BCG Daily Wednesday 13th June 2012
Press clippings
Al Murray to perform at Marshall amp inventor gig
Pub Landlord Al Murray will play Wembley Arena - in honour of the inventor of the Marshall amplifier.
The Sun, 13th June 2012Nina Conti: A Ventriloquist's Story, BBC4 - review
A documentary about putting old puppets out to pasture was an extraordinary, beautiful piece of confessional TV, says Jack Seale.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 13th June 2012'Dead Boss' like 'Mean Girls', say writers
Dead Boss writers Sharon Horgan and Holly Walsh have claimed that their new BBC Three show is more like Mean Girls than a "social commentary" on life in jail.
Daniel Sperling, Digital Spy, 13th June 2012Video: Russell Brand not worried about being typecast
Russell Brand says he is not worried about being typecast as an actor and says there are more important things in the world to focus on.
BBC News, 13th June 2012Omid Djalili apologies for Joleon Lescott tweets
Omid Djalili has been forced to apologise for offensive Tweets about Joleon Lescott. The British-Iranian performer branded the the England defender a 'Klingon' - apparently unaware his scarred forehead was caused when he was knocked down by a car and dragged along the road when he was aged just five.
Daily Mail, 13th June 2012Griff Rhys Jones: When exactly was that, then?
The past catches up with the present for Griff Rhys Jones as host of a panel show that grapples with recent history.
Griff Rhys Jones, The Telegraph, 13th June 2012Ronnie Barker rewrote 'boring' book of Lear limericks
A book of Edward Lear's limericks that comedian Ronnie Barker changed to make funnier is expected to sell for around £1,500 at auction.
BBC News, 13th June 201210 British comedians who've made it big in Hollywood
Here are just 10 comedy folks whose career paths have led them from British shores to Hollywood's glittering silver screen...
The Huffington Post, 13th June 2012Lee Ridley: I've stopped guessing what will happen next
Lee Ridley, a.k.a Lost Voice Guy, writes exclusively for Giggle Beats about his "whirlwind" rise in comedy...
Lee Ridley, Giggle Beats, 13th June 2012Hugh Laurie in talks to play RoboCop villain
The British actor's career trajectory is upwards - and more evil.
Paul Jones, Radio Times, 13th June 2012Sharon Horgan interview
Thursday sees the return of Sharon Horgan to BBC3. Fans of laugh-out-loud comedies will remember Horgan's last BBC3 comedy Pulling with great fondness, and now she is back with a brand new six-part comedy co-written with stand-up Holly Walsh, entitled Dead Boss.
The Custard TV, 13th June 2012A Short History of Everything Else review
It's not quite as good as the 'Big Three' of quiz 'banter' - Have I Got News For You, QI, and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, but it's still early days. Marcus Brigstocke and Charlie Baker have yet to establish a comedic rapport as team captains, but this does take time.
George Wilkinson, On The Box, 13th June 2012Russell Brand on sharing stage with Dalai Lama
Comic Russell Brand said he will probe the Dalai Lama about the meaning of life when they share a stage together - and predicted: "Something crazy will happen."
Manchester Evening News, 13th June 2012Russell Brand interview
Russell Brand talks to Lorraine Kelly about his divorce and says he's getting over it with the aid of sexual charisma.
Beth Hardie and Lorraine Kelly, The Mirror, 13th June 2012Holly Walsh interview
Holly Walsh talks about her new sitcom starring Jennifer Saunders, Sharon Horgan's amazing garden shed and how she turned a nasty accident to her advantage.
Emma McAlpine, Spoonfed, 13th June 2012A Ventriloquist's Story review
While the film was shot through with melancholy, Nina Conti never allowed it to descend into the morose, not least because the comic targets on offer are just too plentiful for her to resist. Witty, mischievous, self-effacing and engaging, Conti is great company.
Harry Venning, The Stage, 13th June 2012Videos
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11:30am30 min
A Month Of June
Episode 2 - Lost And FoundJune plays retired, eccentric, no-nonsense politician Kate Whittington, who, missing the Westminster limelight has now agreed to appear on TV reality show Lolly in the Loft.
6:30pm30 min
So Wrong It's Right
Series 3, Episode 5Susan Calman, Miles Jupp and Shaun Pye present the best in terrible ideas.
10pm30 min
A Short History Of Everything Else
Episode 1Griff Rhys Jones, Marcus Brigstocke and Charlie Baker, along with this week's guests Kirsty Wark and Micky Flanagan, try to prove that they remember the most about 'everything else'.
11pm15 min
11:15pm15 min
Mordrin McDonald: 21st-Century Wizard
Series 3, Episode 1 - The End Of The World Is NighMordrin is enlisted by fellow wizard Bernard the Blue to help tackle a fiery meteor that is heading straight to Earth and threatening to wipe out all civilisation. However, Mordrin's attention is swayed from the task in hand by news that Heather has a new boyfriend.