BCG Daily Sunday 17th May 2015
Press clippings
How filming in pardise became a nightmare
The cast and crew of new BBC sitcom SunTrap thought shooting in Gran Canaria would be like a holiday - but it turned out to be the opposite.
East London and West Essex Guardian, 17th May 2015Should 'real' comedians do Britain's Got Talent?
I've been a comedy critic and a TV critic for longer than I care to admit so I should have known about this years ago. Until recently I always assumed that the acts on Britain's Got Talent are all wannabes who queue up at the studios at dawn hoping for their big break in front of Simon Cowell. This is not the case.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th May 2015Britain's Got Talent does not understand comedy
Watching Britain's Got Talent last night, I did wonder if it was just me and David Walliams who understood that Lorraine Bowen was actually a comedy act, and a very clever one to boot.
D. Cohen, Unreality TV, 17th May 2015Deer Shed Festival announce comedy line-up
Alongside Phil Ellis's Funz and Gamez, Saturday headliners Pappy's will be making a return with their anarchic brand of sketch comedy, while cabaret troupe Slightly Fat Features bring their acclaimed variety act to the festival on Friday night.
Nic Wright, Giggle Beats, 17th May 2015Review: Frankie Boyle's Election Autopsy, BBC iPlayer
At first this seems like Boyle set to Standard Offensive with his opening routine explaining that the "next five years will be like The Hunger Games without the Games," and then lobbing the requisite rotten abuse at all the party leaders. But beyond the quips there is some serious discussion of the mess those shy Tories have potentially got the country into.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th May 2015W1A: series 2 review
With a script consisting of quick, quirky and snappy lingo together with 'buzz' words that one would associate with many industries and sectors, the second series of W1A has completed a four episode series and the show is certainly getting 'stronger' and indeed 'better'. There's a royal visit thrown in for good measure, too - with hilarious consequences.
Helen McWilliams, The News Hub, 17th May 2015TV & radio
7:15pm45 min
Celebrity Squares
Series 2, Episode 5Warwick is joined by Sarah Millican, Ana Matronic, Joe Lycett, Duncan Bannatyne, Tess Daly, Rickie Haywood-Williams, Melvin Odoom, Milton Jones, Tim Vine and Joe Wilkinson as Jenni from Bristol and Dan from Felixstowe play for the jackpot.
7:15pm30 min
Boswell's Lives
Episode 1 - Boswell's Life Of JohnsonBoswell attempts to write a biography of another famous Johnson - Boris - but finds him a fiendish opponent, especially on the whiff-whaff table.
8pm60 min
Tonight At The London Palladium
Series 2, Episode 3Jimmy Carr hosts the show, with comedy from Rob Beckett. The world's fastest illusionist, Hans Klok, flies in to wow the Palladium audience - and to teach Jimmy a few tricks.
9pm44 min
Frankie Boyle's Autopsy
Episode 2 - Frankie Boyle's Election AutopsyFrankie Boyle tries to make sense of the remarkable general election results.