BCG Daily Friday 24th June 2016
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Jane Horrocks hints Ab Fab movie appearance may be last
Jane Horrocks has hinted her outing as Bubble in the Ab Fab movie, released next month, will be her last.
Nicola Methven, The Mirror, 24th June 2016Brexit vote makes Yes Minister clip go viral
In the episode "The Writing on the Wall", Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby patiently explains to minister Jim Hacker precisely why Britain has such a vexed relationship with the EU. "Minister, Britain has had the same foreign policy objective for at least the last five hundred years: to create a disunited Europe," he says.
James Gill, Radio Times, 24th June 2016Anti-Brexiters use Gavin & Stacey memes to troll result
While many celebrities have angrily voiced their disapproval and disagreement, other members of the public have turned to humour - specifically, Gavin & Stacey.
Alistair McGeorge, The Mirror, 24th June 2016Eleanor Morton: Edinburgh Fringe 2016 interview
Since we first saw Edinburgh native Eleanor Morton do an excellent 10 minute spot at a Laugh Out London a couple of years ago, she has emerged as a key player in the Weirdos collective of alternative comedians, combining a rich imagination with actual, goddamn talent. She's only doing a short run of her solo show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year, so make sure you do some proper planning so not to miss it. It will be excellent!
Laugh Out London, 24th June 2016Joanna Lumley: political correctness makes comedy hard
People take offence at the smallest things, which used to be just funny.
Daniel Welsh, The Huffington Post, 24th June 2016Comedy sketch writer takes show to Fringe
Sketch group This Glorious Monster comprises performers Daniel Hoffmann-Gill, Adam Loxley and Martin Collins, with scripts by Martin and Hemel man Alex Finch. Born and bred in Hemel, Alex, aged 40, attended Hemel Hempstead School.
Hemel Today, 24th June 2016Fringe preview: Tony Law
Tony Law was always a funny comedian. But it was when he started messing with his facial hair that things really took off. It was in 2012 when he was rocking his pre-hipster 1908 arctic explorer facial hair that he was nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award for the freewheeling Maximum Nonsense.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th June 2016How do you write jokes about a sad story?
It's Pete Sinclair that I feel sorry for. Among others of course. He is one of the writers of C4's Power Monkeys and as if it wasn't hard enough already to write a whole sitcom episode in a day, he now has to write funny jokes about a situation that I suspect he doesn't find very funny.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th June 2016Tony Law interview
From Bill Murray to The Day Today, the comedian reveals the things he finds funniest.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 24th June 2016Stand-up: unpretentious but often anti-intellectual
Comedians tend to apologise for making any highbrow references in their material. I wish more felt at ease quoting poetry like Liam Williams.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th June 2016Red Dwarf XI launches in September
Series XI of Red Dwarf will be broadcast on Dave in September 2016. Officially.
Red Dwarf Website, 24th June 2016Is this the end of satire?
It has long been my belief that comedy can solve anything. Particularly satire. I grew up watching Have I Got News For You, listening to The News Quiz and The Now Show on BBC Radio 4 and cutting out Steve Bell's cartoons; all the while laughing and believing this medium absolutely contributed to the political landscape. I still do, but there's been a peculiar shift and satire seems to have lost its sting.
Kate Stone, Funny Women, 24th June 2016New Yorker cover uses Python to tackle Brexit
"I was stunned when I heard the news this morning," Barry Blitt says, of Britain's decision to leave the European Union, the subject of his cover for the upcoming issue of The New Yorker. "And really upset," Blitt adds. "I just sent money to my kid, who's travelling over there--if I had just waited, I'd have saved a bundle now that the pound has collapsed."
Barry Blitt, The New Yorker, 24th June 2016Angel Comedy Club keeps Mucky Pup pub open
"We thought that maybe a gastro pub would buy the Mucky Pup but the owner liked our idea of helping the community," says Barry Ferns.
Katarina Poensgen, The Islington Gazette, 24th June 2016Videos
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7:45am15 min
Diddy TV
Series 2, Episode 5 - Starry PiesThere are more pranks in You've Been Stupid, and Diddy Dick reads the story of Snooty the kangaroo.
5:45pm15 min
Scream Street
Series 1, Episode 20 - The Curse Of Eternal YouthWhen Cleo utters an ancient Egyptian curse, time is stopped in Scream Street, releasing evil monster the Brain Catcher from the Underlands.
6:30pm30 min
Dead Ringers
Series 16, Episode 2With the Referendum result now in the team give in-depth analysis of the highs, lows and madness of the EU Campaigns.
6:30pm30 min
Elis In Euroland
Episode 3Elis James provides his take on Wales's performance in Euro 2016, with chat, celebrity interviews and Elis's own comedy musings on the tournament so far.
9pm60 min
The Last Leg
Series 8, Special - Last Leg In, Last Leg OutAdam Hills, Josh Widdicombe, Alex Brooker are joined by Stephen Mangan, John Mann and Stanley Johnson to examine the EU referendum result.
10pm30 min
Power Monkeys
SpecialThe results are in, the UK's fate has been decided. Tony is keen to begin the healing process, Preeya departs into government, and the David Cameron fudge has morphed into a sad metaphor. Over on Trump's plane, Bea and the team are in operation damage control while over in the Kremlin, Oleg is in operation elk control.
10:30pm55 min
BBC New Comedy Award
2016, Episode 2 - Heat 2Ten new comedians compete in the second heat. Nish Kumar is your host from Up The Creek Comedy Club in London.
11:05pm45 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 19, Episode 14 - Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Rebel Wilson, Iggy Pop, Josh HommeJoanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders talk about Ab Fab, Rebel Wilson says she begged for a part in the new movie, while Iggy Pop and Josh Homme perform live in the studio.