BCG Daily Thursday 29th November 2012
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Rhod Gilbert: my heroes and heroines
The comedian Rhod Gilbert on the people who inspire him, including Eddie Izzard, Nye Bevan and Rhod's primary school teacher.
Rhod Gilbert, The Telegraph, 29th November 2012Inside the private world of Ian Hislop
Ian Hislop has been puncturing egos in Private Eye and on Have I Got News For You for quarter of a century. How does he fare when the focus is on him?
Ginny Dougary, The Telegraph, 29th November 2012James Corden to host 2013 Brit Awards
Gavin & Stacey actor turned Broadway star James Corden returns to present the Brit Awards 2013 after controversially cutting short Adele's acceptance speech short.
The Telegraph, 29th November 2012Rowan Atkinson stars in new Blackadder bankers sketch
The first new Blackadder material in a decade was performed last night at the Royal Albert Hall in front of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, with Sir Edmund Blackadder now chief executive of a bailed-out bank.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 29th November 2012Review: We Are Most Amused, Royal Albert Hall
Rowan Atkinson provided a fitting climax to last night's Prince's Trust Gala in front of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall as he appeared alongside Miranda Hart in a smart topical sketch written by compere Ben Elton.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 29th November 2012Video: Justin Lee Collins ex 'felt ashamed' over abuse
Anna Larke was the girlfriend of the comedian Justin Lee Collins who was found guilty last month of harassing her and "causing fear of violence". She said she felt "ashamed" and also feared that she would not be believed.
BBC News, 29th November 2012Review: An evening with Jack Dee
Tonight Dee delivers a model performance. It just seems a little too modelled for my liking.
John-Paul Stephenson, Giggle Beats, 29th November 2012Video: Peep Show episode 8.2 preview
Watch a clip of this Sunday's episode of the sitcom, in which Jeremy takes his therapist out on a date.
Tom Cole, Radio Times, 29th November 2012Sykes And A Day review
It was a fairly nice show to watch if truth be told. All lavished in a very congenial tone that I just loved to gaze at for its entirety.
Comic Book and Movie Reviews, 29th November 2012Comedy gold: John Bishop's The Sunshine Tour
A self-deprecatingly ordinary bloke who found fame late in life, Bishop acts as a kind of audience ambassador to the big time.
Leo Benedictus, The Guardian, 29th November 2012We Are Most Amused - review
A comedy gig that starts with everyone standing for God Save the Queen might seem like a contradiction in terms. But perhaps we shouldn't expect irreverence.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th November 2012We Are Most Amused, Royal Albert Hall, London, review
The first new Blackadder material in over a decade was the centrepiece of We Are Not Amused, an agreeable evening of comedy at the Royal Albert Hall, writes Michael Deacon.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 29th November 2012We Are Most Amused - review
The best is saved for last, in the form of a new Blackadder sketch that casts Rowan Atkinson as chief executive of Melchett, Melchett and Darling bank.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th November 2012The Rubberbandits - Pilot review
I get the impression that each character and sketch is the first idea that popped into their heads; this is then immediately filmed without any further thought or work. In fact I hope this is the case because then there may be room for improvement.
Alastair Newport, On The Box, 29th November 2012Review: Sightseers
A killer in a cagoule? That is the unlikely but alluring prospect held out by Sightseers, a comedy of manners in which murder arrives out of the great blue yonder, usually in the vicinity of a caravan park.
Anthony Quinn, The Independent, 29th November 2012Steve Coogan: We've been betrayed by Cameron on Leveson
I was one of the victims of phone hacking, and am disgusted that the PM has sided with the Fleet Street bullies.
Steve Coogan, The Guardian, 29th November 2012Sightseers - review
Comedies don't come much darker than this chillingly distinctive caravan caper from the makers of Kill List.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 29th November 2012You don't have to be Crackers to work here...
Little Crackers, Sky1's series which gives comedians free rein to make a short film based on their youth, returns next month. Here each of them introduces what they wrote.
Chortle, 29th November 2012Videos
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6:30pm30 min
Andrew Lawrence: How Did We End Up Like This?
Episode 6 - ViolenceComic explanation of human development via stand-up, song and sketch.
9pm30 min
Russell Howard's Good News
Series 7, Episode 10Russell Howard returns to pore through another week's weird and wild news stories and international media events.
9:30pm30 min
Impractical Jokers
Series 1, Episode 3The jokers aren't allowed to speak as they try to get strangers to dance with them, force each other to use bizarre words in a bookshop and risk more than just humiliation when they pose as nightclub bouncers.
10pm30 min
Scot Squad
Episode 0 - PilotBrand new comedy following the first Unified Scottish Police Force. Scotland has a new band of Bravehearts on the streets, in the countryside, on the phone and behind a desk. Featuring in-depth interview footage with the force's first ever chief constable, Cameron Miekelson, as he shares his philosophy on law enforcement and his hopes and dreams for the future.
11pm30 min
