BCG Daily Thursday 9th February 2012
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Heard the one about the comic with a big bank account?
Comics are getting serious about protecting the lucrative sources of their revenue.
Iain Hollingshead, The Telegraph, 9th February 2012Roger & Val Have Just Got In, BBC Two, review
At times the dialogue neatly reveals the stresses and compromises of a marriage, and French and Molina deliver it brilliantly. But the problem is that the scripts, by Emma and Beth Kilcoyne, are so very manipulative.
Terry Ramsey, The Telegraph, 9th February 2012Hugh Laurie announces the end of House
House, the long-running medical drama starring Hugh Laurie, is to come to an end this season.
The Telegraph, 9th February 2012Graham Norton, Keith Lemon to be Let's Dance judges
Graham Norton, Keith Lemon and Inbetweeners star Greg Davies are the judges in the first episode of Let's Dance For Comic Relief 2012.
Alex Fletcher, Digital Spy, 9th February 2012Ricky Gervais makes guest appearance in 'Family Guy'
Ricky Gervais is providing the voice of an animated dolphin in the American comedy Family Guy.
The Sun, 9th February 2012Kevin Bridges traces the roots of his jokes
Kevin Bridges set out to go 'behind the jokes' and discover why he had to be funny for a living. He turned out to be, well, funny for a living.
Keith Watson, Metro, 9th February 2012Roger and Val wrenched laughs from the gut
The rather under-understated dissection of a marriage, Roger And Val Have Just Got In, was pepped up by something genuinely funny happening: Dawn French put a box over her head.
Keith Watson, Metro, 9th February 2012Reece Shearsmith: I play psychopaths or the everyman
Often obscured from view as TV's most grotesque characters, Reece Shearsmith reluctantly takes off the masks.
Claire Allfree, Metro, 9th February 2012The League Of Gentlemen: Where are the cast & crew now?
What the cast and crew of The League Of Gentlemen are up to now including Steve Pemberton and Steve Bendelack.
Claire Allfree, Metro, 9th February 2012No domestic bliss from these safe suburban radio sitcoms
What pops into your head when you think of sitcoms? Middle-class households filled with Ikea furniture? Acne-dappled teenagers slumped on sofas delivering withering put-downs to their parents? Neighbours with personality disorders who don't knock before coming into the house? Scripts so rotten that their terrible stench lingers in the memory for years to come?
Fiona Sturges, The Independent, 9th February 2012Billy Connolly joins The Hobbit
Peter Jackson has announced the latest addition to the cast of The Hobbit. It's Mr Billy Connolly...
Simon Brew, Den Of Geek, 9th February 2012Kevin Bridges: What's the Story review
These shows where a comedian takes us into their life always seem a bit risky; after all, it's the performer on stage people pay to see. Do we really need to see the person behind that? What if they turn out to be a bit of a git?
Tom Murphy, Orange TV, 9th February 2012Patricia Routledge talks Hyacinth, KUA and comedy 101
As the great Patricia Routledge inches closer to her 83rd birthday on Friday, 17 February, I'm reminded of a point in time in the late 1990's that we had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to interview Ms. Routledge for a salute to British comedy program for broadcast on public television in the States.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 9th February 201210 O'Clock Live - A bit of a dud
It might be more fun if they did a little more digging and stopped making nob-gags based on what they caught on the BBC News channel that morning. And they should also promise that they'll never book Alistair Campbell as a celebrity guest, ever again.
Liam Tucker, TV Pixie, 9th February 2012Steve Coogan to guest on Question Time tonight
The Alan Partridge star will join the panel for this evening's debate in London. He will be joined by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond, Liberal Democrat politician Shirley Williams, journalist Ann Leslie and former No 10 Director of Communications Alastair Campbell.
David Brown, Radio Times, 9th February 2012Simon Amstell and my Twitter mission
When I first met comedian Simon Amstell, I found it ridiculous and upsetting that he was not on Twitter. Or YouTube. And so began my project to get him connected.
Jessie Cave, The Guardian, 9th February 2012Steve Coogan's tragic hairstyle
Steve Coogan has been on TV a lot recently in relation to the Leveson inquiry. Unfortunately, everything he said was undermined by his preposterous hair.
Guy Stagg, The Telegraph, 9th February 2012My Family's Kris Marshall marries girlfriend
My Family star Kris Marshall has married his long-time girlfriend.
Paul Millar, Digital Spy, 9th February 2012Kevin Bridges: What's the Story? review
It's supposed to be fatal to explain a joke, but Kevin Bridges doesn't seem unduly anxious that he's going to kill his comedy.
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent, 9th February 2012Big Yin shrinks from hecklers
It's ironic that during the run of my TV series, Late 'n' Live Guide To Comedy on BBC Scotland, the stand-up scene should explode due to the most talented stand-up in the world cutting short his shows because of hecklers.
Karen Koren, The Scotsman, 9th February 2012Vic & Bob to make film about life in a hotel
Vic Reeves has revealed he and Bob Mortimer are planning to make a film together about life in a hotel.
The Huffington Post, 9th February 2012A quick chat with Micky Flanagan
In his pre-comedy career, Micky Flanagan worked, among other things, as a fish porter and furniture maker. Now the Cockney stand-up is lifting the lid on the world of advertising in a new Channel 4 comedy panel show...
What's On TV, 9th February 2012Kevin Bridges: What's The Story - a promotional push
It's a strange hybrid of meandering documentary and recent stand up footage, which makes the show feel a little like a promotional push rather than a programme in its own right.
Liam Tucker, TV Pixie, 9th February 201250 years of Steptoe and Son
In the first part of a new series, Alex takes a look back at 50 years of the BBC's Steptoe and Son, the original working class sitcom...
Alex Westthorp, Den Of Geek, 9th February 2012TV & radio
8am30 min
The Men From The Ministry
Overseas Episodes, Episode 9 - A Testing TimeTimes are changing - can the bungling duo pass new civil service exams?
10pm30 min
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy, Episode 3 - King TuttaDolly falls in love with a hat, Roy Circles reveals how he got over the death of his wife, and Noel uses his magic typewriter to obtain the ultimate frying pan.
10pm45 min
Celebrity Juice
Series 7, Episode 1The irrepressible Keith Lemon presents a brand new series of the topical showbiz panel show. Christine Bleakley, Phillip Schofield and Corrie actor Chris Fountain join Holly, Fearne and Rufus.