BCG Daily Friday 11th December 2015
Press clippings
Audience 'storm out' when Alan Carr interviewed Lady C
More than 100 members of the Chatty Man audience reportedly walked out of Alan Carr's interview with controversial I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here contestant Lady Colin Campbell.
Rebecca Merriman, The Mirror, 11th December 2015Hunderby review
Hunderby is the filthiest filth, but you can get away with a lot by being very good and very funny.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 11th December 2015Bill Bailey review
Ever fancied an evening of surreal family holiday tales and a medley of ABBA through the lens of death metal?
Emma Kelly, Daily Star, 11th December 2015Kerry Godliman interview
Being offered a plum job without the need to interview or audition is a lovely thing in any field of work. But when that call comes from comedy giant Christopher Guest - part of the team behind classics including This is Spinal Tap, Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman - to be in his next film, well, it's all the sweeter.
Chris Broom, Portsmouth News, 11th December 2015An Evening with Noel Fielding - review
For fans this is a must see show, but even those with little knowledge of Fielding's more off-beat work should find this an entertaining and joyful evening of comedy.
Jo Beggs, The Reviews Hub, 11th December 2015Bill Bailey review - back to his blithe best
From riffs on Labour's 'experimental' period to a German-language heavy-metal Waterloo, Bailey's ticklish joy in the trivial delights a warm crowd.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th December 2015This week's new live comedy
Previews of Margaret Cho, Jen Brister and Sara Pascoe's Christmas Assembly.
James Kettle, The Guardian, 11th December 2015David Mitchell to make Radio 4 programme about manners
Peep Show star David Mitchell and former Tory MP Ann Widdecombe are to examine the "state of modern manners" in a week of programming on BBC Radio 4 in the new year.
Mark Sweney, The Guardian, 11th December 2015Nick Helm: I died on Live At The Apollo
Nick Helm has described his appearance on Live at the Apollo as 'the worst gig of my life'. His set, which was characterised by mass walkouts and heckles, was recorded in September, and airs on Monday on BBC Two.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 11th December 2015Opinion: why star ratings don't tell the whole story
I went to see Bill Bailey at the Vaudeville Theatre last night. I reviewed the show for the Evening Standard and gave it four stars. During a brief email exchange with a sub-editor I mentioned that it was nearly a five star show and she replied that my review made it sound like almost a five star review too. So why didn't it get the full quintet?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th December 2015Bill Bailey: Limboland, Vaudeville Theatre, review
'The brainiest comedian of his generation'
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 11th December 2015Topping and Butch interview
Stars on the cabaret circuit, Topping & Butch do sharp musical satire that is always fun.
Laugh Out London, 11th December 2015Bill Bailey, Limboland, review
Bill Bailey hit the ground running with a show that offered huge laughs.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 11th December 2015Sofie Hagen; Bubblewrap review
Bubblewrap goes to some pretty extreme places, including a psychiatric hospital, but there's something in Sofie Hagen's breezy manner, and self-defacing descriptions of adolescent screwiness we can all relate to.
Will Noble, Londonist, 11th December 2015Pete Jackson: My Christmas as a drinking alcoholic
I'm Pete Jackson. Six years ago, in late September, I quit drinking. It wasn't my first attempt, not by a long stretch, but I hoped (and six years later I'm still hoping) that it was my last.
Pete Jackson, The Huffington Post, 11th December 2015Videos
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TV & radio
7:45am15 min
The Roy Files
Episode 5 - Being YourselfRoy is making a scrapbook for history homework about the person he knows best - himself. With excerpts from some of the funniest, most embarrassing and most surprising events in his life so far.
11:30am30 min
Michael Frayn's Matchbox Theatre
Episode 3Short entertainments based on Frayn's acclaimed book of comic dialogues and monologues. Including a controlling theatre director, who thinks he can direct anything, and two people talk to each other on their mobiles, yards apart.
1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 2, Episode 9Des Clarke breaks the week's news with help from comedians Andrew Maxwell, Mark Nelson and Stuart Mitchell, plus author Val McDermid.
6:30pm30 min
The Now Show
Series 47, Episode 5Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Mitch Benn, Andy Zaltzman, Tez Ilyas, Dr. Gabrielle Walker and Pippa Evans for a comic romp through the week's news.
6:30pm30 min
8:30pm30 min
Citizen Khan
Series 4, Episode 6 - Alia's BoyfriendIn line with the great tradition of British Muslim baking, Mr Khan enters the Great Sparkhill Bake Off.
9pm30 min
Have I Got News For You
Series 50, Episode 10Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host David Mitchell plus guest panellists Kirsty Wark and Andy Hamilton.
10pm30 min
10pm65 min
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Series 15, Episode 14 - Lady Colin Campbell, One Direction, Karl PilkingtonLady Colin Campbell joins Alan to discuss her experience on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!; One Direction join Alan for a chat, and perform History; and The Moaning of Life star Karl Pilkington talks to Alan too.
10pm30 min
Crackanory
Series 3, Episode 5 - The Truth About Suz & The Vexed MessageIn the penultimate episode's opening story, after lying about having a wife, Alan finds an unlikely date for the office awards ceremony. The second of tonight's stories sees a man mistakenly send a text message intended for his wife to his boss and so does everything he can to get his hands on the phone. Read by Morgana Robinson and Greg Davies.
10:30pm30 min
Sam Delaney's News Thing
Episode 6 - OutrageSam asks if moral outrage is out of control, MP Mike Freer speculates on Donald Trump's sexuality and Bobby Mair takes on Tyson Fury.
10:35pm50 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 18, Episode 11 - Tina Fey, Kurt Russell, Josh Widdicombe, SiaKurt Russell talks about Elvis, Tina Fey says she almost made Robert De Niro laugh, Josh Widdicombe talks about his Hobbit ambitions and Sia says she wants to reveal more of herself.