BCG Daily Thursday 21st July 2016
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Lenny Henry made Birmingham City University chancellor
Comedian and actor Sir Lenny Henry has been appointed chancellor of Birmingham City University.
BBC News, 21st July 2016Twelfth Night With Comedians review
A unique take on Shakespeare; for all its many faults, it's still well worth exploring this and this company's upcoming productions.
Rob Warren, Everything Theatre, 21st July 2016Lloyd Langford: Rascal, Edinburgh preview (2016)
Lloyd Langford is a comic of extensive television and stand up experience, and this shines through consistently in a preview of his latest show Rascal, performed at MAC in Birmingham.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 21st July 2016I am lazy. Comedy club crowdfunding continues.
On 3rd June, I had a chat with Barry Ferns and Dec Munro about the Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign they had just started to help finance the new Angel Comedy 2.0 comedy club in London's Islington. The idea was that I could give their campaign a boost with a blog. What could go wrong?
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 21st July 2016Fleabag is an unflinching, clever look at tricky youth
Head to iPlayer now and learn to love an anti-hero who is just as clueless, skint, horny and selfish as the rest of us.
Kasia Delgado, Radio Times, 21st July 2016My favourite sitcoms from that Radio Times list
All that being the case, my ten in order would be along these lines: Black Books, The Thick of It, The Office, Phoenix Nights, The IT Crowd, Yonderland, Not Going Out, Outnumbered and Count Arthur Strong. That's nine. My tenth is Miranda which should be somewhere on the list, but given I was involved in the first two series, I probably couldn't say where it could or should be.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 21st July 2016Elliot Steel discusses his new show 'Netflix 'n' Steel'
Interview with Elliot Steel.
Lucy, Female First, 21st July 2016Glenn Moore discusses his new show Glengarry Glen Glen
Interview with Glenn Moore.
Lucy Moore, Female First, 21st July 2016Aatif Nawaz discusses his new show at the Fringe
Interview with Aatif Nawaz.
Lucy Moore, Female First, 21st July 2016Abi Roberts discusses her new show 'Anglichanka'
Interview with Abi Roberts.
Lucy Moore, Female First, 21st July 2016Ben Van Der Velde discusses his new show at the Fringe
Interview with Ben Van Der Velde.
Lucy Moore, Female First, 21st July 2016Adam Hess: Edinburgh Fringe 2016 interview
Adam Hess blew us away with last year's full debut that was an exhilarating, fast-paced hour of brilliant jokes and superbly rich and rambling stories of an awkward adolescence. From an early preview, this year's effort is just as beautifully silly.
Laugh Out London, 21st July 2016Fleabag: modern life is rubbish is BBC3's newest comedy
Greedy. Perverted. Selfish. Apathetic. Cynical. Depraved. Just some of the adjectives that the titular Fleabag uses to describe her life in the opening episode of this new BBC3 sitcom and over the course of the half hour, she definitely manages to tick the boxes on all of the above.
Colin McMahon, The Custard TV, 21st July 2016Podcast: Jess Robinson is Impressive
If you're a fan of the On the Mic podcast interviews (and why wouldn't you be?) you'll have heard the voice of impressionist, Jess Robinson. For this episode we talk to the lady herself about her impressive new Edinburgh show. Somewhere... in a cafe in Waterloo...
Martin Walker, Broadway World, 21st July 2016Review: Great Yorkshire Fringe, Austentatious
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a cast in possession of a good venue must be in want of a script.
Maxine Gordon, The York Press, 21st July 2016The 12 most promising shows at this year's Fringe
Edinburgh is always a treasure trove but it can be hard to find the gold among the glitter. Holly Williams offers up her top picks to delight, surprise, move or provoke.
Holly Williams, The Independent, 21st July 2016University to be Leicester Comedy Fest main sponsor
De Montfort University has announced increased sponsorship of Leicester Comedy Festival. The university - where the festival began back in 1994 - has confirmed it will be a main sponsor of Leicester Comedy Festival 2017.
De Montfort University, 21st July 201610 Fringe comedians aged over 60
Edinburgh's often very focussed on the young and the new. But forget those whipper-snappers, complaining about the weight of turning 30, what about those with real experience of the world? Here's our round-up of just some of the over-60s hitting the festival. In ascending order of age.
Chortle, 21st July 2016Penny Ashton: A tale of two nuptials
If you were around at last year's Fringe, you might have noticed the triumphant return to the Fringe of Ms Penny Ashton, following an absence of an interminably long decade.
Penny Ashton, ThreeWeeks, 21st July 2016Tom Neenan: review - a horror story (Link expired)
After last year's short story for WOW247, here Tom pens another meticulously crafted tale, fusing horror and humour.
Tom Neenan, WOW247, 21st July 2016Five fast Fringe questions with...Ben Pettitt-Wade
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 Ben Pettitt-Wade, Artistic Director of Hijinx and director of Meet Fred answering our annual Five Fast Fringe Questions.
The Reviews Hub, 21st July 2016Five fast Fringe questions with...Loyiso Gola
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 Loyiso Gola answering our annual Five Fast Fringe Questions.
