BCG Daily Sunday 18th August 2013
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Kate Copstick's Fringe diary - 18th August (Link expired)
Comedy critic Kate Copstick's weekly dispatch from Edinburgh.
Kate Copstick, Edinburgh Festivals, 18th August 2013Fringe interview: Comedian Rob Delaney (Link expired)
Rob Delaney was a car crash waiting to happen - now he's a laughter addict, he tells Jay Richardson.
Jay Richardson, Edinburgh Festivals, 18th August 2013Russell Brand pictured at a Hare Krishna temple
Russell Brand is pictured exploring his spiritual side at a Hare Krishna temple.
The Mirror, 18th August 2013Alfie Moore - Interview
Having spent eighteen years a policeman, Alfie Moore decided to try his hand at stand-up comedy. With a successful run at the 2012 Fringe, he returns with a new show, Viva Alf's Vegas, all about gambling. Neil McEwan catches up with him during the festival.
Neil McEwan, TV Bomb, 18th August 2013Mary Bourke: Opening the Muffragette hall of fame
There's a refreshing amount of comedy focused on and championing the feminist cause at the Fringe this year, including Mary Bourke's great show Muffragette. Following her one-woman Fringe protest, chained to the railings outside The Stand, here Mary explains why she picked this theme for her show this year, before officially opening the Muffragette Hall Of Fame.
Mary Bourke, ThreeWeeks, 18th August 2013'That Puppet Game Show' attracts 2m for second episode
That Puppet Game Show continued with 2.03m viewers (11.5%) on Saturday (August 17), overnight data suggests. The BBC One show, which aired from 6.45pm, was down 340,000 from last week's debut.
Beth Hilton, Digital Spy, 18th August 2013Video: Jason Manford performs stand-up at Camp Bastion
Here's a clip of Jason Manford performing stand-up for British troops based at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan.
Giggle Beats, 18th August 2013Sarah Millican learns about deep sea diving relative
Sarah Millican, the latest Who Do You Think You Are? participant, discovers her deep sea diving relative took money from the dead on the sea bed.
Karen Edwards, The Mirror, 18th August 2013Tim Fitzhigham: Is the Fringe playing it safe?
I may be the most at fault for this but it's been nagging away in my mind for a week now and I've got to at least put it out there: is it just me or is Fringe 2013 a little too safe?
Tim Fitzhigham, Chortle, 18th August 2013Festival buzz: David O'Doherty, Bo Burnham, Blam! (Link expired)
What are people chattering about at the world's largest arts festival? For our latest dip in the choppy waters of the Edinburgh Festival reaction online, Nick Mitchell covers three hot shows: David O'Doherty, Bo Burnham and Blam!
Nick Mitchell, WOW247, 18th August 2013Podcasts
TV & radio
7:15pm30 min
Jo Caulfield's Speakeasy
Episode 3With guests Owen O'Neill, Sanjeev Kohli, Gareth Waugh and Lucy Porter.