BCG Daily Thursday 7th January 2016

The Sun meets the cast of Birds Of A Feather

When I was offered the chance to become Dorien, I leaped at it, even when I learned it would take more than two hours in hair and make-up.

James Corden and Jack Whitehall on being back together

The duo talk about whether Corden's changed since rubbing shoulders with Hollywood stars, the future of the BBC -- and how easy it is to get Wotsits across the pond...

Anne Edmonds, comedy review

Edmonds' tragi-comic portraits evoke both Victoria Wood and Barry Humphries and while there's not always belly laugh humour, her images linger, says Bruce Dessau.

Miles Jupp interview

Miles Jupp says Radio 4 comedy needs the odd 'kidney punch'.

Absolutely Fabulous cast banned from boozing on set

Producers were forced to ask the cast and crew to stop consuming alcohol during filming in the UK and the south of France last year.

Al Porter: comedian of the month #23

Al Porter is surely the epitome of a comedy success story, familiar to many as a result of his recent appearance on BBC's Live At The Apollo, during November.

Ricky Gervais: His 30 funniest insults

Hollywood and your precious Golden Globes - brace yourselves. Ricky Gervais is back for a fourth night of constant piss-taking and putdowns.​ And we can't wait.

Pictures: Jennifer Saunders & Jane Horrocks filming

Jennifer Saunders suits up as Edina as Jane Horrocks pulls off Bubble's weirdest look yet in a hashtag outfit, as Absolutely Fabulous filming resumes.

Radio Times review

The First Ladies of Essex return with their panto style of comedy. Gags and situations are set up with as much subtlety as Dorien's outfits (in this episode she sports a supremely tasteless funeral frock), but there are some good lines as well as guest appearances from former EastEnders Jamie Foreman and Martin Kemp.

Sharon, Tracey and Dorien are at a funeral attended by what they describe as the "Don Corleone Appreciation Society" and featuring a spectacularly decorated hearse. Plus as Dorien's publisher has described her latest bonkbuster Eighty Yards of Ecstasy as "more like 70 yards of yawn", she seizes the opportunity to do some erotic research.