BCG Daily Sunday 24th April 2011

Alex Horne: The boffins in search of the perfect gag

Can you learn to be funny? Can you study humour and unlock its scientific formula? Alex Horne swaps the comedy circuit for the lecture hall in search of the science of laughter. Plus, Greg Davies, Tim Minchin and Shazia Mirza tell us what really tickles them.

Peter Capaldi - This much I know

The actor, 53, on Glasgow, crime and winning an Oscar.

Michael McIntyre speaks about the death of his father

Britain's Got Talent judge Michael McIntyre is tormented by the sudden death of his beloved dad... the man who inspired him to become a comic.

Audio: 'Boycie' and 'Trigger' pay tribute to Sullivan

John Sullivan, the writer behind hit TV series such as "Only Fools and Horses" and "Citizen Smith", has died after a short illness. He was 64.

John Challis, who played Boycie in Only Fools and Horses, paid tribute to the actor by saying: "He was a funny man in his own right and he loved his jokes."

Challis and Roger Lloyd Pack, who played Trigger in the series, spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live about working with the series creator.

Russell Brand: I avoid sycophants

Since marrying and relocating to Los Angeles, Russell Brand says he has changed the way he researches his stand-up.

David Mitchell: What real harm can one little cross do?

We spend too much time listening to small minorities who are incensed by other small minorities.

Video: Hugh Laurie on success and singing the blues

Hugh Laurie talks about starring in the hit TV series House and his new blues album.

James Buckey: Growing up with OFAH helped me audition

James Buckley says growing up with Only Fools and Horses helped him audition to play young Del Boy.

John Sullivan obituary

Creator of TV sitcoms such as Only Fools and Horses and Citizen Smith that became national institutions.

Steve Coogan: 'Alan Partridge movie to shoot in 2012'

Steve Coogan has confirmed that the long-awaited Alan Partridge movie will begin filming next year.

John Sullivan: A master of comedy - David Quantick

John Sullivan's lovable characters were both funny and rooted in reality. The world was his lobster, says David Quantick.