BCG Daily Thursday 11th February 2016
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Adam Hills: 'Disabled athletes are cheating too'
"We want our sports people to be amazing and we place incredible pressure on them in terms of advertising money," Hills says, "so we, as a culture, are willing to turn a blind eye. At the 2008 Paralympics, one country was doing particularly well and I asked the Australian coach why? He said: "'They were good at the Olympics, too. They've got the best drugs. They can't be detected.' We talk to a lot of para-athletes and you hear them saying, 'He's totally doped up.'"
Julia Llewelyn Smith, The Telegraph, 11th February 2016Sarah Millican: marriage 2.0
After her first marriage ended, Sarah Millican thought she didn't need a piece of paper to prove she loved a man. So what changed?
Sarah Millican, Standard Issue, 11th February 2016Audio: Discussion on puns
Over at Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival, our friends at Beyond The Joke have sponsored a series of talks and events exploring the contemporary issues in stand-up comedy. In It's A Punny Old World experienced pundits discuss the history of puns and how they have become an essential part of the British sense of humour.
Giggle Beats, 11th February 2016Tanyalee Davis: Actual Size
The gross imagery will stick with you longer than any jokes about the awful situation, but as with this whole hour, it's her devil-may-care attitude and inherent good humour that sells the tale.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th February 2016Stuart Goldsmith interview
Bristol comedian Stuart Goldsmith talks babies, Boston and baring his soul.
Tara Pardo, The Bristol Post, 11th February 2016Black Mirror season 3: more cast and crew revealed
Joe Wright to direct Bryce Dallas Howard and Alice Eve in new episode.
Christopher Hooton, The Independent, 11th February 2016Henley Festival expand comedy programme
This year, Henley Festival will expand its comedy programme, which has in the past seen performances by Mark Watson, The Horne Section and Adam Hills, with twenty of the best comics from around the world set to appear.
Nic Wright, Giggle Beats, 11th February 2016Casual Violence, comedy review
Promising ideas occasionally outstay their welcome, says Bruce Dessau, but there are neat twists throughout.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 11th February 2016The QI Elves: ask me anything
We are Dan Schreiber (yeti expert), James Harkin (pun expert), Andrew Hunter Murray (parachuting dogs expert) and Anna Ptaszynski (not on Twitter expert). Together we make the UK podcast No Such Thing As A Fish, a weekly show full of facts, more facts, some dubious facts from Dan, and stupid jokes. Ask Us Anything.
Reddit, 11th February 2016Where next for Steve Coogan's The Trip?
When Rob Brydon tweeted that there was a new series of The Trip on the horizon, it was perhaps the best news of the year so far. And it raises the question: where will they go next? How far will their magazine's budget stretch this time?
Edward Tew, The Guardian, 11th February 2016Meet the brains behind zom-rom-com Nina Forever
There's a fresh, funny and genuinely weird London-set zombie film out this week and no, it's not that Austen badaptation advertised everywhere. Nina Forever is the debut feature of writer-directors the Blaine Brothers, a magic realist tale that turns hackneyed zombie tropes inside out with a ménage à trois in which one of the people just happens to be (un)dead.
Stuart Black, Londonist, 11th February 2016Review: Robert Newman at the Leicester Comedy Festival
I haven't seen a show as unapologetically high-brow and verbose since Ahir Shah burst on to the scene a few years ago.
Paul Banks, Leicester Mercury, 11th February 2016Review: Tiff Stevenson at the Leicester Comedy Festival
The idea that The Man may not have our best interests at heart certainly isn't new, writes Sian Brewis, but Tiff's take on advertising packs not only a punch but a skewer which she uses mercilessly in this whirlwind set.
Sian Brewis, Leicester Mercury, 11th February 2016Review: Romesh Ranganathan
Skipping seamlessly from topic to topic - sometimes bringing it full circle, sometimes just heading off on a new tangent, the delivery and apparent randomness is a fresh disguise for the inherent craftsmanship.
Lizz Brain, Leicester Mercury, 11th February 2016Review: UK Pun Championships
Earlier this week, Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival declared a new day for our calendars - UK Punday, coinciding with the festival's UK Pun Championships that evening. The tournament, being fought for the third year, celebrate one of the public's most popular form of joke. So, what is a pun?
Peter Dixon, Giggle Beats, 11th February 2016Jason Manford performed for patient in an ambulance
Salford comic Jason Manford ended up putting on an extra show after his first night on the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang tour. The kind-hearted comedian ended up doing an impromptu performance - in an ambulance - for an elderly woman who suffered a fall and broken her arm on her way out of the show.
Katie Fitzpatrick, Manchester Evening News, 11th February 2016Ben Abraham on British comedy
Ben Abraham tends to craft songs capable of picking apart the heart's innermost workings. At heart, though, he loves to laugh at life's absurdities, to switch off and enjoy some prime British comedy. Here's a few words on his favourites.
Ben Abraham, Clash Music, 11th February 2016Videos
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7:45am15 min
Class Dismissed
Series 1, Episode 9 - FridayFriday gets off to an eggy start in Miss Davis' breakfast club and Whizz and Magda teach their version of cycling proficiency.
6:30pm30 min
John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme
Series 5, Episode 6John apologises for a delay and wonders what his hobbies are, and there is a tale of national mourning and robots.
12 Sketches In A London House
Episode 2 - LoungeAfter a long day at the office, Sarah comes home to find Gary has managed to get the lucky break they were both hoping for.
8:30pm30 min
Room 101
Series 5, Episode 4 - Heston Blumenthal, James Acaster, Kirsty WarkChef Heston Blumenthal, comedian James Acaster and newsreader Kirsty Wark try to rid the world of plastic flowers, geese, and the shot put.
8:30pm30 min
Birds Of A Feather
Series 12, Episode 6 - Abandoned LoveA surprise visitor in the form of the attractive Emma turns up at Tracey's house. Sharon's suspicious, Tracey is welcoming, and Dorien is shocked to the core. Travis, on the other hand, is over the moon.
9pm60 min
A League Of Their Own
Series 10, Episode 6James Corden and co welcome Bring The Noise comedian Katherine Ryan, recordbreaking ex-jockey Tony 'AP' McCoy and the most decorated Olympic cyclist of all time, Chris Hoy.
10pm30 min
The Keith Lemon Sketch Show
Series 2, Episode 2The Urban Fox has a problem with the neighbours' cat; Vernon Kay asks One Direction about sexy ladies; Caroline Flack sticks pens up her nose; and Keith's got to the fifth day of his endurance challenge.
10:30pm30 min
Newsjack
Series 14, Episode 1This week Nish Kumar is joined by Celeste Dring, Jess Ransom and Mike Wozniak. Sketches include David Cameron hostage negotiating and the latest cutbacks to the NHS.
11pm30 min
Talking To Strangers
Episode 2Sketches include a woman who has been around lions all her life, and an allotment that has been fertilised in the wrong way.