BCG Daily Monday 6th October 2014
News
Press clippings
Bill Bailey review
It's a rare beast that can please the masses while remaining uncompromisingly intelligent, but the unfailingly affable Bill Bailey is that creature.
Patrick Horan, Herald Sun, 6th October 2014Chris Martin interview
Chris Martin hopes those coming to see the new tour realise they are in for a night of comedy rather than music, and the comic says he has a few ambitions for life post-tour.
Caroline Cook, Reading Post, 6th October 2014Graham Norton: My drunken escapades
He has always been open about his love of alcohol. So much so that Graham Norton has dedicated an entire chapter to his drinking antics which once saw him fall asleep against a lamp-post following a night out.
Daily Mail, 6th October 2014Paul Merton interview
No stranger to tragedy as well as comedy, Paul Merton reflects on how he only learnt of his parents' pride in him after their deaths.
Bryony Gordon, The Telegraph, 6th October 2014Will Self: Vic & Bob cut my best jokes
Will Self has claimed that Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer cut his best lines from hit BBC quiz show Shooting Stars.
George Oliver, Teesside Gazette, 6th October 2014Radio Times review
The toga-clad comedy about three idiotic and hormonal lads in ancient Rome continues with Stylax (Joel Fry) finding a male admirer in the public latrine - and Grumio (Ryan Sampson) getting very sick after fishing out an apple from the same cesspit and eating it. Will Marcus (Tom Rosenthal) pay for a doctor to cure him - or will he pray to the goddess Hygea with the sexy Cynthia? Like it isn't obvious.
A shamelessly rude and puerile TV date that will once again divide viewers between the haters and those like me who have acquired the taste.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 6th October 2014The satirical, secretive genius behind Dapper Laughs
A spoof article looking at the man behind Dapper Laughs.
Us vs Th3m, 6th October 2014Why Peep Show led one American to love British comedy
I have had a Twitter account - @thejohnfleming - since March 2009 but, honestly, I have never got the hang of it. Nonetheless, people follow me - only 2,026 at the moment, but every little helps. Naomi Rohatyn started to follow me last week. Her profile says: "Wildly unsuccessful comedy writer in LA. Aspiring to become wildly unsuccessful comedy writer in London."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 6th October 2014Sarah Millican interview
"When my husband has finished in the bathroom, I go in to powder my shit and the floor is like a leisure centre changing room: all wet and pants. The sinks are swimming."
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 6th October 2014Jason Cook on his new stand-up show, life after Hebburn
"During Hebburn I slept for three hours a day for three years. It takes its toll on you."
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 6th October 2014Angela Barnes: the salty stand-up
Championed by the BBC, fellow comedians and her own dad, who inspired her debut show, this rising comic specialises in heartfelt funnies.
Paul Fleckney, The Guardian, 6th October 2014Comedians plan to form 'trade union'
Comedians have mooted the idea of forming a union to fight against clubs who hold up their payments.
Chortle, 6th October 2014Liam Williams explains capitalism
Read the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated comic's completely comprehensive guide.
Liam Williams, Time Out, 6th October 2014Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show review
This avalanche of jokes and magical flubs can be exhausting, and John Hewer wisely employs musical interludes to add variety.
Michael Curle, Time Out, 6th October 2014Meet new host Rhod Gilbert
A short interview with Rhod Gilbert.
Rhod Gilbert, BBC Blogs, 6th October 2014Sarah Parish talks about W1A
You might think working on a spoof documentary about the BBC would be a bundle of laughs - but according to Sarah Parish, the mood on set at Twenty Twelve sequel W1A was more akin to a dentist's waiting room...
Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 6th October 2014A comedy show about finding your dad
Newcastle's Live Theatre is welcoming back Ian Mclaughlin's debut show, Good Timin', from Wednesday 15 to Saturday 25 October.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 6th October 2014Jim Davidson called me a 'gobby woman'
I asked him "you surely can't dislike someone for getting your CV wrong?" But he could and he did. I left the party at that point, as I felt silly, I felt embarrassed.
Gina Lyons, The Huffington Post, 6th October 2014Learn how to be a stand-up comedian?
Trying to be funny in front of a room full of strangers is nothing to joke about.
Lucy Cavendish, The Telegraph, 6th October 2014Videos
TV & radio
Kerry's List
Series 2, Episode 2 - JusticeKerry becomes a juror, has problems with 5-year-old daughter Elsie and forgets her computer password.
Half My Age Plus Seven
Radio Scotland sitcom starring Wendy Wason, about an age-gap relationship.
Boj
Episode 21 - Mia's PetMia has a pet ladybird in a box. When Mr Cloppity explains that ladybirds need to fly free, Boj plants a mini Giggly Park outside Mia's house for the ladybird to call home.
The Museum Of Curiosity
Gallery 7, Episode 1 - Meeting Thirty-SevenProfessor of Ignorance John Lloyd and his new curator Phill Jupitus open up the Museum's seventh gallery. Donating the first exhibits are It Is Rocket Science's Helen Keen; the internet entrepreneur and founder of Wikipedia Jimmy Wales; and Ig Nobel Prize winning curator of the Natural History Museum of Rotterdam Kees Moeliker.
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Series 2, Episode 6Lee Mack is joined by Chris Tarrant, Robert Webb and Kimberley Wyatt.
Plebs
Series 2, Episode 4 - The PatronGrumio falls ill after eating an apple on the loo. Marcus refuses to pay for his medical treatment, preferring instead to go with Cynthia's remedy of candlelight and prayer. Stylax strikes up a rapport with rich nobleman Gaius, who agrees to fund his charioteering career.
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Series 28, Episode 2Rhod Gilbert and regular team captains Noel Fielding and Phill Jupitus are joined by pop star Ella Eyre, Peace frontman Harrison Koisser, Stacey Solomon and comedian Seann Walsh.
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 18, Episode 1Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson and Sean Lock are joined by guests Jack Dee, Rob Beckett, Radio 1 DJ Gemma Cairney and Made In Chelsea's Jamie Laing.
Dapper Laughs: On The Pull
Episode 2Dapper Laughs takes another lad who is terrible at getting female attention and teaches him all the tricks of the trade.
Fresh From The Fringe
2014, Episode 1 - Fresh From The Fringe: 2014Showcase of new comedy talent from the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe, hosted by Jason Cook and including award-winners Alex Edelman and Funz & Gamez.