BCG Daily Tuesday 12th April 2016
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Press clippings
Michelle Keegan in Plebs was 'genuinely hilarious'
Michelle Keegan's turn in Plebs went down a storm with fans of the ITV2 comedy show.
The Sun, 12th April 201610 Questions for comedian Alexei Sayle
The Liverpudlian surrealist talks film, music and imaginary sandwich bars.
Thomas H Green, The Arts Desk, 12th April 2016Bath Comedy Festival reviews
Anna Morris, Hardeep Singh Kohli and Paco Erhard reviewed.
John Christopher Wood, Bath Chronicle, 12th April 2016What happened to self-sufficient people of the 1970s?
John Seymour, author of the "bible" of self-sufficiency, had put his principles into practice and set up a farm on rented land in Suffolk, driving a horse and cart instead of a car. His books and articles, which are thought to have helped inspire the BBC sitcom The Good Life, urged others to follow his lead.
Claire Bates, BBC News, 12th April 2016Live review: Sketch Off final, Leicester Square Theatre
The sketch show is a format that goes in and out of fashion. At the moment it doesn't seem to be at its coolest. There have been shows on the radio such as Sketchorama, but TV seems to be hooked on either sitcoms or panel shows. The first ever Sketch Off competition attracted plenty of entries, so there are certainly plenty of performers out there willing to give it a try. With, it has to be said, mixed results.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th April 2016Why Corbyn is the perfect star for our comedy musical
The experience of writing a musical about Jeremy Corbyn has been almost as surprising as the man's rise from obscurity as a rebel on the backbenches to the leadership of the Labour party. In not much longer than it takes Jeremy Corbyn to find his tax returns, we've written an original musical comedy that starts tonight in London.
Rupert Myers, The Telegraph, 12th April 2016And it's a good night from us to Ronnie Corbett
Alison Graham discusses growing up with The Two Ronnies, and Ronnie Corbett's impact on British culture.
Alison Graham, Radio Times, 12th April 2016Netflix: Black Mirror season 3 to get worldwide release
We caught up with Netflix chiefs to discuss the revamped return of the much-loved dystopian drama.
Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 12th April 2016An open letter to Stephen Fry
Here is my offer to you Stephen, please come and visit us at Survivors Manchester. Come and meet the team and find out the impact sexual violation has on survivors. Come and meet some of the amazing survivors that are supported by the charity and hear their stories first hand. Come and find out about how the charity is making a huge, positive difference to the lives of survivors in the Greater Manchester and beyond. Come and have your views challenged and your mind opened.
Tom Leavesley, The Huffington Post, 12th April 2016How laughter and science help with anxiety
Is it okay to joke about anxiety? That's a stupid question. (Admittedly, it's a question that I'm asking myself for the purposes of making a point, so perhaps I shouldn't be so quick to jump down my own throat.) To answer it, I think it's okay to joke about most things.
Neil Hughes, The Huffington Post, 12th April 2016Videos
TV & radio
The Aliens
Episode 6With the gang war raging Troy is put into lockdown - no-one in, no-one out... With the help of Lilyhot, Lewis realises that he's got to bring the bloody gang war to an end, but in order to do so he realises that a sacrifice must be made...
Camping
Episode 1Robin's wife Fiona decides to celebrate his 50th birthday by organising a camping weekend with friends Kerry and Adam. But her intricately itinerised weekend is thrown drastically off course by the arrival of the recently separated Tom and his uninhibited new partner Fay.
Camping
Episode 2The unlikely clan settle into their trip, but a visit to the beach is beset by a detour to A&E.
Love In Recovery
Series 2, Episode 5 - ParentsSimon's son Joe is grounded, so Simon has dragged him along to the meeting. He is in trouble, worried and out of his depth. And that is just Simon. Will Julie have the answers?