BCG Daily Monday 17th September 2012
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How Rob Brydon learnt to play nice
Rob Brydon was once as anxiety-ridden and drawn to darkness as the next comedian. Today, he's a light entertainment fixture and cheeriness personified. What went wrong?
John Preston, The Telegraph, 17th September 2012The weekend's viewing: Moone Boy; The Thick of It
Moone Boy is one of those comedies that you actually feel a better person for liking.
Tom Sutcliffe, The Independent, 17th September 2012Gigglebox weekly #58 - QI; Comedy World Cup
This week Ian Wolf encounters a lot of jizz and a Time Lord.
Ian Wolf, Giggle Beats, 17th September 2012Forgotten heroes of comedy: The days when fame faded
Why is it that some of the best-loved and most successful comedians get forgotten?
Robert Ross, The Independent, 17th September 2012Jack Dee, New Theatre, Oxford, review
Comedian Jack Dee directs weary indifference towards everything the modern world throws his way at Oxford's New Theatre, writes Dominic Cavendish.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 17th September 2012We should count our blessings for Delaney's creation
Count Arthur Strong, Steve Delaney's self-styled "showbusiness legend", is coming to BBC Two, writes Laura Thompson.
Laura Thompson, The Telegraph, 17th September 2012Rowan Atkinson to headline Prince's Trust gala
Rowan Atkinson, Jimmy Carr and Miranda Hart have been added to the bill of The Prince's Trust comedy gala 2012.
Mayer Nissim, Digital Spy, 17th September 2012Red Dwarf X: Trojan spoiler-free review
This is Red Dwarf as it should be; four blokes (Well, one bloke, a hologram, a cat person and an artificial intelligence) in space, with humour that comes not from an increasingly outlandish set of circumstances (There's no dinosaurs on this ship) but from the characters themselves.
Pete Dillon-Trenchard, Den Of Geek, 17th September 2012ABC developing adaptation of British comedy Pulling
ABC has bought Pulling, a single-camera comedy based on the praised 2006 British series.
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17th September 2012Videos
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Ayres On The Air
Series 4, Episode 1 - SpringPam Ayres presents a poetry and sketch series about the seasons. This week: Spring.
11:30am30 min
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Just A Minute
Series 64, Episode 7Paul Merton, Pam Ayres, Charles Collingwood and Miles Jupp are challenged by Nicholas Parsons to speak on various subjects for 60 seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation.
9pm60 min
Ronna & Beverly
Episode 2The outrageous chat show hosts welcome three new guests to the studio. Mad Men star Jon Hamm, TV presenter Stacey Solomon and actor Stephen Mangan gamely take the hot seat to face Ronna & Beverly's unrivalled brand of intrusive questioning.
10pm30 min
Burnistoun
Series 3, Episode 6The legend of King Arthur springs to life when a Burnistoun man pulls the magic sword Excalibur out of the pavement.
10pm30 min
Hunderby
Episode 4With time ticking on and still no sign of an heir, Edmund announces to his congregation that he and Helene are to leave Hunderby for a new life in Fiji.
10:35pm30 min
Citizen Khan
Series 1, Episode 4Mr Khan is determined to be the impresario behind the new call to prayer at the Sparkhill mosque and sets out to hold his own X Factor style auditions. Meanwhile, family duty calls when he's asked to sort out future son-in-law Amjad's job promotion.