BCG Daily Saturday 7th July 2012

Press clippings

Episodes, series finale, BBC Two

Second series of behind-the-scenes television comedy comes to a satisfying conclusion.

Fiona Sturges, The Arts Desk, 7th July 2012

Episodes - review

Episodes has been brilliant light relief from the surnames down.

Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 7th July 2012

Adam Buxton: a music video for every mood

Fancy a nice cry, but don't know how to set it off? Let one half of Adam & Joe guide you through the pop promos to match your emotions.

Adam Buxton, The Guardian, 7th July 2012

You Cannot Be Serious! gets complains from John McEnroe

Bosses of Alistair McGowan's new show You Cannot Be Serious! have received a complaint about the title - from the man who first shouted it.

Colin Robertson, The Sun, 7th July 2012

Dialogue & teenage scrapes key to Inbetweeners success

Written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris, The Inbetweeners is a hit comedy series that charted the lives of four teenage boys at Rudge Park Comprehensive making the difficult transition to adulthood.

Tom Peterkin, The Scotsman, 7th July 2012

Tiffany Stevenson: I don't want to be ignored any more

This time last year, Tiffany Stevenson was a finalist on ITV's Show Me The Funny. Billed as comedy's X-Factor, contestants were expected to write five minutes of new material, each week, and perform it to a variety of different crowds: children, Scousers, the armed forces, etc.

Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 7th July 2012

Interview with Stewart Lee

Who better to interview a comedian than another comedian? Andrew Doyle talks to Stewart Lee about his recent "wave of popularity", Twitter, gay marriage, and Jimmy Carr's tax avoidance.

Andrew Doyle, ScotsGay, 7th July 2012

Edinburgh Fringe picks 2012: podcast folk

Today we're doing podcast folk. This might be new media but what's noticeable about all these shows is that they have been going a while and have A-grade talent at their disposable. A great addition to the main shows they are all doing.

Andrew Mickel, Such Small Portions, 7th July 2012

Russell Brand: I'm liking the new version of myself

Maybe, with Hollywood success, we are seeing a more mellow Russell Brand.

Rick Fulton, Daily Record, 7th July 2012

Parents review: Sky hits gold with austerity comedy

This mix of wise-cracking youngsters, exasperated middle-agers and hip pensioners has become very en vogue of late but Sky have worked a good angle with all the old-timers treat everyone else like children. Coupled with a good script, it works.

George Wilkinson, On The Box, 7th July 2012

Review: The Midnight Beast

The music's great, the three leads are irresistible, and the production's slick and visually smart... but it just wasn't funny whenever The Midnight Beast weren't performing.

Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 7th July 2012

Russell Brand reveals a mellower side

We wondered if his new Hollywood lifestyle had gone to Russell Brand's head when he accused Graham Norton of making his mum cry by mentioning ex-wife Katy Perry during the Irishman's chat show.

Rick Fulton, Daily Record, 7th July 2012

Episodes: Season 2 - Final Review

So to wrap up, it's another pleasant season, if you want something non-challenging and intermittently funny to just flop in front of, you could do a lot worse than Episodes.

Nick Bryan, The Digital Fix, 7th July 2012