BCG Daily Wednesday 16th April 2014
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Press clippings
Jo Joyner says new comedy is a breath of fresh air
Joyner has left behind the misery of her Walford alter ego, Tanya Branning, to play the lead in Sky Living's new sitcom Trying Again.
Peter Dyke and Katie Begley, Daily Star, 16th April 2014Tommy Cooper: genius or fool?
Thirty years after his death, David Quantick pays tribute to an unlikely comedy god.
David Quantick, The Telegraph, 16th April 2014Dead man fulfils comedy club wish
A Belfast man has fulfilled one of his dying wishes from beyond the grave. Kevin Dorothy, 53, who died in December, had wanted to take part in the comedy night at the city's Pavilion Bar. On Monday night, one of his friends, Stephen Mullan, took to the stage at the Ormeau Road venue complete with Kevin's ashes in an urn.
Johnny Caldwell, BBC News, 16th April 2014Amanda Redman turns frumpy... just like that!
"I'm very vain, so when I watched it back, I thought, 'It's my gran!'" she confesses. "But then I thought, 'Get over yourself. Is it right for this?' And it is, so I got over it."
Jeananne Craig, Western Morning News, 16th April 2014Behind the joke: Rubberbandits, Tony Law & Marc Lucero
Three acts on where they got the inspiration for their jokes about a dad's best friend, emailing cheese and elephants with accents.
The Rubberbandits, Tony Law and Marc Lucero, The Guardian, 16th April 2014A Minute With: John Oliver
John Oliver can sound downright angry at times, even though his star is on the rise.
Reuters, 16th April 2014Russell Howard review - 'beige with nothing to say'
There's no denying Russell Howard's technical mastery, but his show relies on funny voices rather than content.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th April 2014Video: Simon Pegg and Terry Jones team up on film
Monty Python star Terry Jones has resurrected a script he discarded over 20 years ago and is now turning it into a film with an all star cast.
BBC News, 16th April 2014UKTV hires Simon Lupton for push into scripted
UKTV has hired former BBC and Comedy Central exec Simon Lupton to help spearhead their push into scripted originals.
Patrick Munn, TV Wise, 16th April 2014QI: some quite interesting facts about Vikings
A quietly intriguing column from the brains behind QI, the BBC quiz show. This week: QI does some Nordic noodling.
Molly Oldfield and John Mitchinson, The Telegraph, 16th April 2014Ricky Gervais: "People are waiting for me to fail."
As the second series of his divisive sitcom Derek hits screens, the comedian tells James Rampton why he'll never bow to the critics who habitually circle his work - and why he loves his 'sweet and funny' protagonist.
James Rampton, The Independent, 16th April 2014Alan Bissett's satire thrills SNP
Bissett's black-and-white view of Scotland as a force for good and Britain as quite the opposite might go down well at the SNP conference. But how will it be viewed by the public at large.
Tom Peterkin, The Scotsman, 16th April 2014Comedy review: Rich Hall @ The Lowry, Salford
Seeing him work in the flesh, where he was left to roam wherever he wanted, was better than seeing him on TV.
Alex Bell, Manchester Evening News, 16th April 2014Stuart Goldsmith interview
Stuart Goldsmith answers our quickfire Q&A ahead of this year's NZ International Comedy Festival - including why he wants to be Yahoo's next CEO.
Yahoo, 16th April 2014Elis James: Town comic turns time traveller
"It's a campaign to encourage people to visit the 129 Cadw sites in the country. I have always had an interest in history, I studied history at university."
Carmarthen Journal, 16th April 2014Tommy Cooper drama portrays a wife-beating alcoholic
Fans say Tommy Cooper - famed for his red fez and "just like that" catchphrase - should be remembered for his talent rather than rumours about his private life.
Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 16th April 2014Charlie Brooker to cameo in Sniper Elite 3 game
He may have keyboard warriors taking him down in the comments section of his columns, but Charlie Brooker now has a new army of aggressors to face: the players of forthcoming video game Sniper Elite 3.
Ben Beaumont-Thomas, The Guardian, 16th April 2014Richard Gadd on going from the Free Fringe to West End
I've made it! I'm playing a venue with a door...
Richard Gadd, Chortle, 16th April 2014Film review: 'The Love Punch'
Despite the sniffy critical reaction that presumably awaits The Love Punch, audiences may nevertheless respond when the pic goes out in Blighty over Easter weekend.
Boston Herald, 16th April 2014Film review: The Love Punch (1 star)
Unlike Susanne Bier's vastly superior Love Is All You Need - also starring Brosnan - this is one last tango neither earned nor warranted.
Daniel Green, Cine-Vue, 16th April 2014TV Review: Warren United
Warren United is funny, brave and very engaging. An element of Family Guy mixed in with football - this cartoon is sure to be a hit.
Gunners in Arms, 16th April 2014Monty Python interview
GQ talks to the iconoclasts who challenged the British establishment and ended up global comedy royalty. John Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Eric Idle discuss the glory years, blazing rows, groupies and the Knights Who Say Ni... Say no more!
John Naughton, GQ, 16th April 2014Darren Boyd and Johnny Vegas interview
Darren Boyd, who plays Warren, and Johnny Vegas, who plays club manager Fat Baz, talk about their roles.
Chortle, 16th April 2014Videos
TV & radio
Gloomsbury
Series 2, Episode 3 - Bonfire Of The JealousiesVera is consumed with jealousy, because her friend Ginny Fox is going to be photographed for the front cover of Vanity Fair by acclaimed society photographer Manta Ray.
Susan Calman Is Convicted
Series 2, Episode 3 - Intellectual SnobberySusan explains why she is an evangelist for embracing the broadest possible spectrum of cultural pursuits.
Damn The Torpedoes!
Episode 0 - PilotPilot episode of a military themed sketch show. Sketches range from Action Man trying to obtain a discharge on medical grounds to a landlady inspecting Camp Bastion as the troops prepare to move out.
It Is Rocket Science!
Series 3, Episode 3 - OverlookedWhy are some space scientists famous and others utterly obscure? Helen Keen is well-placed to ponder this, as she dreams of a spot on The News Quiz (when, Sandi, WHEN??)
Bunk Bed
Series 1, Episode 3Patrick Marber and Peter Curran find refuge from the hurly burly of life in a bunk bed late at night, where they talk through the darkness.