BCG Daily Saturday 21st May 2016
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Online
Press clippings
Writer: BBC rejected him as idea "too clever for Scots"
A comedy writer has claimed a BBC executive told him Scottish viewers were less intelligent than their English counterparts. The allegations by Glasgow-based Colin Edwards have been strongly denied by the BBC.
Andrew Learmonth, The National (Scotland), 21st May 2016Stanley Baxter has kept busy despite retiring
For a man who retired in 1991, Stanley Baxter has been fairly busy in recent years.
Alan Shaw, The Sunday Post, 21st May 2016Seven questions with... Ben Norris
Ben Norris has been on the stand up comedy circuit since the early 1990's and has compiled an impressive back-catalogue of writing and television credits over the years. With a somewhat more light-hearted style of comedy than his stern demeanour may suggest this comedian is effortlessly able to incorporate sinister elements into more topical and accessible material.
Becca Moody, Beyond The Joke, 21st May 2016Review: David Baddiel - My Family: Not The Sitcom
David Baddiel's My Family: Not The Sitcom is the funeral speech that Baddiel says he wasn't able to give.
Dani Kolanis, A Younger Theatre, 21st May 2016Videos
TV
TV & radio
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 13, Episode 32Georgie Ainslie is joined by sports broadcaster and presenter Kelly Cates, Crystal Palace goal scorer from the 1990 FA Cup final Gary O'Reilly, presenter Dougie Anderson and Manchester Utd fan and comedian Eddie Kadi.
8:25pm45 min
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Series 1, Episode 5This show has a spectacular musical performance from Katherine Jenkins, who performs Heroes; and mind magic from Colin Cloud. As well as all of this, Robbie Savage plays Send To All, where Michael sends a text message to Robbie's phone book. At the end of the show, Michael gives an unsuspecting florist her moment in the spotlight, in the unmissable 'Unexpected Star'.
9:20pm50 min
Play To The Whistle
Series 2, Episode 6The regulars are joined by presenter and journalist Piers Morgan, England rugby star Danny Cipriani and comedian Katherine Ryan.
10:30pm30 min
Sam Delaney's News Thing
Episode 19 - Terror-noiaSam explains why we're wrong to be so paranoid about terrorism, Neil Kinnock explains why we should be terrified about Brexit, and Bobby Mair looks at the weirdest stories of the week.