BCG Daily Friday 29th April 2011
Press clippings
Comedy census 2011 - The names
Earlier this month I completed work on a research project pegged to the stand-up show Dave's One Night Stand (Thursdays, 9pm). The intention was to compile a state-of-the-art Comedy Map of the UK, pinpointing the best and worst places to see stand-up comedy and also to get inside the psyche of the modern mirthmaker.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 29th April 2011Diana in Heaven - Exclusive book extract
She might have been dead for more than 13 years, but Princess Diana is still the Queen Of Hearts and she's refusing to go away, keeping us in touch with the goings-on in the VIP section of Heaven via her Twitter account.
Andy Dawson, Sabotage Times, 29th April 2011Keith Lemon's royal wedding party for This Morning
Keith Lemon goes for a Drool Britannia look at a royal wedding party held by ITV1's This Morning yesterday.
The Sun, 29th April 2011Rock & Chips is a poor man's Only Fools And Horses
Rock & Chips returned for another one-off special, but there isn't much that's special about this poor man's Only Fools And Horses.
Rachel Tarley, Metro, 29th April 2011Rock And Chips: The Frog And The Pussycat review
Den Of Geek looks at the excellent third Rock And Chips special, and laments the passing of its writer, the great John Sullivan...
Alex Westthorp, Den Of Geek, 29th April 2011Memorable British comedy weddings for your review
Celebrating today's Royal wedding? Perhaps, you have Royal wedding talk tired head. Either way, there have been some classic British comedy weddings over the years that would rival any Royal nuptial from a memorable standpoint. How about a few to pass the time for old time sake. Have a favorite?
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 29th April 2011Ricky Gervais attacks royal wedding well-wishers
Ricky Gervais has risked the wrath of royal wedding fans after criticising well-wishers who camped out for a glimpse of the happy couple.
Dan Menhinnitt, The Sun, 29th April 2011John Cleese's statuesque girlfriend is turned to bronze
Wiry, long-legged and with a skin tone that was almost tangerine - she could have been a footballer's wife. But in fact it is John Cleese's beau of 18 months Jennifer Wade.
Daily Mail, 29th April 2011Humourless socialists: You've got to be joking, Cameron
David Cameron is wrong to say socialists are humourless. In fact, there is a fine tradition of leftwing wags...
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th April 2011A sad end for Sullivan
Rock & Chips was a total dud. It bore all the hallmarks of a writer who'd become such a revered television institution that no one in authority was prepared to say 'no' to him.
The Herald, 29th April 2011TV & radio
10am30 min
What's So Funny?
Series 1, Episode 4Rufus Hound is joined by Susan Calman as they presents a half-hour, weekly whizz through the world of comedy.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 74, Episode 3Weddings, Wikileaks and Website overload. Sandi Toksvig hosts in the week that a couple got married, a couple of questionable reasons were unveiled, and there were more than a couple of last minute applications. Fred Macaulay, Russell Kane, Hugo Rifkind and Jeremy Hardy make up the panel.
9:30pm60 min
A League Of Their Own
Series 3, Episode 8The final whistle is about to blow on season three, but there's still one last bout of fun to be had as Corden invites Ashes hero Alastair Cook, comic Kevin Bridges and Dermot O'Leary into the studio.
10pm30 min
Frank Skinner's Opinionated
Series 2, Episode 6 - MaidstoneIt's the final episode in the series. This time Frank Skinner is in Maidstone with guests Alan Davies and Katy Brand.
10:30pm45 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 9, Episode 3 - Miranda Hart, Jack Whitehall, AdeleAmong Graham's guests on this Royal Wedding night are comedians Miranda Hart and Jack Whitehall; William & Kate: The Movie stars Camilla Luddington and Nico Evers-Swindell; and Brit and Grammy award-winning singer Adele, who performs her single Set Fire To The Rain.