BCG Daily Sunday 20th March 2016
Press clippings
Thatcher Stole My Trousers by Alexei Sayle review
Alexei Sayle revisits art school and the 80s comedy circuit in this second memoir.
Ben East, The Observer, 20th March 2016Dawn French on comedy, flags and Donald Trump
"I've spent a bit of time in New Zealand," Dawn French says. "I've chosen New Zealand for holidays. I'm a massive fan of New Zealand. I know that sounds arse-lickey but it's the absolute truth. I've got a huge affection for it."
Philip Matthews, Stuff.co.nz, 20th March 2016Review: Thatcher Stole My Trousers by Alexei Sayle
The latest volume of Alexei Sayle's autobiography, following Stalin Ate My Homework, takes us through the most exciting - and contrasting - years of his life. At the start he is a penniless student, at the end he is hanging out with Sting and wrestling with his politically charged conscience about success and money.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th March 2016Dane Baptiste interview
Dane Baptiste packed in his dead-end job to change the world. Britain's answer to Chris Rock talks about his new sitcom Sunny D - and laughing at his own jokes
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th March 2016Julia Davis: Camping and the future of comedy
On the eve of her new sitcom, Julia Davis talks anxieties, personal and professional, with Sarah Hughes.
Sarah Hughes, The Independent, 20th March 2016Review: Jenny Eclair
If 60 is the new 40, I have to ask if Jenny Eclair is a grumpy old woman or a middle-aged maniac as the subtitle of her one-woman show suggests.
Ken Wilson, TV Bomb, 20th March 2016Eddie Izzard completes Sport Relief marathons
Eddie Izzard has completed his challenge in South Africa to run 27 marathons in 27 days for Sport Relief.
BBC News, 20th March 2016TV & radio
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