BCG Daily Tuesday 13th August 2013
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Battle at the ballot box
We interrupt this Festival to bring you a party political broadcast. Grainne Maguire, leader of the Change Party, faces off against political stalwart and BBQ enthusiast Matt Forde (heading up the House Party) for Prime Minister of the Fringe.
Stevie Martin, Fest Mag, 13th August 2013QI: some quite interesting facts about nests
A quietly intriguing column from the brains behind QI, the BBC quiz show. This week: QI is on the nest.
Molly Oldfield & John Mitchinson, The Telegraph, 13th August 2013I'm Spazticus: Scots TV presenter joins cast
The controversial show features disabled comedians poking fun at their own predicament.
Barry Gordon, Daily Record, 13th August 2013Rio Bauer wins Chortle Student Comedy Award 2013
Rio Bauer has become the first woman to win the Chortle Student Comedy Award.
Chortle, 13th August 2013Review: Joe Pasquale - Blackpool Grand Theatre
Overall a very enjoyable evening which was met with well-deserved rapturous applause, surely ensuring Joe another full house when he next returns to Blackpool.
Alan Hebden, Blackpool Gazette, 13th August 2013Mark Wahlberg says Graham Norton antics pre-planned
When Mark Wahlberg went on The Graham Norton Show back in March, it went down as one of the all time great car-crash chat show guest appearances. It appears everyone was wrong. According to Walhlberg himself, his erratic behaviour was pre-planned.
Andrew Pulver, The Guardian, 13th August 2013Edinburgh fringe: young comedians sound a tragic note
Liam Williams and Bo Burnham point the way to an anxious comic future. Plus: to sweat, or not to sweat?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th August 2013Amnesty Secret Comedy Podcast episode 4
Recorded live at the Edinburgh fringe, the latest edition of the Amnesty podcast features standup from Eric Lampaert, Nish Kumar and an improvised rap from Abandoman. Plus chat, revelations and secrets from Sandi Toksvig, QI's creator John Lloyd and Lucy Porter. Hosted by Christian O'Connell.
The Guardian, 13th August 2013The Real MacGuffins behind the scenes at Edinburgh 2013
Comedy sketch team The Real MacGuffins perform a sketch from their show exclusively for The Telegraph.
Chris Stone, The Telegraph, 13th August 2013Man or Muppet?
They swear. They're rude. They are the world's most advanced felt-based lifeforms. And now they have let Fest inside them. Edd McCracken gets up close and personal with the stars of Henson Alternative's Puppet Up!
Edd McCracken, Fest Mag, 13th August 2013Mae Martin probably won't join the Birthday Girls
The Ex-Delete the Banjaxer sets the questions for the Canadian stand-up...
Andrew Mickel, Such Small Portions, 13th August 2013An American weighs in on Scottish independence (Link expired)
"Loud-mouthed American" Lee Camp adds his unique perspective as a "loser of independence" to the current debate about Scotland's future.
Lee Camp, WOW247, 13th August 2013Felicity Ward reviews her reviewing options
How to navigate the bloody minefield that is reading reviews of your show - that's what's on the mind of Felicity Ward.
Felicity Ward, London Is Funny, 13th August 2013Matt Lacey's 10 Edinburgh questions
He used to be in Unexpected Items (of Gap Yah fame), and he used to be in the teaching game - meet character comic Matt Lacey ...
London Is Funny, 13th August 2013Canned laughter doesn't exist, so why complain about it
Count Arthur Strong has been criticised for using so-called canned laughter, but what does that actually mean? Graham Linehan and Steve Coogan explain the 'studio sitcom'.
Andrew Collins, The Guardian, 13th August 2013John Lloyd's comedy A to J
The super-producer behind everything from Blackadder to QI (which is soon to tackle the letter 'K') talks about his life and work in TV comedy.
Time Out, 13th August 2013My Edinburgh: Nat Luurtsema
The comic and writer may have ended up in A&E four years running, but she'd never go anywhere but Edinburgh in August.
Nosheen Iqbal, The Guardian, 13th August 2013Russell Kane: I want to see the whites of their eyes
The comedian has played some monster venues in his time, but this year he'll perform to 55 people in a shipping container. So won't they notice his nerves, his mistakes - and his hangovers?
Russell Kane, The Guardian, 13th August 2013First Saudi female comic takes to the stage at Fringe
Saudi Arabian playwright, actress and academic, Dr Maisah Sobaihi, is making history by being the first performer from the kingdom to showcase their work at Edinburgh's famous Fringe Festival.
