BCG Daily Tuesday 17th November 2015
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Dara O Briain interview
"There's no way I could physically not tour for three years, I'd go bananas".
Tom Eames, Digital Spy, 17th November 2015Michael McIntyre visits a fan in her house
Knock, knock. Who's there? It's comic Michael McIntyre visiting one of his biggest fans at her house. Kimberly Allen won a competition to watch his new DVD Happy and Glorious with him.
The Sun, 17th November 2015John Sessions blasts BBC 'management culture'
Actor and comedian John Sessions has criticised BBC "management culture" as "completely out of hand".
Tim Masters, BBC News, 17th November 2015Iain Lee 'quits' BBC radio show after 'bigot' row
The well-known stand-up clashed with Christian lawyer Libby Powell during an on-air interview over anti-gay Biblical passages.
Ian Burrell, The Independent, 17th November 2015Alan Davies at Cheltenham Town Hall review
The traumas of soft play, horrors of male changing rooms, and woes of adolescence, television comedian, Alan Davies, returned to Cheltenham Town Hall to raise laughs, gasps, and even snorts among comedy fans.
Kathryn Godfrey, So Glos, 17th November 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Nick Helm
Interview with Nick Helm.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th November 2015Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse, comedy review
Friendly joshing was one of the themes of the night and there was more than an echo of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's spontaneous giggles in Enfield and Whitehouse's bantering, says Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 17th November 2015Onion on site: Toast Q&A
TVO's newest recruit, Jess Gerber, recently attended the series launch, which featured a Q&A from the show's writers Matt Berry and Arthur Mathews.
Jess Gerber, The Velvet Onion, 17th November 2015Review: Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse, Eventim Apollo
Oi! Time has not withered the two legends' characters or catchphrase.
Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 17th November 2015Toast Of London preview
Sitcom's favourite thespian, Steven Toast is back as Toast Of London returns for a third series on Channel 4.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 17th November 2015Video: Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse on touring
They have been together for over 25 years as a comedy partnership but it's only now that Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse have decided to hit the road together.
BBC News, 17th November 2015The 39 Steps to tour the UK in 2016
The 39 Steps will tour the UK next year, following its nine-year run in the West End.
Matthew Hemley, The Stage, 17th November 2015Radio 2 pulls comedy in wake of Paris attacks
Radio 2 has pulled a new comedy about pre-First-World-War spies in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. The King's Men features a scene in which a series of explosions are heard throughout London, but which the hapless agents believe to be 'just normal domestic disturbances'.
Chortle, 17th November 2015Kevin Bridges in angry rant at heckler
Kevin Bridges apologised to audience members after losing his cool with a heckler who accused him of forgetting his roots.
Stuart Macdonald, The Mirror, 17th November 2015Gordon Stretch has died at 87
Birmingham comedy writer Gordon Stretch has died. Gordon, from Erdington, contributed material to The Two Ronnies and Roy Hudd's The News Huddlines.
Roz Laws, The Birmingham Mail, 17th November 2015Videos
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10:45am15 min
How Does That Make You Feel?
Series 6, Episode 2Tony is still no wiser as to why his jokes fail to go down well with the ladies.
5pm10 min
Go Jetters
Series 1, Episode 8 - The Brandenburg Gate, GermanyWhen Grandmaster Glitch takes the quadriga from the Brandenburg Gate, the Go Jetters must stop him before he reaches Grim HQ.
10pm60 min
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Series 3, Episode 3Alan is joined by Aisling Bea, Justin Moorhouse, Jo Enright and Jim Moir (Vic Reeves) to discuss such varied subjects as living without central heating, performing stand-up at weddings and mansions, stories of stealing, befriending old men, Jim's working with pigs experiences and being star-struck.
10pm30 min
Catastrophe
Series 2, Episode 4As Rob and Sharon celebrate what is a tainted wedding anniversary, Fran and Chris are sadly drifting further apart.
10pm30 min
Barbara Nice
Episode 0 - PilotWhen a homeless Spanish busker needs some help, Barbara sees it as the perfect opportunity to do some good and stir things up home... A little more than she expected.
11pm30 min
Liam Williams - Ladhood
Series 1, Episode 2 - The First TimeMisanthropic comedian Liam Williams tells of his teenage misadventures in the Yorkshire suburbs through evocative monologues and flashback scenes.