BCG Daily Wednesday 24th February 2016
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Ditto Productions closes down
Comedy agency Ditto Productions is closing down for the time being. Beth O'Brien, who runs the company, announced the news on Facebook last night and explained that this is due to illness and ongoing treatment.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th February 2016Baconface returns with Global Globules music show
Legendary comedian Baconface is to return to the UK to front a radio show.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th February 2016Michaela Coel on new comedy The Aliens
Michaela Coel - who shot to prominence in her own E4 comedy series Chewing Gum - is about to star in the new sci-fi-comedy drama The Aliens for the same channel. Here she tells us a bit about it.
Chortle, 24th February 2016Is this the UK's most prolific joke thief?
The former leader of young Conservatives in Wales is selling comedians' jokes without their knowledge.
Chortle, 24th February 2016Rhys James review - standup with a superiority complex
The 24-year-old comedian is charming and verbally virtuosic sending up his own white privilege, but can't bring himself to be profound.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th February 2016Bramall Comedy Night 2016 review
Comedy nights at the Bramall on the University of Birmingham campus seem to be getting busier each month, and this is in part surely a result of the increasingly diverse nature of its line-ups.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 24th February 2016Trying something new
I'm typing this blogpost in a Holiday Inn Express, somewhere between St Andrews and Edinburgh. I'm on a tour of a play wot I wrote called The God Particle, a romantic comedy about science and religion.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 24th February 2016Bobby Davro admits to smoking cannabis & using cocaine
Bobby Davro has admitted smoking cannabis and using cocaine. But he insisted his drug use did not make him a "bad person."
Ed Dyson, The Sun, 24th February 2016Radio comedy still misses Kenneth Williams
It's tempting to believe that somewhere in the bowels of Broadcasting House in London the voice of Kenneth Williams is still roaming, rich, ribald and ever-so-fruity, ready to jump out and surprise us.
Kate Chisholm, The Spectator, 24th February 2016Raymond Allen interview
As a special episode of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em is filmed, the show's creator reveals why Norman Wisdom turned down the lead and the story behind that famous raincoat.
Peter Robertson, The Daily Express, 24th February 2016Grimsby review
For one of the most creative, resourceful comedic talents this nation has ever produced, pushing the boundaries with outrageous, barbed, and yet such intelligent satire, to see Sacha Baron Cohen present a spy movie spoof as his latest endeavour feels like all too easy territory for such an innovative mind. Grimsby is, however, recognisably shocking, and there does remain a pointed satirical undercurrent, but this revels far more predominantly in the former, not nearly as clever a piece as his previous offerings. But it goes so far in the direction of irreverence, that any attempt to be profound would be distinctly counter-productive.
Stefan Pipe, Hey U Guys, 24th February 2016Podcasts
TV & radio
7:25am15 min
Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 24 - Escape From Big HeadSquawkencluck reboots the Big Head base computer, which immediately locks up everyone in a maximum security prison.
4pm15 min
Mr Bean
Series 2, Episode 42 - What A Load Of RubbishBean is a bit too enthusiastic while cleaning his flat and Teddy ends up on his way to the dump.
6pm30 min
Live From The BBC
Series 1, Episode 2 - Alex Edelman & Tez IlyasAlex Edelman performs a stand-up set where he discusses his bodybuilder twin and club membership as a Jew. He's preceded by Blackburn-based comedian Tez Ilyas.
6:30pm30 min
Chain Reaction
Series 11, Episode 1 - Ed Byrne interviews Al MurrayIrish stand-up Ed Byrne interviews the creator of the Pub Landlord, Al Murray. Ed tackles Al on a vast array of topics from Thackeray's attitude towards the Irish to the thorny issue of offence in comedy via how best to talk to McFly.
11pm15 min
The Literary Adventures Of Mr Brown
Episode 1 - Unsolicited ReadingKurtis overdoses on Hilary Mantel.