BCG Daily Tuesday 21st June 2016
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My comedy hero: Ed Gamble on Jeffrey Tambor
The stand-up and star of Almost Royal picks The Larry Sanders Show and Arrested Development comic actor.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 21st June 2016Do we still need the Fringe guide?
Yes, it will be partially out of date by August, and yes, I will look things up on my phone during the Fringe, but for now I am a proud owner of a copy of the 2016 Fringe Guide. And when I saw that pile of programmes, I still got that thrill.
Punchline UK, 21st June 2016Review: Taskmaster, series two, episode 1
Taskmaster is great at displaying people's laterial thinking.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 21st June 2016TV review: Taskmaster, Dave
It is no surprise that comedians are ruthlessly competitive. What I didn't realise until Taskmaster came along was how cunning and crafty they can be when he comes to getting one over on their stand-up rivals.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st June 2016Fringe preview: Adam Hess
I think I laughed more when I was at the Edinburgh show by Adam Hess than at any show last summer. I have to qualify that, however, by saying that I couldn't remember many of the actual jokes afterwards, but that was because they flew around the room at such a fast and furious pace that I was still chuckling at one punchline when the next one hit me.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st June 2016David Baddiel wins new book award
David Baddiel is one of the winners of the inaugural Laugh Out Loud Awards, known as "The Lollies". These awards were created by Scholastic, the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, to celebrate the funniest children's books. The full results have just been announced and Baddiel and illustrator Jim Field won Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 9-13 year olds for their book The Parent Agency.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st June 2016Note to comics about "PC culture" and what it means
I'm getting kind of bored of cry-baby comedians lamenting the fact that certain topics are "off-limits" these days. When I say "comedians", I'm, of course, largely referring to "cisgender, white, male comedians", who are learning that, as people are becoming more and more aware of societal issues like racism, sexism, and prejudice against LGBT and disabled people, the things that used to get laughs just aren't cutting the mustard anymore.
Daniel Welsh, The Huffington Post, 21st June 2016Upstart Crow, series 1 review
Predictable in places, perhaps, but the ridiculous nature of some of these plot lines is arguably in the same vein as of the bards own greatest comedies.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 21st June 2016Radio Times TV Champion 2016: comedy nominees
Here's the 64 celebrities who'll do battle this summer.
Radio Times, 21st June 2016Laura Lexx 'Who is this Tyrannosaurus Lexx?'
Laura Lexx spends 15 minutes with Martin Walker, chatting about her new Edinburgh Festival Fringe show. She says that it's a fun and free hour about identity and pretense. Why do people become odd versions of themselves? Who is this Tyrannosaurus Lexx?
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 21st June 2016Videos
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7:45am15 min
Diddy TV
Series 2, Episode 2 - Mr BullyFeaturing fat cat drama in Downton Moggy. Also, join Holly Willoughay and Holly Willoughby for Surprise Surprise Surprise Surprise.
6:30pm30 min
My Teenage Diary
Series 7, Episode 4 - Sara PascoeComedian Sara Pascoe reads from her diaries, in which she works at the Millennium Dome, gets a new boyfriend and starts university.
9pm60 min
Agatha Raisin
Series 1, Episode 3 - The Wellspring Of DeathParish Council chairman Robert Strutters is found dead in the spring.
10pm30 min
Rovers
Episode 5 - Bonzo The Redbridge RoverPete's son Stanley experiences his first ever game and there's a surprise in store for him. Mel cooks Tel a summer roast and Doreen has a twitchy eye.
10pm30 min
Jack Dee's HelpDesk
Jack Dee's Referendum HelpDesk, Episode 3Jack's panel guests are HelpDesk regular Katherine Ryan, plus Jeremy Hardy, Nina Wadia and Nish Kumar.
10pm60 min
Taskmaster
Series 2, Episode 1 - Fear Of FailureThe opening episode of Series 2 features one of the greatest sporting moments in television history. And it involves a potato.
11pm30 min
The World Of Simon Rich
Series 1, Episode 4Some amazing proposal stories, God has some fun, and Death gets the acting bug.