BCG Daily Friday 5th February 2016

Zawe Ashton would love a Fresh Meat movie

Zawe Ashton - Vod herself - told Digital Spy​ that she would totally be up for making a movie sequel in the future.

Review: Reeves & Mortimer, Leicester De Montfort Hall

The duo make great efforts to give the material real freshness.

DVD review: Bill

An irreverent Shakespearean romp, not just for kids.

Leicester Comedy Festival review: Jen Brister

As a work in progress, Jen instantly made it clear that some of her work would make us laugh while some of it would not. "Let's hope it's funny," said Jen, with obvious anxiety in her voice. Watching Jen on stage, I could not help but feel I am as far from her target audience as possible.

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Leicester Comedy Festival review: Patrick Monahan

With a billed one-hour gig starting 10 minutes early and ending 20 minutes late, writes Lizz Brain, no-one is ever going to accuse Patrick Monahan of providing poor value for money. He doesn't short-change in the laughter stakes, either.

Rory McGrath: My six best books

Rory McGrath, 59, is known for the comedy sketch show Who Dares Wins and as a regular panellist on They Think It's All Over. He is currently doing his first stand-up tour Rory McGrath Remembers (...Or Is It Forgets?). Here, he talks about books including Titus Goran and The Day of the Triffids.

Don't panic, it is funny... in parts

Nobody could ever make a better Captain Mainwaring than the late, great Arthur Lowe, but Toby Jones pulls off the pomposity, the middle-class chippiness and, above all, the comic timing, to something close to perfection.

Jo Brand 'pissed all over her clothes' on walk

Jo Brand's incredible Hell of a Walk for Sport Relief​ turned out to be wetter than she expected, as she "pissed all over her clothes" during the challenge.

Reeves and Mortimer: Poignant Moments tour review

Not everything works 100 per cent. Though plenty love him, I'm still not convinced by Dr Shakamoto, probably because of that dodgy East Asian accent ('I rive in Reeds') - even though they try to head off such criticism with a preceding sketch in which Lovejoy has an hilariously misjudged Jamaican brogue. But all in this is a wonderful reminder of this way this creative duo forged a unique niche in British comedy. You'll be glad that when it comes to their classic material, they did not let it lie.

Video: Footage of original Dad's Army cast unearthed

News footage of the original cast of Dad's Army being interviewed has been unearthed.

Dad's Army review

Michael Gambon is glorious as Godfrey and Toby Jones charms as the deluded Captain Mainwaring in a "fond, flag-waving if faulty" film.

The real-life wars of Dad's Army actor Arnold Ridley

As the film version of Dad's Army is released at cinemas across the country, BBC News looks at the life of Arnold Ridley, the only actor in the original television series to serve in both World War One and Two.

Isy Suttie review

The ex-Peep Show star co-opts Roy the papier-mache penguin and her Slovenian flatmate Anya in a warm and wise show about her quest for love.

Why the women of Walmington are on top

Captain Mainwaring's wife speaks! For anyone who knows the Dad's Army TV series, this fact alone will be enough to tell you that the movie version is marching to a very different tune.

This week's new live comedy

Previews of Romesh Ranganathan, Wring Out The Clowns and Bowieoke Circus.

The Rack Pack: Did it score a maximum break?

Unveiled on the evening of the Masters Final (and the iPlayer team offer their huge gratitude to Ronnie O'Sullivan for winning so quickly everyone could watch both), the film has generated a huge response on social media.

Comedy review: 25 Years Of Reeves And Mortimer

Well, they just wouldn't let it lie. Having spent the first 15 years of the 21st century away from the live arena, and with a series of small screen setbacks under their belts (the canning of Shooting Stars, the ditching of House Of Fools and the online catastrophe that was their ill-titled Afternoon Delights), Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer chose a relatively safe set for their 25th anniversary tour.

Romesh Ranganathan's comedy hero

The Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and Asian Provocateur star picks some iconic Americans as his comic idols.