BCG Daily Monday 25th January 2016
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Review - Monkey Barrel Comedy: 5th birthday
Reviews of Jay Lafferty, Stuart Laird, Daniel Downie and Gareth Waugh.
Damo Bullen, The Mumble, 25th January 2016Ofcom: Jimmy Carr's 'offensive' dwarf joke broke rules
Jimmy Carr's joke about dwarves on BBC One's The One Show was offensive and broke broadcasting rules, the media watchdog has said.
Mark Sweney, The Guardian, 25th January 2016Shazia Mirza on Isis
"These girls are horny teenagers - and Isis are the One Direction of Islam," says comedian Shazia Mirza.
Shazia Mirza, The Big Issue, 25th January 2016Review - Stephen K Amos
You couldn't call Stephen K. Amos laid back but then the title of the show, The Laughter Master, proves he does not suffer from false modesty.
Dave Cunningham, The Reviews Hub, 25th January 2016The real war horrors Arnold Ridley endured
While conscientious objector Pte Godfrey could not hurt a fly, Arnold Ridley endured horrific hand to hand combat in the trenches at the Somme in 1916.
Warren Manger, Radio Times, 25th January 2016Review: Gary Delaney
If I had a pound for every punch-line Gary Delaney delivered tonight, I could retire a very wealthy man and see out my days in the South of France, well probably not that many but I'd be a wealthy man indeed.
Matt Forrest, The Reviews Hub, 25th January 2016Leicester Comedy Festival preview
Heard the one about Leicester nearly ending up with a festival of Eastern European theatre?
Peter Warzynski, Leicester Mercury, 25th January 2016Meet Al Porter - the new Graham Norton?
It's rare to find a comedian who is so universally appealing that they're plainly destined for the arenas. But then Al Porter is very much a one-off.
John Earls, Loaded, 25th January 2016Videos
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4:30pm30 min
The Infinite Monkey Cage
Series 13, Episode 3 - Invisible UniverseWith Jon Culshaw, Sarah Bridle, Tim O'Brien.
6:30pm30 min
The Museum Of Curiosity
Gallery 8, Episode 3 - Meeting Forty-SixJohn Lloyd and Sarah Millican this week are joined by comic Felicity Ward, cricket commentator Henry Blofeld, and the first Briton in space Helen Sharman.
9pm60 min
Benidorm
Series 8, Episode 3The Maltbys are back and Pauline must battle her demons. Tiger and Joey get into trouble with a biker gang while Blow & Go sees some big changes. Joyce Temple-Savage goes to a house auction and must fight it out with a surprise bidder!
10pm30 min
Crashing
Episode 3Anthony lays on an evening of deliciously spicy delights - but as the meal descends into chaos, it's not just the curry that ends up on the floor.
10pm30 min
Insert Name Here
Series 1, Episode 4 - JoDanny Baker, Aisling Bea, Robert Webb and Kate Williams join Sue, Josh and Richard.
10:30pm30 min
Siblings
Series 2, Episode 4 - Gregg And LilyHannah and Dan's father has organised a birthday party for himself - something that Hannah finds suspiciously out of character.
10:45pm30 min
Tracey Ullman's Show
Series 1, Episode 3This episode brings a pair of American tourists to London and puts their permanently rose-tinted view of the capital to the test. Sally Preston MP runs her first constituency surgery topless, Dame Judi Dench breaks into a cinema and Dom pitches his latest half-baked idea for a weather app. Plus Rebekah Brooks and Steph the model agent.