BCG Daily Friday 15th April 2016
Features
Press clippings
BBC sitcom Citizen Khan 'Islamophobic', says MP
A BBC sitcom has been criticised as "Islamophobic" during a Commons debate about whether the BBC's programmes and staff reflect UK diversity.
BBC News, 15th April 2016Good Omens: Neil Gaiman to adapt book for TV
Author says he changed his mind about adapting novel without co-author after receiving a posthumous letter from Pratchett asking him to.
Sian Cain, The Guardian, 15th April 2016Lady Colin Campbell to perform at Fringe
She exclusively revealed she is heading up to the world's largest arts festival the Edinburgh Fringe this August for her very own one-woman show.
Howell Davies, The Sun, 15th April 2016Review - James Acaster: Reset
James Acaster has been nominated for more Edinburgh Comedy Awards than anybody else - and as he unveils his new offering in Melbourne, a good three months ahead of this year's Fringe, he already looks like the man to beat.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th April 2016Review: David O'Doherty
He always used to bill himself as "very low-energy musical whimsy", but David O'Doherty's latest show is pretty energetic, only very sparingly deploys the 1986 Casio keyboard that's become his trademark, and contains more bite than you'd expect.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th April 2016Ricky Gervais is returning - we should celebrate
The star of The Office has turned plenty of people off with his boorish public image, and even more with his non-PC stand-up. But his best-loved character still has much to offer.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 15th April 2016Recording To Hull And Back
Recording the full series of To Hull and Back has been an amazing experience for me.
Kerrie Marsh, Funny Women, 15th April 2016Lady C is launching a career in stand-up
Lady C is heading up to the world's largest arts festival the Edinburgh Fringe this August for her very own one-woman show.
The Sun, 15th April 201611 reasons to visit the seaside home of Boomers
The seafront scenes in the BBC1 sitcom Boomers are actually filmed in Herne Bay, not Norfolk.
Radio Times, 15th April 2016Steve Coogan: my family values
The actor and comedian talks about growing up in a happy, boisterous family and becoming a father at a difficult time in his life.
Tony Padman, The Guardian, 15th April 2016Writing a comedy script - advice
Judy Upton is a writer, you can find her short film Milk here and a number of her short comedies are available as podcasts. Here she offers some writing advice.
Judy Upton, Funny Women, 15th April 2016Stephen Fry shouldn't be vilified for expressing views
Stephen Fry has recently apologised for remarks he made about the sexually abused and I am very glad he did. By the same token he's been subjected to criticism and as much as I wholeheartedly disagree with what he said, words that don't need repeating, I have to object to Paris Lees's article published in the Guardian on 12th April. As I read it I had an open mind, but her emotive use of language and her accusation that Stephen Fry is a 'bully' was unjustified. Her argument that no one would listen to what he had to say if he was 'poor' - what does that have to do with it? It's like attacking the whole establishment and she included Germaine Greer, too, for good measure. She is missing the point.
Sanchita Islam, The Huffington Post, 15th April 2016The funniest thing... Romesh Ranganathan
From the sound of his own crying to superlative superhero spoofs, the comedian and presenter reveals the things that make him laugh the most.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 15th April 2016How Corbyn the Musical lampoons the king of the left
With a sexually confused Putin and a Bond villain Blair, Corbyn the Musical has some pretty broad caricatures - but it's even-handed in its politics. And it's not the first musical to take on a Labour leader.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 15th April 2016Charlie Chaplin: the UK's most successful screenwriter?
Charlie Chaplin was one of the most successful and enduring screenwriters that Britain ever produced, yet this side of his artistry is often overlooked. Gavin Collinson of BBC Writersroom caught up with Bryony Dixon, Curator of Silent Film at the British Film Institute's National Archive to find out more about this aspect of Chaplin's work. As one of the UK's leading experts on silent cinema and author of '100 Silent Films', who better to ask about one of the movie's most iconic stars?
Gavin Collinson, BBC Writersroom, 15th April 2016Review: Sunday Night Comedy at Weymouth Pavilion
Despite Terry Alderton's best attempts to make light of the heckler's disappointment in his act, fun soon turned to fisticuffs as the young lad threw a cup of beer over the comedian.
The Dorset Echo, 15th April 2016Bristol Comedy Garden preview
Get ready to laugh your troubles away when the Bristol Comedy Garden returns from June 28 to July 3 with yet another quality crop of comedians.
Central Somerset Gazette, 15th April 2016Peter Kay is a natural heir to Ronnie Barker
Ahead of BBC1 tribute series, Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle, friends and collaborators Sian Gibson, Danny Baker, Reece Shearsmith and Jason Manford tell TV Times what makes Peter Kay a comedy great.
TV Times, 15th April 2016Flowers review
Wilfully oddball comedy-drama that blooms into something curiously beautiful.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 15th April 2016Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Josie Long: Romance And Adventure
Episode 3Josie's 32nd birthday has her questioning whether her dream of one day having a family is now unrealistic.
Breaking The News
Series 3, Episode 6Host Des Clarke is joined by comedians Fred MacAulay, Jay Lafferty and Tez Ilyas and bestselling crime writer Val McDermid for a satirical swipe at the week's big news.
The News Quiz
Series 90, Episode 1Guests Jeremy Hardy, Susan Calman, Danny Finkelstein and Cariad Lloyd join Miles Jupp.
The Unexplainers
Series 2, Episode 4 - Does Wales Have A Bigfoot?John and Mike undertake their most ambitious expedition yet just outside of Tredegar, exploring sightings of a Welsh sasquatch, hearing tales of mythical mountain spirits and doing all they can to prove the existence of a creature with more chest hair than Mike Bubbins.
Have I Got News For You
Series 51, Episode 2Tracey Ullman becomes the 100th guest host of the programme. She is joined by the Reverend Richard Coles and BBC News anchor Clive Myrie.
Boomers
Series 2, Episode 4 - Mick's ReturnMick returns from his Spanish paradise minus his young Russian wife and has a surprise in store for Joyce.
Two Doors Down
Series 1, Episode 3There's tennis trouble in store for Eric and Colin - and they haven't a sporting chance against Christine.
Lookalikes
Series 1, Episode 2Agency boss Andy Harmer has 'Robert De Niro' on his books, but De Niro lookalike Roger Kabler is as antagonistic as his celebrity doppelganger, and has rubbed the other lookalikes up the wrong way so much that they've threatened to quit the agency. In the midst of the mutiny, Tim - Andy's best friend and David Brent lookalike - has agreed to show a new 'Nessa' around the office.
The Graham Norton Show
Series 19, Episode 4 - Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Keeley Hawes, Joe and JakeMeryl Streep reveals she is addicted to Homes Under The Hammer, Hugh Grant says he feared emotional scenes with Meryl, and Keeley Hawes says she was surprised to return to Line Of Duty, while Joe & Jake perform live in the studio.