The Telegraph, 13th August 2013An interview with Nish Kumar
Comedian Nish Kumar talks to Emma McAlpine about the weirdest gig of his life and his new Edinburgh show.
Emma McAlpine, Spoonfed, 13th August 2013Interview: Richard Herring and Matt Green
The two comedians discuss their respective shows We're All Going To Die and Alive.
The List, 13th August 2013The Dark Room and Knightmare Live! revisit the past
How to get ahead in the retromania game at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Niki Boyle, The List, 13th August 2013Doc Brown set for 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The former rapper turned stand-up proves how not Unfamous he now is.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 13th August 2013Hebburn series two: filming begins
Stars of BBC2's Hebburn were re-united in Manchester today - as filming began on series two.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 13th August 2013Interview with writers Neil and Rob Gibbons
"There are days when you feel like Alan is taking over". Alpha Papa writers Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons on going inside the mind of Partridge.
Paul Jones, Radio Times, 13th August 2013Why I'm going to miss Count Arthur Strong
"Beneath the laughter there needs to be a web of relationships and characters I can grow fond of. And I'm so fond of Arthur".
Susanna Lazarus, Radio Times, 13th August 2013Why my words made no sense...
Brendon Burns clears up his article about comics dumbing down.
Brendon Burns, Chortle, 13th August 2013Baconface leaves a bad taste
On Thursday, Stewart Lee's open contempt for his own audiences, which I had previously assumed was concocted (or at least heightened) for comic effect, reached its grim logical conclusion. Not only did he sack off the whole gig on impulse, he made us feel like we were to blame, not him.
J.R. Moores, Chortle, 13th August 2013Will Franken: Edinburgh benefits
"Part character comedy, part one-man sketch show, Franken is an arresting and devastating stage presence" said our reviewer of this man after seeing his first Edinburgh show last August.
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 13th August 2013Diane Spencer: Hurricane warning
Hurricane Diane has hit the Fringe, as Diane Spencer takes to the stage each day to talk you through her 'Calamity Jane Asher' of a life. "Frequently filthy but constantly hilarious" and "a whirlwind hour of anecdotal comedy" said our reviewer after she saw the show, awarding the 5/5 rating that convinced us we really ought to be tracking down Ms Spencer and asking some questions. Fully insured, we got about that task.
Chris Cooke, ThreeWeeks, 13th August 2013The Real MacGuffins: Big in Israel (allegedly)
We loved The Real MacGuffins' show at Festival 2011, but then last summer, with those Olympic-style distractions, they were nowhere to be found. But now they are safely back at Underbelly with a brand new show, 'The Real MacGuffins Come Again'. We caught up with all three members of the group - Dan, Jim and Matt - for a good old fashioned chinwag.
Chris Cooke, ThreeWeeks, 13th August 2013Keith Farnan: Top five fears
While the Urban Fox Theatre Company considers fear in the Festival's theatre programme this year, Irish stand-up Keith Farnan also ponders some phobias over on the comedy Fringe, with his new show Fear Itself. To get you in the mood, Keith shares what he reckons might be the five most common fears of all.
Keith Farnan, ThreeWeeks, 13th August 2013Letter to Edinburgh: Asher Treleaven
Regular faces from Festivals past, but who are not here this year, send a letter to the Fringe community via the pages of Three Weeks. This time, Asher Treleaven describes what it's like experiencing the Festival via his Twitter feed on the other side of the world...
Asher Treleaven, ThreeWeeks, 13th August 2013David Morgan: What makes someone beautiful?
"David Morgan wishes he was pretty" says the programme blurb. Well his show is pretty. In that it's called Pretty. And that's beautiful. But what, exactly, is beauty? Morgan ponders...
David Morgan, ThreeWeeks, 13th August 2013Gemma Whelan swaps Game of Thrones for Edinburgh
Originally set to debut in 2011 before a last-minute casting call saw her star in Game of Thrones as fan favourite Yara Greyjoy, Gemma Whelan is relishing the opportunity to finally bring Chastity Butterworth & The Spanish Hamster to Edinburgh for the Fringe.
Michael MacLennan, STV, 13th August 2013Simon Bird & Jonny Sweet interview
Simon Bird and Jonny Sweet talk about Chickens.
Nick Fiaca, TV Choice, 13th August 2013Videos
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