BCG Daily Tuesday 26th April 2011

Misfits leads Bafta TV nominations

Sci-fi drama Misfits is leading this year's TV Bafta nominations, with recognition in four categories.

Jo Brand finds herself up to her neck in mud

Candid comedian Jo Brand loves a spot of mud slinging but yesterday found herself up to her neck in the sticky stuff.

Radio Weekly #1

As there's little in the way of new TV comedy this week, Ian Wolf looks at some of the best radio comedy programmes currently on offer.

Q&A Special: Writer John Sullivan, 1946-2011

Comedy writer John Sullivan has died aged 64, writes Adam Sweeting, after spending six weeks in intensive care battling viral pneumonia. The creator of several hit comedy series for the BBC, Sullivan is guaranteed immortality for his masterpiece, Only Fools and Horses, which ran from 1981 to 2002. Featuring the escapades of the wide-boy south London brothers, Rodney and Del Boy Trotter (Nicholas Lyndhurst and David Jason), it became one of the best-loved British comedies ever screened, and also gained a substantial international following. A 2004 poll named Only Fools... as the best British sitcom of all time, and the show's 1996 Christmas Special scored a ratings record of 24 million viewers.

Thanks for the laughter, John. See ya, Dave

Write about what you know, they say. And John Sullivan certainly did that.

Video: Tim Minchin: 'I'm not crass and shocking'

Musician and comedian Tim Minchin talks to BBC Breakfast about his orchestra tour.

He will be performing with a 55-piece orchestra and will be on stage at the Reading and Leeds festivals.

Will and Kate invite Rowan Atkinson to their big day

Rowan Atkinson is on the guest list for Prince William and Kate Middleton's big day.

The truth about Benny Hill

He was Britain's greatest comic export. In 1990, The Benny Hill Show was on in 97 countries around the world, although not, ironically, the UK, and his famous fans included Michael Jackson, Clint Eastwood, Frank Sinatra and Charlie Chaplin. Now, almost a decade after his death, discover the surprising truth behind about the comedian including his penchant for prostitutes, addiction to amphetamines and reluctance to spend a penny of his £7.5million fortune.

Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton interview

Psychoville, the dark and demented comedy starring and written by Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, returns for a second series...