revealed exactly how he stays thin by pounding the New York streets for an early-morning run.
Daily Mail, 20th January 2011Greg Davies delivers a lesson in laughs
Fresh from his success in The Inbetweeners, comic Greg Davies is touring the country with his stand-up show called Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog. The former teacher explains all...
Diana Pilkington, Wales Online, 20th January 201110 O'Clock Live - review
Ten O'Clock Live isn't yet The Daily Show, but this was a highly promising, confident debut.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 20th January 2011Videos
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