BCG Daily Sunday 29th May 2011
Features
TV
Press clippings
Shameless production firm All3Media may be sold
Television production company responsible for hit shows such as Skins and Shameless is drawing interest from Apollo and Sony.
Mark Sweney, The Observer, 29th May 2011A-ha! The return of Alan Partridge
As the man who put Norwich on the map prepares to tell his story, Matt Chorley charts his rise (and fall) from talk show to travel tavern.
Matt Chorley, The Independent, 29th May 2011Why do American comics risk performing in Britain?
Back home, they have fame and fortune. So why do American stand-ups risk the perils of British gigs?
Veronica Lee, The Independent, 29th May 2011QI elves launch new digital publishing website
QI researcher John Mitchinson, has come together with two other writers to launch Unbound, a new digital publishing platform, which allows members of the public to fund and influence authors' works at the point of creation.
Emma Barnett, The Telegraph, 29th May 2011Very naughty boys: The Pythons on making Life of Brian
It was the simple story of a very naughty boy who gets mistaken for the Messiah. Somewhere along the line Monty Python's magnum opus was mistaken for a blasphemous parody of the Gospels. Hmmm, wonder why...
Richard Luck, Sabotage Times, 29th May 2011Jack Dee a secret romantic at heart
Jack Dee has confessed that underneath his grumpy alter-ego he is a romantic at heart.
Yahoo, 29th May 2011An interview with Thom Tuck
Thom Tuck is a comedian who, as one third of The Penny Dreadfuls - a comedy group with a penchant for Victiorian-era tomfoolery - has achieved success in both stage and radio comedy. Their radio shows, Brothers Faversham and Guy Fawkes, were so popular that they are debuting a new radio play this year, set to broadcast in June.
The Humourdor, 29th May 2011Sun Comedy's new talent night - 1st June
Where do you go if you want to see the finest new comedy on the myrth market?
Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 29th May 2011Confetti review
The main reason why I loved it so much is because of one key element - the characterisation.
Comic Book and Movie Reviews, 29th May 2011Videos
TV & radio
11am60 min
The Back End Of Next Week
Episode 4Nick Hancock takes a poke at the week's news, including President Obama's visit to the UK, and the latest on superinjunctions. The regulars today are Josh Widdicombe and Bryony Gordon, and the special guest is comedian Steve Williams.