BCG Daily Sunday 26th April 2015
Press clippings
Review: The Big Green Comedy Show fundraiser
Red Redmond already exhibits an unbridled enthusiasm towards delivering absolute gold blend comedy to Manchester - Liam Williams now, Mae Martin next.
Molly Stewart, Giggle Beats, 26th April 2015Review: Dylan Moran, Off The Hook, Newcastle City Hall
An inimitable combination; even if it does come with the gut of a middle-aged man.
Nic Wright, Giggle Beats, 26th April 2015Olivia Poulet: "They said they wanted something female"
The Thick of It star talks about her brilliant new solo satire and breaking TV's sexist glass ceiling.
Laura Barnett, The Observer, 26th April 2015The "Tyranny of Edinburgh" - Craft of Comedy report
Programme-makers and talent spotters need to look beyond the Edinburgh Fringe when searching for tomorrow's stars. And particularly when searching for tomorrow's female stars. That was one of the conclusions of this weekend's Craft of Comedy Conference at Venue Cymru, Llandudno.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th April 2015I'm a comedian... and I'm a conservative by Geoff Norcott
When I first 'came out' as a Conservative I had heated conversations with comics and pantomimic shocked reactions from audiences. I guess it was pretty shocking: a comic voting in line with just over a third of the population. Whatever next? A Christian? It's amazing what goes on behind closed doors.
Geoff Norcott, Beyond The Joke, 26th April 2015Peter Kay's Car Share, TV review
The perfect vehicle for Kay's comic talents.
Ellen E. Jones, The Independent, 26th April 2015Videos
TV & radio
Decline And Fall
Episode 1Meet Paul Pennyfeather, a quiet, earnest, scholarly young student at Oxford who knows nothing of 1920s high-life until one night he encounters the Bollinger Club...
Celebrity Squares
Series 2, Episode 2Warwick, Tim and Joe are joined by comedy duo Vic & Bob, Sherrie Hewson, Carl Fogarty, Chris Ramsey, Jessica Hynes, Marek Larwood and Rachel Yankey.