BCG Daily Thursday 23rd February 2012

Pramface: Playing the pregnant teenager

Scarlett Alice Johnson who plays Laura Derbyshire in BBC Three sitcom Pramface, talks about playing a pregnant teenager.

Rev, Twenty Twelve, Fresh Meat up for Press Guild Award

Fresh Meat, Twenty Twelve, Rev and Eric & Ernie are amongst the nominees for the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2012.

Dawn French seen with her new boyfriend

Funnygirl Dawn French strolls on beach with lover.

Benidorm's Joyce turns cougar

Benidorm's snooty hotel boss Joyce Temple-Savage will turn cougar - as she lusts after Spanish barman Mateo.

Sarah Hadland: I watch The Killing all night

Sarah Hadland made it big in Miranda and is now starring in The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff - here she tells Metro about her favourite TV programmes, from Damages to The Killing.

Terry Jones talks about writing Python sketches

Just how did they come up with the classic sketches such as the Dead Parrot sketch, the Lumberjack Song or the Spanish Inquisition?

Frank Carson 1926-2012: His greatest one-liners

To celebrate Frank Carson's wonderful life, we've collected six of our favourite Carson one-liners that have been shared far and wide since the sad news broke.

Channel 4 scores Facejacker phone app first

Channel 4 is to become the UK's first terrestrial channel to launch a publicly available mobile app that uses hidden audio triggers to unlock exclusive additional content.

Academy denies Sacha Baron Cohen Oscars ban

British comedy actor Sacha Baron Cohen has not been banned from attending Sunday's Academy Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Video: Billy Connolly 'Troubles' film airs

A fly-on-the-wall documentary which shows Billy Connolly on tour in Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles is to be screened at the Glasgow Film Festival.

Big Banana Feet was made in two days during Connolly's 1975 tour of Ireland.

The only remaining copy of the programme is in an American film archive which has been restored and brought back to Glasgow for the screening.

Video: David Peat talks to Billy Connolly

David meets Billy Connolly almost forty years since they first met and they discuss the making of Big Banana Feet. Film-maker David Peat, was the cameraman on the observational documentary which followed Billy on tour in 1975. Connolly travelled to Dublin and Belfast for two sell-out gigs. This trip took place at the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Chortle comedy awards overlook women

Comedy awards shortlist two solo female comics out of 54 nominations despite vintage year for women's comedy.

Not exactly mainstream: interview with Andrew O'Neill

Emma McAlpine chats to Andrew O'Neill about Satanic rituals, nail varnish and swearing in front of 65-year-olds.

Frank Carson: may he RIP

Even Clive Anderson couldn't get a word in edgeways when the Belfast-born comedian was a guest on his show. Bruce Dessau looks back at the much-missed motormouth's career.

Comedian Ken Goodwin dies aged 78

Tribute has been paid to the comedian Ken Goodwin, who has died at the age of 78.

Sacha Baron Cohen hijacks Oscars to promote new film

And the first big winner at this weekend's Academy Awards is... Sacha Baron Cohen. The British comedian won't be getting within a country mile of a golden statuette, of course, but that hasn't prevented him from already managing to successfully hijack Sunday's event for PR purposes.

Sky Arts unveils biggest investment in new comedy

Emma Thompson is to play Queen Elizabeth II and Tom Jones will make his acting debut as part of a new strand of comedies and dramas to be broadcast on Sky Arts.

You'll never hear the one about the Irishman again

Frank Carson was the last of the bulldog breed, to whom modern comics don't quite measure up.

Pramface review: Must grow up fast

Pramface turned out to be half-way decent, not good you understand, but serviceable. It's like an amalgamation of every youth show you've ever seen.