BCG Daily Saturday 28th April 2012
Press clippings
Review: John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
John Le Mesurier never did anything as vulgar as showing his feelings, but he was always remarkably English.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 28th April 2012Rebecca Front: My family values
The comedy actor talks about her family.
Hannah Booth, The Guardian, 28th April 2012VIP prioritised 'important' over 'mockable' people
Very Important People saw some uncanny impressions from Morgana Robinson and Terry Mynott, but the duo often fell into the trap of trying to 'do' celebrities just because they were Very Important, even if they couldn't impersonate them very well.
Rachel Tarley, Metro, 28th April 2012Grace Dent on televsion: Very Important People, C4
I'm rather obsessed with Very Important People, the latest work from Morgana Robinson, Terry Mynott and Matt Morgan. I just love this show; the mimics are good and the material strong.
Grace Dent, The Independent, 28th April 2012Shappi Khorsandi on supporting War on Want
I'm fighting jet lag after returning from touring Australia, though still can't wait for my gig on Tuesday (1 May).
Shappi Khorsandi, The Huffington Post, 28th April 2012Very Important People review
What Very Important People lacks is a cutting edge and its attempts to truly parody celebrity culture unfortunately falls flat.
George Zielinski, The Comedy Journal, 28th April 2012'The Brittas Empire': Tube Talk Gold
If you're one of our readers who was old enough to watch proper telly in the late '80s and '90s, you'll probably recognise Chris Barrie as Rimmer from Red Dwarf. Not this writer, though. In my eyes, Barrie is a nasal leisure centre manager first, a neurotic space hologram second.
Daniel Sperling, Digital Spy, 28th April 2012O'Briain: 'The last thing I want is to make maths sexy'
Dara O'Briain is putting his maths degree to professional use in his new TV series, which hopes to make tricky equations as entertaining as his comedy, writes Donald Clarke.
Donald Clarke, The Irish Times, 28th April 2012Review: Very Important People
For a first episode, I've seen far worse. The impressions were mostly very good, occasionally exceptional, with only a few outright duds.
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 28th April 2012Videos
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11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 9, Episode 39Colin Murray oversees Kevin Bridges, Danny Mills, Dougie Anderson and Andy Dunn as they fight for punditry points.
6:15pm45 min
Keith Lemon's LemonAid
Episode 4The irrepressible Keith Lemon, aided by celebrity helper Peter Andre, meets real people with real desires and dilemmas. Keith and Peter re-enact the Mysterious Girl music video.