BCG Daily Thursday 19th January 2012

Jimmy Carr whipped into shape for Sport Relief

Fearne Cotton has revealed that she is "whipping" Jimmy Carr into shape for this year's Sport Relief.

Shameless plot is like real-life heist

Gritty Channel 4 drama Shameless will feature a tunnel robbery - echoing a real-life heist.

The week in radio: Three panel games reviewed

Reviews of Hot Gossip, It's Your Round and The Unbelievable Truth.

TV preview: Late 'n' Live Guide to Comedy

It's the toughest comedy gig around. Now the comics who played there and lived to tell the tale reveal their harrowing stories in a four-part TV documentary.

Interview: Omid Djalili

Omid Djalili is currently touring his newest show Tour of Duty. The Iranian funny-man, who has appeared in film and television on both sides of the pond, will be coming to York (19th January), Bradford (2oth) and Manchester (21st) in the next few days. James Harle managed to catch up with him in a free moment on the road. As it turned out, Djalili's tour so far hasn't been as relaxing as he'd hoped...

Obituary: Ronnie Wolfe 1922-2011

Gail Renard pays tribute to a long-standing Guild member who died last month.

Video: Jupitus takes satirical look at the Big Society

Comedian Phill Jupitus is starring in a new political satire called Big Society which is a spoof music hall show poking fun at Prime Minister David Cameron, the coalition government and pretty much everyone else in a position of power.

So is this a return to an age-old tradition of sending up the establishment on stage?

The BBC's Entertainment Correspondent Colin Paterson went along to rehearsals.

Lenny Henry to explore Shakespeare in ITV1 documentary

Lenny Henry is to front a documentary for ITV in which he explores his relationship with Shakespeare.

Sitcom Geek blog: Titles for shows

Here's my experience of show titles. A title for the show turns up at the very beginning, or you're really going to struggle to think of one you like.

An interview with Delete the Banjax

Delete the Banjax are a london based comedy sketch troupe made up of Samuel Champion, Daniel Cook, Gareth Cooper and Caroline May-Jones.

An interview with Chris Martin

Today we bring you an interview with the up-and-coming Chris Martin.

Shameless sex scene screened in background on TV news

Ed Miliband's Labour leadership was being discussed on live TV when a background monitor started showing a naked woman having sex.

Room 101 review: Nineteen-eighty-poor

If I were your average TV personality about to send two things down the 101 chute of no return, I would undoubtedly send chat-shows-which-are-inadequately-and-unnecessarily-revamped-into-second-rate-panel-shows...and Fearne Britton.