BCG Daily Wednesday 11th July 2012
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Lou Sanders interview
The Sun interviews Lou Sanders about his new Fringe show.
Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 11th July 2012The Horne Section are Live at the Grand!
The Sun interviews The Horne Section and Alex Horne about their new Fringe show.
Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 11th July 2012Interview: Tom Deacon is... Deaconator
The Sun interviews Tom Deacon about his new Fringe show.
Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 11th July 2012Beatboxing Drennon Davis's Imaginary Radio show
The Sun interviews Drennon Davis about his debut Fringe show.
Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 11th July 2012Interview: Lumberjacks
The Sun interviews Stewart Francis and Craig Campbell, whom form part of the Canadian comedic group The Lumberjacks.
Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 11th July 2012These comics are in a different kind of Zone
The Sun interviews The Comedy Zone about their new Fringe show.
Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 11th July 2012Jeff Leach interview
The Sun interviews Jeff Leach about his new Fringe show.
Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 11th July 2012Interview: Max and Ivan
The Sun interviews Max and Ivan about their new Fringe show.
Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 11th July 2012Enjoy the madness of Andrew Bird's Global Village Fete
The Sun interviews Andrew Bird about his new Fringe show.
Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 11th July 2012Does dumbing down signal the End of Civilization?
My thought was that when looking at where British comedy began and then what transpired over the next several decades, the quality of comedy output from the UK has suffered greatly in recent years.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 11th July 2012Jarred Christmas quizzes Lloyd Langford
Our chain reaction of comedians continues with nervy Welsh wunderkid Lloyd Langford...
Andrew Mickel, Such Small Portions, 11th July 2012Twenty Twelve review
With the end of the Games only a month away now, one of the things I'm already preparing to miss is Twenty Twelve.
Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 11th July 2012Mount Pleasant Series 2 moving to Sky Living
BSkyB have announced today that Mount Pleasant will return for a second series on Wednesday 15th August. The nine-episode extended run will broadcast on it's new home of Sky Living, instead of Sky1.
iMediaMonkey, 11th July 2012Ford & Akram Bamp up the action at this year's Fringe
From Humdinger to Bamp: Louise and Yasmine show their Boosh side.
The List, 11th July 2012Cariad Lloyd: "I'm looking for polished anarchy"
Five star comedienne on austentatious and comedy freewheelin'.
Julian Hall, The List, 11th July 2012Great Scots: Home-grown comedy talent at the Fringe
The List picks out a few members of the comedic tartan army.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 11th July 2012Dying of laughter: Shows about death at the Fringe
Dead funny? 2012 Edinburgh Fringe has comedians looking at death and mortality from every angle.
Nicola Meighan, The List, 11th July 2012Kristine Levine brings debut Fat Whore to the Fringe
From pornclerk to stand-up with a difference: this girl from Portland's seen it all.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 11th July 2012Steven Banks breaks with convention at the Fringe
Billy's not kidding around in darkly funny mime act.
Murray Robertson, The List, 11th July 2012Interview: The silent comedy of Dr Brown
The Californian cult comic returns to Edinburgh Fringe with Befrdfgth.
Jay Richardson, The List, 11th July 2012Alan Davies brings Life Is Pain to the Fringe
Jonathan Creek and Abbey National ad star on stand-up, therapy and Hillsborough.
Jay Richardson, The List, 11th July 20122012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Comedy highlights
Tim Key, Andrew Doyle, Andrew Maxwell, Dylan Moran and more.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 11th July 2012Horrible Histories' Barmy Britain comes to the Fringe
Superbly ill-humoured Terry Deary pours scorn on his success but praises Birmingham Theatre adaptation.
Craig McLean, The List, 11th July 2012Olympic sitcom in real life security breach
Olympic officials grant permission to film in a highly restricted security area, to a television sitcom satirising Olympic security. Said sitcom - a heavily trailed BBC prime time show - is then broadcast, creating an actual real life security risk. Only it's not satire, it's real life.
Tom Peck, The Independent, 11th July 2012Sky Atlantic recording review
Chortle reviewer Steve Bennett watches the show transfer from stage to TV.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th July 2012Mark Thomas interview
Satirist stand-up Mark Thomas tells the extraordinary story behind his new show, Bravo Figaro - the day he brought Royal Opera singers to his dad's bungalow because he was too ill to get to Covent Garden himself.
Richard Godwin, Evening Standard, 11th July 2012True bromance: David Walliams interviews Russell Brand
Russell Brand doesn't read the papers, now that he's in them - but that doesn't stop him having opinions on everything from the meaning of Britishness to the "spirituality" of socialism. David Walliams tries to keep up.
David Walliams, The New Statesman, 11th July 2012Videos
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TV & radio
6:30pm30 min
My Teenage Diary
Series 4, Episode 3 - Jackie KayJackie Kay revisits her politically active student years in the early '80s, when she went on every demo she possibly could.
10pm30 min
Meera Syal's Asian Comedy Story
Episode 3 - Meera Syal's Asian Comedy Night - Part 1Meera Syal and Tommy Sandhu present highlights from an evening showcasing the very best in Asian comedic talent.