BCG Daily Thursday 19th November 2015
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Jack Docherty to appear as cop character at comedy fest
Scot Squad favourite Jack Docherty will appear as his cop character at next year's Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson, played by ex-Absolutely star Docherty is "the self-proclaimed face and voice of modern policing in Scotland" in the BBC Scotland parody of a police documentary series. Docherty said: "This is my first live performance in 23 years."
Paul English, Daily Record, 19th November 2015Toast of London review
Not as well done as it was, but Toast is still delicious.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 19th November 2015Writers: Make the most of your freedom
Here's the one advantage the writer has over the writer-performer. The writer can write about anything. Anything at all. Any one. Any time. Any place. Any where. You have freedom. FREEDOM!
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 19th November 2015Toast of London: series 3, episode 1 review
Toast of London should not work as a show or a comedy. The elements of the narrative float around each other in a suspension of almost implacable chaos. The characters jump wildly from one side of the sanity spectrum to the other. Costumes and props could be introduced or removed from the plot at any time without warning. But, somehow, it all works and it's refreshing, funny, and ludicrous.
Sam Polti, On The Box, 19th November 2015Stephen Fry given Rose d'Or lifetime achievement award
Stephen Fry is to receive the Rose d'Or Award for Lifetime Achievement at a London ceremony next month.
BBC News, 19th November 2015Peep Show series 9 review: Gregory's Beard
Peep Show series 9 delivers another belter in "Gregory's Beard", as Super Hans gets married and Jez ponders his sexuality...
DC, Den Of Geek, 19th November 2015Jenny Eclair: "I absolutely hate prissiness"
Here's some news to make book worms feel all warm and fuzzy this winter: the Cambridge Literary Festival is back - and bigger and better than ever. One of the many literary treats in store comes in the shape of the brilliantly funny Jenny Eclair who, ahead of her appearance in Cambridge, tells Lydia Fallon why she's feeling lucky...
Lydia Fallon, Cambridge News, 19th November 2015The QI Elves on a geek revolution
Lydia Fallon caught up with half of the fact-finding foursome to chat about the revolution of the geeks...
Lydia Fallon, Cambridge News, 19th November 2015Video: Will Adamsdale - tips to avoid Xmas jingle hell
Will Adamsdale's Edinburgh award-winning self-help coach Chris John Jackson returns this winter with a festive twist. Jackson's Way: The Christmas Top-Up Power Seminar! is at Battersea Arts Centre, London, 1-12 December. Visit BAC's website to watch his 12 power tips. Here's the first one: how to survive the office party
The Guardian, 19th November 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - James Acaster
The last time I saw James Acaster someone walked in late carrying two pints of lager and Acaster just went "Legend".
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th November 2015Red Dwarf box set: 'The jokes zing by like meteorites'
In space, everyone can hear you squabble: scouse astronaut Lister wakes up 3 million years hence with a neurotic, underpants-ironing hologram for company...
George Bass, The Guardian, 19th November 2015No sex, please, we're comedians
First we had to choose between being funny or sexy. Then, suddenly funny WAS sexy to some people (and still is). And now, there's evidently no way you could ever confuse the two.
Kady Potter, Funny Women, 19th November 2015Chuckle Brothers go viral for all the wrong reasons
The deceptive picture shows Barry and Paul with their arms around a brunette, but many Twitter users were confused over the contents of the woman's drink. With many saying it looked like something phallic.
Megan Nisbet, OK Magazine, 19th November 2015You, Me And The Apocalypse - Episode 8 review
I loved the dancing nuns celebrating and partying. This show might be getting dark but it retains a seriously silly streak that's hard to resist.
Sarah Hughes, Frame Rated, 19th November 2015Man Up: A painfully convoluted romantic comedy
Who would want to see these actors be adorable and flirtatious with each other for 88 minutes or so when they could spend an equivalent amount of time watching them be overmatched human marionettes whose strings are being sadistically yanked in every direction by puppeteers interested in them only as vehicles to drive a phenomenally stupid plot forward?
Nathan Rabin, The Globe and Mail, 19th November 2015Videos
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10:45am15 min
How Does That Make You Feel?
Series 6, Episode 4Philip would appear to have found love in the most unlikely of places. However there is, as there always is with Philip, a complication.
4:30pm30 min
Millie Inbetween
Series 2, Episode 1 - GloriaAn unexpected visit from great aunt Gloria - mum's harshest critic - means emergency plans are needed. Mum has never told her about her and dad splitting up!
9pm60 min
Bring The Noise
Episode 5The regulars welcome soul-pop singer John Newman and Hurts lead singer Theo Hutchcraft to the show.
9pm30 min
Drifters
Series 3, Episode 5 - Plus OneMeg desperately needs a plus one for a very important occasion, Laura's patience is stretched thin when Gary's best friend Maggot comes to stay with them, and Bunny takes it upon herself to do Meg a favour.
10pm30 min
Russell Howard's Good News
Series 10, Episode 5Russell looks at the defiant people of Paris, the George Clooney effect and a bulldog with mad skills.
10pm30 min
The Tim Vine Chat Show
Episode 1 - PilotHalf an hour of daft exuberance, stand-up comedy and a celebration of ordinary people, with Tim interviewing members of the audience and hearing their life stories.
10pm30 min
Detectorists
Series 2, Episode 4Andy suddenly has a job interview to go to, while Lance has a lot of catching up to do. The mystery of the buried bomber is the least of their problems, but a disturbing possibility emerges from an unlikely source that throws everything into doubt.