BCG Daily Tuesday 29th October 2013
Press clippings
The wildcard vote 2013 is now open for business!
Here at the BBC Radio New Comedy Award we decided it was high time we handed the power over to you - after all, you do get to vote for the winner in December.
Frankie Ward, BBC Blogs, 29th October 2013Graham Norton says BBC pay-offs are an 'own goal'
Chat show host Graham Norton has criticised the BBC for severance pay-offs awarded to senior staff, calling them an "own goal" for the corporation.
BBC News, 29th October 2013Interview: Michael Palin
Recently, Tellyspotting had the great good fortune to sit down with Michael Palin at the BBC Syndication Showcase meeting in New Orleans. Michael was in town to talk about his newest project that would be coming to PBS in 2014, Brazil with Michael Palin.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 29th October 2013Ross Noble interview
Ross Noble's new TV venture, Freewheeling, starts on Dave tonight. Part-travelogue and part comedy show, the programme sees him zipping around the country on his motorbike, taking his lead as to what to do next from suggestions made by his followers on Twitter.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th October 2013Review: No Pressure to be Funny
Panel shows, especially political ones, get a bit of a reputation for being a boys club, with everyone competing to be the loudest voice saying the most inflammatory thing, presumably to sell tickets to their tour. No Pressure To Be Funny is different. The clue's in the name.
Sam Gray, Spoonfed, 29th October 2013David Baddiel - portrait of the artist
The comic talks about the mundanity of fame, the difficulty of doing alternative comedy when you went to Cambridge, and how Andrew Lloyd Webber keeps mistaking him for Ben Elton.
Laura Barnett, The Guardian, 29th October 2013Steve Coogan interview
Lurid tabloid tales about his private life turned Steve Coogan into a Hacked Off warrior. But with his latest film, Philomena, a hot tip for the Oscars, he may be entering a new phase of life.
Alice Jones, The Independent, 29th October 2013TV review: Ross Noble: Freewheeling, Dave
There were definitely moments last night when we might rather have been watching "Great Pavements of Britain". Not every member of the public "gets" Noble's particular brand of whimsy and his encounters with these blank-faced Britons were usually awkward, or even sad, as opposed to funny. But though he led us down several dead ends, Noble did eventually turn onto the road marked "quality television".
Ellen E. Jones, The Independent, 29th October 2013The Wrong Mans episode 6 review
Everything got wrapped up, all the loose ends got tied off, and there were even a few satisfying callbacks to the beginning of the story. Actually, it... kind of felt like the end of a film, didn't it?
Sarah Dobbs, Den Of Geek, 29th October 2013Bo Burnham interview
The Bostonian wunderkind has shifted from internet star to one the most creative comedy forces out there. We speak to Bo Burnham about where he can go from here.
Ben Williams, Time Out, 29th October 2013Reginald D Hunter, Fairfield Halls - comedy review
Earlier this year Reginald D Hunter became embroiled in a kerfuffle over using the N-word during a performance at the Professional Footballers' Association dinner. Pundits cried foul but the furore has pepped up Hunter's set. The controversy inspires the strong opening to his current show, which kicks the incident into a wider context.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 29th October 2013Videos
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1:30pm30 min
Legend Of The Holyrood Vampires
Episode 2 - The undead curse starts to bite!Victoria & Bella discover how deeply the undead curse has afflicted Edinburgh.
5:15pm15 min
Gigglebiz
Series 3, Episode 7Mischievous King Flannel plays hide-and-seek with Lady Chatalot, intrepid explorer Rapids Johnson demonstrates his camouflage techniques while hunting for bears and newsreader Arthur Sleep finds a fly in his cup of tea.
9pm30 min
The Wrong Mans
Series 1, Episode 6 - Running MansSam and Phil's friendship is pushed to the limit as they attempt to escape their pursuers and expose the mass conspiracy they have uncovered.
9:30pm30 min
The Sarah Millican Television Programme
Series 3, Episode 6This time Sarah's talking about Formula 1 coverage, magazine shows, and Saturday night entertainment with F1 presenter Suzi Perry, The One Show's Matt Baker and Alex Jones, and Strictly judge, Bruno Tonioli.
10pm30 min
Sweat The Small Stuff
Series 2, Episode 3Joining Grimmy, Rochelle and Melvin this week are stand-up comedians Iain Stirling and Tom Davis, Girls Aloud's Sarah Harding, and reality TV personality Spencer Matthews.
10pm60 min
Ross Noble Freewheeling
Series 1, Episode 1The wild-haired Geordie comic embarks on a Twitter-led anti-travelogue! Ross is ejected from a cafe by singer Mike Skinner and delivers a plastic hedge to Eddie Izzard.
10:10pm30 min
London Irish
Episode 6Bronagh and Conor's Ma and Da attempt to experience all the excitement that London has to offer, and Bronagh's none too pleased. Packy, however, is more concerned with holding an intervention for one of his brothers.
11pm30 min
Small Scenes
Series 1, Episode 2Featuring a pair of long-lost brothers meeting for the first time, a moth that runs amok on a submarine and the world's most literal voiceover artist.