BCG Daily Saturday 11th April 2015
Press clippings
Armando Iannucci quits Veep
The strains working in the States while his family remains in London is one of the main reasons for Iannucci's departure.
Chortle, 11th April 2015Strong cast star in new comedy from Green Wing team
Fortitude's Darren Boyd takes on a very different role as he is joined by Fay Ripley, Paddy McGuinness and Aisling Bea for new sitcom.
Jennifer Rodger, The Mirror, 11th April 2015Special delivery: Fay Ripley stars in a new ITV series
"My character is head over heels for Matthew," explains Fay, 49. ""For her sake, I hope it goes somewhere, but she is slightly deluded."
John Marrs, The Daily Express, 11th April 2015Musical Comedy Awards Final - results
Rebecca Humphries won the We Got Tickets Musical Comedy Awards Final last night at the Bloomsbury Theatre.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th April 2015Charlie Chaplin's "The Tramp" is 100 today
The enduring comic brilliance of the iconic underdog.
Phil Strongman, The Register, 11th April 2015Star interview: Milton Jones's a man on a mission...
Milton Jones, the king of the one-liner and a Mock the Week regular, is back. His new tour, The Temple of Daft, will take him to some of the country's best-known venues, but, in comedy terms, he's embarking on uncharted territory.
Northampton Chronicle, 11th April 2015Pompidou heads to Netflix
This month will see the launch of Pompidou, a visual sitcom from British comedian Matt Lucas, on Netflix thanks to an agreement with all3media international.
Joanna Padovano, WorldScreen.com, 11th April 2015Isla Fisher, Sacha Baron Cohen, welcome third child
Isla Fisher and husband Sacha Baron Cohen have welcomed their third child.
UPI, 11th April 2015Dapper Laughs has had his comeback gig
The comeback show at Clapham Grand in London dubbed 'The Res'erection' was filmed for a DVD to be released in September.
BBC News, 11th April 2015Have I Got News for You returns to 4.57 million on BBC1
Have I Got News for You returned to 4.57 million viewers on BBC One. Hosted by Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, the first episode of the 49th series earned a 21.5% audience share at 9pm. It was the evening's highest-rated show outside of soaps.
Liam Martin, Digital Spy, 11th April 2015Review: The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre
The Play That Goes Wrong suffers a little bit from dragging the joke out in some sections, but a killer second act had the full house at our performance howling for more.
Doug Mayo, BritishTheatre.com, 11th April 2015Review: Musical Comedy Awards Final, Bloomsbury Theatre
The Musical Comedy Awards Final always throws up an interesting line-up and this year's final was no exception.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th April 2015Clarkson pulled out fearing Deayton-style 'humiliation'
The former Top Gear presenter withdrew because he knew he would be 'slaughtered' by panellists Paul Merton and Ian Hislop.
Nigel Pauley, The Mirror, 11th April 2015Miranda Hart's Generation Game 'still up in the air'
BBC bosses have yet to give the nod for the 'modern version' of the 1970s hit show previously hosted by Bruce Forsyth and Jim Davidson.
Nigel Pauley, The Mirror, 11th April 2015Jon Culshaw interview
Nearly 20 years after spoofing John Major on Spitting Image, impressionist Jon Culshaw pokes fun at new generation of stars including Alex Salmond.
Rick Fulton, Daily Record, 11th April 2015Videos
Film
Podcasts
TV & radio
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 12, Episode 34Fighting Talk is the panel show where guests try to win points for punditry on the week's sports stories.
9:20pm45 min
Play To The Whistle
Series 1, Episode 1Holly Willoughby presents the brand new family entertainment show that brings together two of the nation's biggest passions - sport and comedy. The guests are Rob Beckett, Peter Crouch, Paddy McGuinness and Romesh Ranganathan.