BCG Daily Monday 9th January 2012
Press clippings
Tim Brooke-Taylor: Humph told the filthiest jokes
Veteran comic broadcaster Tim Brooke-Taylor recalls his 40 years on Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue...
Neil Tweedie, The Telegraph, 9th January 2012Picture: Miranda Hart's hunky Gary
The Sun, 9th January 2012Jesting About 2 results revealed
The results of a search for up-and-coming comedy talent have been revealed.
Giggle Beats, 9th January 2012Round-up of 2011: Comedy
Tim Key, Tommy Tiernan, Stephen Merchant, Luke Wright and Jerry Sadowitz make our laugh-list.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 9th January 2012Interview: Danny Robins
The character comedian divulges his eclectic musical secrets.
Niki Boyle, The List, 9th January 2012Interview: Frankie Boyle
Scottish comedian on taboos, comedians, sectarianism and cancer.
The List, 9th January 2012How comedian Janey Godley conned Gordon Brown
Janey Godley's autobiography Handstands in the Dark mentions encounters she had with Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and James Callaghan. But my favourite story of hers involving a politician is about former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and it is not in the book, because it took place after the book ends and after the Trainspotting years.
John Fleming, The Huffington Post, 9th January 2012Gigglebox Weekly #32
This week Ian Wolf knows what's in the papers and watches the Premier Inn bloke.
Ian Wolf, Giggle Beats, 9th January 2012Every comic's nightmare: The tough crowd
Sometimes I wish I had the balls to do stand-up myself but then I think about hecklers and unresponsive crowds and think better of it.
Marc Paterson, The Huffington Post, 9th January 2012Russell Brand gets late night U.S. comedy show
Irreverent comedian Russell Brand has signed up for a new late night TV comedy show on the FX network, starting later this year, FX said on Monday.
Reuters, 9th January 2012Will Ross Noble as a killer clown have us in stitches?
Geordie comedian Ross Noble recently broke into films with The Hunt For Tony Blair, appearing as an Old Labour trade unionist. So he's returned from the dead to frighten the kids once already, but in a new film called Stitches he'll star as a clown killed at a children's party who's back for vengeance.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 9th January 2012Steptoe And Son is 50 years old
Forget the laughter. It was the tears, a trickle of real grief, that announced a new kind of comedy on television half a century ago.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 9th January 2012Jesting About 2 - The Results
Over 600 comedy scripts and sketches were submitted, from which 31 talented individuals have been selected to take part.
BBC, 9th January 2012Videos
TV
TV & radio
5:15pm30 min
Roy
Series 2, Episode 1 - Foot Fat FitRoy dreams of playing for the school football team, but fails to make the squad because he is unfit. He embarks on a crazy diet and exercise routine which has some even crazier side-effects. Will Roy succeed and join the team?
5:45pm30 min
The Ministry Of Curious Stuff
Series 1, Episode 1Vic and his team work out the chances of dinosaurs ever returning to roam the earth, discover whether animals can be superheroes and find out if robots will ever take over the world.
6:30pm30 min
The Unbelievable Truth
Series 8, Episode 3David Mitchell is joined by Tom Wrigglesworth, Tony Hawks, Alan Davies and John Finnemore to talk on subjects such as hamburgers, snoring, pens and crocodiles.
8:30pm30 min
The One...
Episode 2 - The One Jasper CarrottThis week, comedy legend Jasper Carrott treats viewers to a brand new stand-up set where he shares the truth about grandkids and getting older.
9pm30 min
The Royal Bodyguard
Episode 3 - Bullets Over Broad StreetHubble enlists the help of his aspirant sniffer dog Winston as he continues in his new role of Royal Bodyguard with a Royal visit to an Oxford museum.
9:30pm30 min
Mrs. Brown's Boys
Series 2, Episode 2 - Mammy's Coming!Agnes is upset that her son Trevor has been called back to the missions in Africa, but is determined to give him a massive send-off to remind him what a loving family he has back home in Ireland.
10pm85 min
Shameless
Series 9, Episode 1The Chatsworth Estate is in a time of darkest austerity. The Gallaghers and half the estate are evicted as part of Operation New Start - a multi-agency crackdown on the benefits culture of those in social housing.