BCG Daily Tuesday 12th July 2016

Leicester Festival's Geoff Rowe on his business award

The man behind Leicester Comedy Festival said he was "delighted" to win last year's Leicester Mercury Small Business Executive of the Year award and wished this year's entrants the best of luck.

Comedy for mentally ill scheme nets £170,000

A scheme to treat mentally ill and depressed patients through comedy has been awarded more than £170,000 of National Lottery cash.

Comedian Rob Gee is the driving force behind Brightsparks, which uses the arts, and stand-up comedy in particular, to help treat people with severe and long-lasting mental health problems.

Annie McGrath: Edinburgh Fringe 2016 interview

Pun in the show title? Relative success as part of a sketch group in previous Fringes? Annie McGrath is doing the Fringe the right way with her first full length solo effort. We thoroughly enjoyed her work with Jack Barry last year as part of Twins, taking sketch to new postmodern levels, and expect this solo effort will go down similar dark, sardonic pathways.

Five fast Fringe questions with...Laura Lexx

With over 3000 shows at the world's biggest arts festival, here at The Reviews Hub, we want to make the job of choosing your Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows that little bit easier. So here's Laura Lexx answering our annual Five Fast Fringe Questions.

Podcast: Glenn Gives Moore

Sketch comic, writer and actor, Glenn Moore, makes his Edinburgh Festival Fringe solo debut. Can one half of the critically-acclaimed sketch comedy duo Thunderbards, make it alone?

Interview: Richard Wilson and Angus Deayton

Old pals and former sitcom buddies they may be, but they're unlikely to see each other's shows at the Festival this year.

Gaulier-trained dynamo Tessa Waters' fast-moving show

'Professional idiot' Tessa Waters on telling a story through movement and getting kids to smash it out the park

Dapper laughs: comedians with a sense of style

Some of the Fringe's top comedians reveal why they dress to impress on stage.

Acts that have gone to crazy lengths for their art

Claire Sawers girds her loins and speaks to Festival acts whose research has stretched above and beyond.

BWW Q&A - Andrew Ryan

We speak to comedian Andrew Ryan about his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show Ruined.

BWW Q&A - Gordon Southern

BroadwayWorld speaks to comedian Gordon Southern about his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show Long Story Short.

BWW Q&A - Tom Toal

Broadway World speaks to Tom Toal about his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show Help Us Tom Toal, You're Our Only Hope.

BWW Q&A - Carey Marx

Broadway World speaks to Carey Marx about his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show Hero Of The People.

BWW Q&A - Joe Wells

Broadway World speaks to Joe Wells about his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show 10 Things I Hate About UKIP.

BWW Q&A - James Farmer

Broadway World speaks to James Farmer about his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show Can't Adult Won't Adult.

Bridget Christie changes her show to be about Brexit

Bridget Christie has scrapped her planned Edinburgh show to write about the Brexit vote instead.

Joan & Pauline Collins escape from retirement home

Filming has begun on Joan Collins new romp: a film called The Time Of Their Lives in which the 83-year-old star cavorts around France's ÎIe de Ré.

Vikki Stone joins BBC Proms team

Musical comedian Vikki Stone has joined the BBC team covering the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.

Taskmaster: series Two, episode 4 - review

In the penultimate episode of the series we witness a hostage taking, fruit hiding and vegetable constructing.

Bridget Christie scraps her original Fringe show

Bridget Christie has scrapped her planned Edinburgh show to write about the Brexit vote instead.

Dominic Frisby Q&A - Edinburgh Fringe 2016

Interview with Dominic Frisby.

Aatif Nawaz Q&A - Edinburgh Fringe 2016

Interview with Aatif Nawaz.

Russell Hicks Q&A - Edinburgh Fringe 2016

Interview with Russell Hicks.

Felicity Ward Q&A - Edinburgh Fringe 2016

Interview with Felicity Ward.

Sara Pascoe, 'Animal', reviewed at The Lowry

I would happily go and see Pascoe again - her positivity radiates though the audience members and you come away with a real feel good factor afterwards. Thanks for brightening up my weekend Sara and I look forward to your future offerings!

Five big name shows at the Fringe (Link expired)

If you're looking for star power at this year's Fringe, then look no further.

Simon Bird & Tom Rosenthal interview

TV Choice caught up with Simon and Tom, who play squabbling siblings Adam and Jonny, at Channel 4 HQ over coffee and very nice pastries...