BCG Daily Saturday 14th May 2016
Press clippings
Mum review - Lesley Manville puts the fun in funeral
A new sitcom from the Him & Her creator shares the same warmth and subtle characterisation - though it starts, incongruously, with a burial.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 14th May 2016Mum review
The tone is gentle, observational, the pace glacially lifelike. Stefan Golaszewski, who also writes plays, won a BAFTA for his previous television comedy Him & Her. Mum is more unassuming.
Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 14th May 2016Jack Diamond has died aged 75
Jack Diamond performed in hundreds of venues across the North West and ran his own talent show in Blackpool.
Alexandra Rucki, Manchester Evening News, 14th May 2016David Baddiel Q&A
I cry a lot. Especially on planes. What is that about? On a plane, I'll be in floods at The Good Dinosaur.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 14th May 2016Sarah Millican gives the crowd the bawdiness they crave
Neil Armstrong finds the South Shields-born comedian on bawdy, slightly erratic, but often very funny form.
Neil Armstromg, The Telegraph, 14th May 2016Frankie Boyle's Queen jokes censored by BBC bosses
Frankie Boyle was censored by BBC bosses after a string of offensive jokes on Have I Got News For You. Appearing in the guest presenter slot, the Scottish stand-up star fired off a series of withering political gags but saved his most cutting jibes for the Queen.
The Mirror, 14th May 2016Alice Marshall - Vicious, The Warren, Brighton review
Despite its minor flaws, Vicious is a great little fringe show in the safe hands of a skilled comedian. It could develop even further given a bit of a re-working from an objective eye. There are certainly far worse ways to spend an hour.
Paul Couch, The Reviews Hub, 14th May 2016Videos
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11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 13, Episode 31Georgie Ainslie is joined by Bronze Olympic medallist and sports broadcaster Kath Merry, broadcaster Martin Kelner, journalist Jim White and comedian Paul Sinha.
9:20pm45 min
Play To The Whistle
Series 2, Episode 5The regulars are joined in this edition by heavyweight boxer David Haye, Dragon's Den star Peter Jones and comedian Sara Pascoe.
10:30pm30 min
Sam Delaney's News Thing
Episode 18 - The BBC: A Nation's Shame?Sam explains why the BBC is one institution the Tories should dismantle, Neil Hamilton discusses his beef with Nigel Farage, and Bobby Mair visits the North Korean embassy.