BCG Daily Saturday 17th October 2015
Press clippings
Brendan O'Carroll interview
'However funny you are, people can tire of you.'
Mick Heaney, The Irish Times, 17th October 2015Lynn Ruth Miller prefers vodka to sex advice
In this blog, in the last couple of days, I have included missives from American performer Lynn Ruth Miller in Montenegro. She was attending a conference for the over-50s. (She is in her 80s.)
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 17th October 2015Ricky Gervais signs Coldplay's Chris Martin to his film
A David Brent movie wouldn't be complete without a killer soundtrack and creator Ricky Gervais has called on a rather famous friend to help out: Coldplay's Chris Martin.
Emma Daly, Radio Times, 17th October 2015Jordan Young admits: Life of crime is easy PC for me
River City star is swapping sides to dish out more cuff love as PC Jack McLaren in new series of spoof cop show.
Paul English, Daily Record, 17th October 2015Re-Viewed: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Everything about the film screams silly but it's far from nonsense, fiendishly poking fun at the kind of religious fanaticism that often defies common sense.
Stella Papamichael, Digital Spy, 17th October 2015Interview, Hal Cruttenden: 'London's just so much fun!'
Cruttenden said: "The tour is not really about gangster rap! It's called Straight Out Of Cruttenden because it's kind of to do with 'am I having a mid-life crisis because I've started listening to NWA again?'.
Emily Chudy, Get West London, 17th October 2015Emma Kennedy on writing her new sitcom The Kennedys
Once upon a time Emma Kennedy was a lawyer, then she jacked it all in to become a comedy writer. Nine books and nearly 20 years later, her new BBC One sitcom proves the gamble has paid off, writes Claire Black.
Claire Black, The Scotsman, 17th October 2015TV review: QI, BBC2
Judging from this episode QI may certainly survive when Sandi Toksvig takes over, but it will be a different animal. I guess in the same way the dynamic between Hislop, Merton and Deayton had to change when Deayton left Have I Got News For You, so the relationship beween Davies and the new host will be recalibrated. On Twitter when the news broken Davies tweeted: "A Dane you say? We'll all have pastries and jumpers and it'll be shot in black & white."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th October 2015Joanna Lumley spotted shooting Ab Fab movie scenes
As chain-smoking, work-shy fashionista Patsy Stone, Joanna Lumley dons a black suit while driving a vintage Rolls-Royce convertible alongside a bride.
The Mirror, 17th October 2015David Morgan to host I'm A Celebrity ITV2 show
David Morgan has joined the presenting lineup of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here Now!
Ian Sandwell, Digital Spy, 17th October 2015Andy Parsons interview
Over the last decade, former Churston Ferrers Grammar School pupil Andy Parsons has built up a huge following as one of the regulars on BBC2's topical news quiz Mock The Week. Now, however, Andy is returning to his first love -- stand-up comedy.
The Torquay Herald, 17th October 2015Noel Fielding interview
He worked 'incredibly hard' to elevate the Mighty Boosh to arena-filling world tours. Then they imploded, Luxury Comedy got cancelled and so did Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Noel Fielding frets about being 'in limbo', the possibility of children and being the next Spike Milligan.
Alice Jones, The Independent, 17th October 2015Videos
TV
TV & radio
1pm30 min
Somewhere Else
Episode 1The settlers embark on the momentous journey across the waves to South America. On the journey they face a despotic English captain, Ffion hosts the ship's first Annual General Meeting (passengers attending: 1) and Mrs Pritchard starts on her bucket list (fighting a seagull for a scrap of bread - tick). But what will they find when they finally arrive in Patagonia?
10:15pm65 min
The Jonathan Ross Show
Series 9, Episode 1 - Vin Diesel, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse, Tom JonesWith Hollywood action movie star of The Fast And The Furious, Vin Diesel; Olympic and world champion Jessica Ennis-Hill; and legendary comedy duo Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse. Plus music and chat from the voice himself, Sir Tom Jones.