BCG Daily Saturday 16th April 2016
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Is Michael McIntyre the funniest man in Britain?
The cheeky comic turns variety host in a new Saturday night series for BBC One, Michael McIntyre's Big Show, and it looks likely to be yet another hit for him.
Alex Fletcher, BT, 16th April 2016Hugh Grant excelled himself on The Graham Norton show
It's rare to see Hugh Grant on a chat show sofa but after his appearance on The Graham Norton Show, there will no doubt be more calls for it to happen as soon as possible.
Amy Duncan, Metro, 16th April 2016Review: Jeremy Hardy - Oxford Playhouse
"I was genuinely thinking about giving up talking about mainstream politics", confesses Jeremy Hardy, before shrugging, flapping his arms out and blithely adding, "but then one of my best mates became leader of the Labour Party." And so the tone for the evening is set. As Hardy himself puts it, this will be "a full and frank, if almost entirely one-sided, discussion about my entrenched socialist views".
Fergus Morgan, The Reviews Hub, 16th April 2016McIntyre's brand is a finer art than late-night comedy
Michael McIntyre's brand of light entertainment is a finer art than expletive-filled late-night comedy.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 16th April 2016Gervais splurges £2.75m on a 'little country retreat'
Ricky Gervais, 54, and his partner Jane Fallon, 55, have splashed out £2.75 million on a riverside house in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, a short cruise downriver from Russell Brand's six-bedroom period home in Henley.
Sebastian Shakespeare, Daily Mail, 16th April 2016Podcasts
TV & radio
Fighting Talk
Series 13, Episode 27Georgie Ainslie is joined by Gideon Coe, sports presenter Jennie Gow, Canadian sports broadcaster Greg Brady and comedian Tom Parry.
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Series 1, Episode 1This week includes a musical performance from Tinie Tempah, stand up from Michael, and a jaw-dropping performance from the Peres Brothers group.
Play To The Whistle
Series 2, Episode 1This week, the teams are joined by Bradley's daytime TV arch-nemesis, Pointless co-host Richard Osman, as well as Olympic diving superstar Tom Daley and comedian Rob Beckett. Romesh Ranganathan is back as Frank's regular wingman and Seann Walsh returns to keep an eye on the scores.
Sam Delaney's News Thing
Episode 14 - The Decline And Fall Of David CameronSam realises it's the end of days for David Cameron, Conservative MP Mike Freer sticks up for Jeremy Corbyn, and Hacked Off founder Brian Cathcart is grilled for details on Hugh Grant's sex life.