BCG Daily Sunday 19th June 2016
Press clippings
Heard the one about the homeless comic?
Stand-up comic Damian Kingsley is to stop off in the North East on his fundraising journey to Edinburgh.
Nic Wright, Giggle Beats, 19th June 2016Review: Mum, episode 6, BBC2
Well, we say final episode but as anyone who has been following this brilliant series by Stefan Golaszewski will probably know by now there is going to be a second series. A good decision from the BBC, flying the flag for a quality comedy that may not be laugh a minute but has bags of nuance and excellent performances from its ensemble cast.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th June 2016Fringe preview: Seymour Mace
Sometimes overnight success takes years. Seymour Mace has been bouncing around on the comedy circuit for well over a decade now, but it was only last year that he picked up an Edinburgh Comedy Award for a show that tied together all the madness of his previous outings in one neat package.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th June 2016Review - Brickhead: Yeah Yeah Yeah?
Brickhead has the requisite playfulness and pseudo-vulnerability, which makes him easily likeable, even if the show is in search of purpose.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th June 2016Ashley Jensen interview
Underneath, Agatha Raisin is rather fragile.
David Stephenson, The Daily Express, 19th June 2016Erich McElroy 'It's frightening in America'
Political satirist, Erich McElroy, was born in the US, but has made his home here in the UK. The Sky News and BBC Breakfast political pundit chats about comedy and politics with Martin Walker. Can Erich explain the rise of Donald Trump?
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 19th June 2016Videos
TV
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TV & radio
6pm3 min
No Filter
Series 2, Episode 3 - GabrielleThis sketch is based on the time something went in London's eye.
7:15pm30 min
The Now Show
2016 Specials, Episode 1 - The Vote Now Show: EU and YoursA comic take on the EU Referendum, recorded just hours before broadcast, four days before polling stations open. Should we stay or should we go? They definitely won't be giving a definitive answer, but Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Jon Holmes, Mitch Benn and some special guests, help to unpick the thorny issues.
10pm60 min
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Series 4, Episode 9Mark Watson, Katy Wix, Karen Taylor and Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) join Alan Davies for another evening of impromptu chat. The conversation veers from crap competition wins and hideous surprises to faking it and freakish phobias.