BCG Daily Sunday 30th June 2013
Press clippings
Opinion: Can reviewers keep secrets?
There is a self-imposed convention among comedy critics that we do not actually repeat jokes in reviews.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th June 2013Female friendship is the key to sitcom success
ITV's revival is a reminder of how central women's friendships are to most classic comedy shows.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 30th June 2013Farewell Dame Edna, global gigastar from Moonee Ponds
We'll miss Barry Humphries' creation, especially for what she tells us about ourselves.
William Langley, The Telegraph, 30th June 2013Viv Groskop on the funny women who inspired her
Why would a well-balanced, perfectly sane woman approaching middle age suddenly decide to become a stand-up comedian? And why would she then subject herself to playing 100 gigs in 100 nights? Blame the women who paved the way: the TV comedy goddesses of an earlier age.
Viv Groskop, The Independent, 30th June 2013Newcastle Stand announce Fringe preview shows for July
The Stand has announced a host of new shows for its Newcastle venue - as the club warms up for this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 30th June 2013BBC shelved report on Alf Garnett and viewers bigotry
The BBC suppressed a report showing that Alf Garnett's strident views in Till Death Us Do Part reinforced the prejudices of bigoted viewers.
Chris Hastings, Mail on Sunday, 30th June 2013Linda Smith's archive goes to Kent University
The archive of stand-up comedian Linda Smith, who died from ovarian cancer seven years ago, has been donated to the University of Kent.
BBC News, 30th June 2013TV commissioning is just a bad joke
The only great comedy shows of recent times are ones where execs haven't been allowed to meddle.
John Warburton, The Guardian, 30th June 2013Videos
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