BCG Daily Tuesday 1st March 2016

Review: Nina Conti's In Your Face, Criterion Theatre

I take my hat off to Conti's courage - involving a single punter in your act is one thing but being outnumbered four-to-one on stage is a recipe for disaster, a disaster she averts with much in the way of skill and humour. She deserves, though, more than a mere critic's praise.

Stag: the slasher comedy you need to see (Link expired)

Love horror? Love comedy? Love horror-comedy? Then you'll love new offbeat TV drama Stag, writes Mark Butler.

Nina Conti, comedy review

Nina Conti blurs the line between between puppet and puppet-meister with her co-star Monkey.

Video: Nina Conti on what makes a good ventriloquist

Comedian Nina Conti's new show, In Your Face, sees her use masks to transform audience members into live ventriloquist dummies.

Her original puppet, Monkey, still features heavily in the show but the majority of In Your Face is improvised.

Nina spoke to BBC News about the key ingredients to becoming a successful ventriloquist.

Michaela Coel experienced 'racist attack' while filming

The actress and her co-star on The Aliens were pelted with stones in what she believes was a racist assault. But she didn't let the unpleasantness ruin her night...

Nina Conti review

The comedian chucks out the art form's creepiness for a thrilling interactive set in which her most essential prop barely features.

Review - Nina Conti: In Your Face

In the West End's Criterion Theatre, Nina Conti's ventriloquist act In Your Face is a hilarious mix of deadpan ventriloquism and side splitting audience participation.

Ali G appearance was total surprise to Oscar organisers

Sacha Baron Cohen had been specifically asked by Oscar ceremony organisers to present on the night as himself.

Romesh Ranganathan lands Series 2 of Asian Provocateur

​Romesh Ranganathan will head out on his travels once again this year, after it was announced that his show Asian Provocateur has been renewed for a second series.