BCG Daily Thursday 13th September 2012

Jennifer Saunders warns fans not to buy biography

Jennifer Saunders has branded a new unauthorised biography "ghastly" and urged fans not to buy the book.

Review: BUG

If nothing else, you have to marvel at the ingenuity of Adam Buxton in creating Bug, because the format means he does practically nothing beyond source appropriate videos and comments.

Millican refuses to play venues due to ticket charges

Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning comedian Sarah Millican has revealed that her next UK tour will avoid all venues operated by the Ambassador Theatre Group, because she does not agree with ATG's booking fee policy.

Interview: Chris O'Dowd

Finding a date to actually sit down with O'Dowd proved next to impossible. The man is busy. But ShortList eventually locked him in a room for an hour to talk about sitcoms and an embarrassing encounter with Jerry Seinfeld.

Audio: Armando Iannucci on TV's future

Armando Iannucci has suggested the BBC licence fee will face difficulties in the future because of changing technologies.

Speaking to Steve Hewlett on The Media Show, BBC Radio 4, he said in ten years time the licence fee will be "difficult to operate".

He also shared his experience of the process of commissioning programmes at the BBC.

Video: Ross Noble to star as horror clown

Comedian Ross Noble is making his film debut in Stitches, where he plays a "terrifying clown".

Noble plays the lead in the film which is due to be released October 31.

He told BBC Breakfast about his role in the film.

Andy Zaltzman shares a few of his comedy heroes

The Day Today, Robert Newman and Aristophanes are among Zaltzman's comedy greats.

John Bishop talks to us ahead of his Rollercoaster tour

The Liverpudlian has spent his year taking on charity challenges and hobnobbing with the stars.

Comedy gold: Stewart Lee's 90s Comedian

Britain's best standup offers a theatrical masterclass in comic timing, baroque repetitions and sheer, barefaced bravura.

50 funny women to follow on Twitter

We brought you our first 50 Funny Women On Twitter round-up in April - so we thought it was about time to do the honours again.

Ricky Gervais completes filming on Derek

Ricky Gervais has confirmed on Twitter that the first full series of Derek has finished filming.

James Corden celebrates stag do with football match

Forget paintball, Go Karting and other bachelor favourites - James Corden's stag do was in a league of its own. The lifelong West Ham fan was in heaven after he celebrated his impending marriage with a star studded kickabout at the team's stadium Upton Park on Wednesday.

Joanna Page announces she is pregnant

Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page has revealed she is expecting her first child with husband James Thornton.

Jon Richardson, Apollo Theatre, London

This, and his failed attempts at feminism, are real crowd-pleasers, but they do not feel long enough to savour before the humour returns to the anxious and adolescent.

Chris Ramsey - review

Chris Ramsey feels lucky, and thinks we should, too.

Tickled Pig Student Comedy Competition 2012: The final

The future stand-up stars of tomorrow? Emma McAlpine reviews the final of the 5th annual Tickled Pig student comedy competition.

Gates - Episode 1.5 review

After what I would politely describe as hit/miss episodes, did this last one offer any improvement and leave us on an at least partial high? No. Not in the slightest.

Robin Ince: Religion and atheism... and Ann Widdecombe

Having attended the Greenbelt festival, comedian Robin Ince declares there is room for both religion and atheism in a paradise on Earth...