BCG Daily Thursday 2nd February 2012
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Blandings is coming!
The celebrated stories of PG Wodehouse will be coming to life on BBC One as Timothy Spall, Jennifer Saunders and Guy Andrews star in Blandings, a new comedy series based on Wodehouse's work.
Suzy Grant, BBC Comedy, 2nd February 2012How to avoid canned laughter in your Laugh Track script
We've just launched Laugh Track - a fantastic new comedy sitcom writing talent search which will be judged by none other than Dawn French.
Paul Ashton, BBC Writersroom, 2nd February 2012Audio: Fielding on the undiluted madness of new series
Mighty Boosh star Noel Fielding has said he lost himself while filming his new series.
He told Radio 5 Live's Richard Bacon that the 54 characters he played erased his memory of who he was, but that he wanted to expose the viewer to the "undiluted madness".
Luxury Comedy has been commissioned for a second series.
Richard Bacon, BBC News, 2nd February 2012Billy Connolly loses patience with troublesome audience
Billy Connolly has been criticised for the second time in a week for ending his stand-up show abruptly. Fans in both Blackpool and Scarborough were left disappointed when the comic lost patience with disruptive audience members and walked off stage.
Chortle, 2nd February 2012Shameless star Alice Barry recreates famous pin-up pose
TV madam Lillian Tyler shows she really is shameless as she recreates a cheeky poster pose for Sport Relief. Actress Alice Barry - who plays the Chatsworth estate's vice boss - bared her bum to update a timeless saucy Athena pin-up.
Manchester Evening News, 2nd February 2012Soon-to-be E4 stars Cardinal Burns return to circuit
The faces of Dustin Demri-Burns and Seb Cardinal will soon be on the gogglebox, so why not go see 'em "E4" they get famous, HA!
London Is Funny, 2nd February 2012Comedy talent search - Laugh Track
BBC Comedy Commissioning and BBC Writersroom have joined forces for a second nationwide talent search to find new comedy gold. If you have a big studio sitcom brewing in your mind and can tell original stories, invent characters and catchphrases that can make a live audience laugh, then send in your script.
Jon Aird, BBC Comedy, 2nd February 2012Interview: Danny Bhoy
Some comedians want it all: fame, fortune and five-star reviews in the Evening News. Some even want to behave like rock stars and paint the town red after a show with their groupies (or 'gag hags') in tow. Danny Bhoy is forced to settle for a hot mug of Ovaltine.
The Scotsman, 2nd February 2012It's never too late to learn
Imagine having your own TV series on BBC One on your birthday... well that's what happened to me this week. All went well, with friends forcing themselves to stay up later than usual on a school night. Thank God for the TV recording apparatus - so many people either recorded Late 'n' Live Guide To Comedy or watched it on BBC iPlayer.
Karen Koren, The Scotsman, 2nd February 2012Late 'n' Live Guide to Comedy, review
The greatest hits of the legendary Fringe bear-pit makes an appearance on TV.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 2nd February 2012Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy, review
The Boosh performer's latest TV effort abounds in surrealism but lacks coherence... and jokes.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 2nd February 2012Interview: comedian Chris Ramsey's offermation
The genial Geordie Chris Ramsey discusses offensiveness and award nominations.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 2nd February 2012Videos
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8am30 min
The Men From The Ministry
Overseas Episodes, Episode 8 - Ban the WotsitLamb clears out a lot of rubbish, but the junk is mistaken for a secret weapon.
10pm30 min
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy, Episode 2 - The Jelly FoxLysergic Casserole are trapped in a guitar case, Little Chrissie and Spoon Snake visit the Jelly Fox, while God ruins the party.