The Reviews Hub, 21st July 2016Mike Ward: people are insane & too goddamn sensitive
Controversial Canadian comic Mike Ward doesn't care if you're offended by his material or not. Chances are some of you will be.
Kirstyn Smith, The List, 21st July 2016Masud Milas - 'Put it in if you have something to say'
Masud Milas' Fringe debut takes on the Brexit vote while discussing his roots.
Niki Boyle, The List, 21st July 2016BWW Q&A - Craig Campbell
BWW speaks to comedian Craig Campbell about his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show Easy Tiger.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 21st July 2016BWW Q&A - Penny Arcade
BWW speaks to Penny Arcade about her 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show Longing Lasts Longer.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 21st July 2016Edinburgh Fringe | 2016 Tom Mack (Ushers)
Ushers portrays the frequently moving stories of ice cream and programme sellers who dare to dream.
The New Current, 21st July 2016Ladybird spoofs pass two million sales
The Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups series has sold more than two million copies since its release last October, its publisher has revealed.
BBC News, 21st July 2016Here's why you need to be watching Fleabag
You'll spend a lot of time empathetically wincing and howling at the audacity of Fleabag's latest move, but the occasional emotional moments - such as the aforementioned tragedy - still creep up on you, to cast a small, but often present, shadow over things.
Rachel McGrath, The Huffington Post, 21st July 2016Fleabag: a gloriously rude update of Bridget Jones
Is eye-popping female sex comedy your sort of thing? If not, best look away now.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 21st July 2016Mike Ward fined for violating rights with joke
Canadian comedian Mike Ward has been ordered to pay former child singer Jeremy Gabriel $35,000 for making jokes that violated his rights.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st July 2016Laura Lexx - a 2016 Edinburgh Festival interview
Laura Lexx is a wonderful comedian; she is feisty, funny and sharp.
Susan Ford, Punchline UK, 21st July 2016I talk to: Pete Firman
This year magician/comedian Pete Firman is returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with TriX, celebrating a decade of spell-binding performances.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 21st July 2016+3 interview: Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
"Once upon a time there was a stand up comedian called Kev F... turns out the Socks were funnier"
Dan Lentell, Edinburgh49, 21st July 2016Jason Cook on the South Tyneside Comedy Festival
The inaugural South Tyneside Comedy Festival, which will run from July 29-August 7 at the Customs House.
Sam Wonfor, Newcastle Chronicle, 21st July 2016Edinburgh Fringe: 5 great Northern comedians
Many of the ace up-and-coming Northern comedians we've profiled in The Skinny are now taking their first full hour to the Edinburgh Fringe. With the festival scarily imminent, there's no better time to check in and ask how much they're absolutely bricking it.
John Stansfield, The Skinny, 21st July 2016Interview: Penny Arcade
Last year Longing Lasts Longer by Penny Arcade was a huge hit at The Soho Theatre, this year it travels to Edinburgh in collaboration with The Soho Theatre and London Artists Projects. It's hilarious, lively and gloriously queer, whilst candidly discussing the problematic issue of gentrification. This week LGBTQ Arts' Amie Taylor ran a quick fire Q and A with Penny to find out about her latest piece.
Amie Taylor, The LGBTQ Arts Review, 21st July 2016Colin Hoult Q&A - Edinburgh Fringe 2016
Interview with Colin Hoult.
Short Com, 21st July 2016Yeti's Q&A - Edinburgh Fringe 2016
Interview with Yeti's.
Short Com, 21st July 2016Daniel Nils Roberts Q&A - Edinburgh Fringe 2016
Interview with Daniel Nils Roberts.
Short Com, 21st July 2016Geoff Norcott Q&A - Edinburgh Fringe 2016
Interview with Geoff Norcott.
Short Com, 21st July 2016Steve Bugeja Q&A - Edinburgh Fringe 2016
Interview with Steve Bugeja.
Short Com, 21st July 20168 times David Brent made us cringe
Slough's self-appointed 'best boss' David Brent made us cringe for three years in Ricky Gervais's genius mockumentary series, The Office. Here are his worst/best moments.
Readers Digest, 21st July 2016Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Fleabag
Series 1, Episode 1Angry, pervy, outrageous and hilarious, Fleabag arrives with a bang, as she spins through the city grasping at anyone and anything that might keep her head above water.
Lunch
Series 4, Episode 4 - Truth GamesBella believes her mother has sabotaged her relationship with Guy, and Bill has been to see Suki's stand up, and he is not laughing.
Hank Zipzer
Series 3, Episode 9 - Operation: Prank AdolfApril Fool's Day is looming and Hank is pulling out all the stops to prank the unprankable Miss Adolf.
The Tim Vine Chat Show
Series 1, Episode 4The last show in the current series features a mysterious job in a reservoir and a quiz about trifle.
Daphne Sounds Expensive
Series 1, Episode 2Sketch trio Daphne present peculiar characters, wacky scenarios, dodgy remarks and curious observations.