BCG Daily Wednesday 9th September 2015
News
Press clippings
A Touch of Cloth dead, but Charlie Brooker wanted more
Charlie Brooker's blink-and-you-miss-it comedy A Touch of Cloth is unlikely to come back for a fourth series, according to lead star John Hannah.
Tom Eames, Digital Spy, 9th September 2015Only Fools And Horses gets the Weirdos' treatment
A one-off performance of nonsense inspired by Only Fools and Horses moves into the Museum of Comedy later this month.
Ben Venables, Londonist, 9th September 2015Fist of Fun, season 1 review
In 1995, comedy writing duo Stewart Lee and Richard Herring created this bizarre sketch show that was both of its era and eerily revolutionary.
Anglonerd, 9th September 2015Review: Top Coppers, BBC3
Have you been following Top Coppers? If not why not? I didn't think they could pull it off but they have managed to out-parody the much-parodied TV crime-busting genre, thanks to some shameless straight-faced over-acting and an absolute commitment to dreadfully obvious jokes.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th September 2015Rob Lowe makes fun of the end of the world... in Slough
The one-time Hollywood hellraiser plays a rakish priest in Sky1's new comedy-drama. He tells Sarah Hughes that the show's typically British mix of 'seriousness and cheek' proved irresistible.
Sarah Hughes, The Independent, 9th September 2015Preview: Marley's Ghosts
It's not hopeful and frankly, despite Daniel Peacock's protestations that 'it has always been on my mind to write something like Marley's Ghosts' since he was a kid, this feels like something that needed a lot more work or a quick burial - one of the two.
The Medium Is Not Enough, 9th September 2015Video: Jo Joyner on donning a dog collar
Jo Joyner has admitted she felt a bit strange wearing a dog collar for her new role, but she loved playing a vicar in upcoming UKTV Gold comedy Marley's Ghosts.
Belfast Telegraph, 9th September 2015Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish review
The show was a little tour de force, terrific-ish.
Andrew Billen, The Times, 9th September 2015Liam Williams review
As with Stewart Lee (an influence Liam Williams openly declares), there are few real zingers here.
Will Noble, Londonist, 9th September 2015Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
In And Out Of The Kitchen
Series 4, Episode 6 - The WeddingDamien recounts the events leading up to his marriage to long term partner Anthony, when not everything went exactly according to plan...
Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 21 - Bean PhoneMr Bean wants a smart phone but they are too expensive - especially when you can build your own!
Top Coppers
Episode 4 - The Twist Of The French NickerThe world's greatest art thief, Gerard Cliché, is in town. Meanwhile, Mahogany and Rust are out to win The Golden Doughnut, the prize for the best crime fighting duo. It's safely in the bag... providing their rivals Romero and Byrne don't turn up.
Elvis McGonagall Takes A Look On The Bright Side
Series 2, Episode 3The second series of Elvis McGonagall's daft comic world of poems, satire and facetious remarks, broadcast from his caravan outside Dundee.