BCG Daily Sunday 21st February 2016

David Croft would be 'turning in his grave' at remakes

Sitcom legend Melvyn Hayes has gone to war on the Dad's Army film and Are You Being Served? re-make, saying they would have creator David Croft "turning in his grave".

The star, who played Bombardier "Gloria" Beaumont in It Ain't Half Hot Mum - another of the writer's hits - demanded they "let old TV series lie".

Review - QI: Series M, Episode 16 - Misconceptions

Bye-Bye Stephen...

Richard Herring: Happy Now? - The Lowry, Salford review

You will not come out of this show with sore ribs or an aching face but you will leave with a new-found appreciation of the small things in your life that you may have taken for granted or forgot they make you happy.

Review: Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year

The Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competition has had a good run when picking winners recently.

Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2016 review

The penultimate night of Leicester's three-week comedy love-in means it's time for the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, the traditional beginning of the end of the city's comedy festival. Once again it's sold out, but then punters know there's going to be talent here as all the contenders have been selected by promoters from around the country.

Carl Jones and Nina Gilligan review

There are two works in progress in this double bill, and both could do with some more work to progress, to a greater or lesser degree.

Lucy Roper: InappROPERiate review

You'll have already spotted the name-based pun in the title InappROPERiate, but a more accurate one might be Lucy Roperrrrr, as this is an agonisingly hesitant hour, full of apologetic verbal mumbles that doesn't inspire any confidence in her abilities. A fear not without justification.

'Bananaman the Musical' is actually happening

British comic book character Bananaman is heading to the stage for the first time in his West End own musical.

Review: 'Outside Looking In Left' by Ed Byrne

Ed Byrne brings his show from the last Edinburgh fringe to the Warwick Arts Centre; a comfortable and rather jolly evening. Byrne causes no controversy, and in a comedy scene that is often filled with a Ricky Gervais-esque desire to be the most offensive as possible within ninety minutes, Byrne's show is a welcome relief.

Sarah Kendall interview

If we are to take comedian Sarah Kendall at her own word, she must be an exceptional liar.

Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year 2016 review

The penultimate night of Leicester's three-week comedy love-in means it's time for the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, the traditional beginning of the end of the city's comedy festival. Once again it's sold out, but then punters know there's going to be talent here as all the contenders have been selected by promoters from around the country.

Review: Old Folks Telling Jokes

Old Folks Telling Jokes is a classic "does what it says on the tin," writes Ella Morris.