BCG Daily Sunday 13th March 2016
Press clippings
Witsherface review
Comprising an amorphous line-up of around 20 performers, Witsherface is less a sketch ensemble than a community, a showcase for female Glaswegian comic talent with an emphasis on promoting the grassroots.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 13th March 2016Thatcher Stole My Trousers, by Alexei Sayle - review
We'll probably never see anything like the alternative comedy revolution again. Even if the artform detours into another cul-de-sac of tired tropes - where you could argue mainstream stand-up has been heading for a while - the particular economic, social and political forces of the post-punk, nascently Thatcherite era are likely to be unique.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th March 2016Kim Noble: You're Not Alone review
This is a show of incredibly audacity and bravery and - for all its seeming bleakness - humanity.
Peter Jacobs, The Reviews Hub, 13th March 2016Phillip Schofield interview
"It's not bollocks. Hypnosis is used in medicine, patients have been hypnotised and not needed anaesthetic for operations. I was massively sceptical initially and decided I would only do the show if there was no element of fakery."
The Mirror, 13th March 2016Why we still see funny side of Harold, Alf and Fletch
What do the hits of the past tell us about the changing face of Britain today?
Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 13th March 2016Sharon Horgan on her production company
Pulling writer Sharon Horgan and producer Clelia Mountford talk branded content, transatlantic TV, and taking control of their own projects.
Gareth McLean, The Guardian, 13th March 2016TV & radio
10:45am15 min
Spot Bots
Episode 20 - Zing BallCubi and Lexi try to work out the purpose of a pair of mysterious objects.