BCG Daily Monday 25th July 2016
Features
Press clippings
Ross Noble interview
Ross Noble on failing to become a stuntman, losing everything in a house fire - and how school prepared him for hecklers.
Jane Graham, The Big Issue, 25th July 2016Tilusha Ghelani becomes Commissioning Editor at Sky
Tilusha Ghelani is joining Sky Comedy from the BBC as Commissioning Editor. She will be tasked with commissioning and executive producing some of the most exciting comedy titles in British television.
Sky, 25th July 2016Dominic Frisby discusses her new Fringe show
Interview with Dominic Frisby.
Lucy Moore, Female First, 25th July 2016Stand Up & Slam preview
When unstoppable comedy force meets immovable poetry object, there can only be one winner...
TV Bomb, 25th July 2016Podcast: Peter White 'Straight White Male'
Canadian comedian, Peter White's Edinburgh debut is called Straight White Male'- because that's what Peter White is. As he explains, this is not a men's rights rally - more an honest exploration of what its like to be part of a majority.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 25th July 2016BWW Q&A - The Blind Date Project
BWW speaks to the creators of The Blind Date Project, which is heading to the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 25th July 2016BWW Q&A - Bethany Black
BWW speaks to Bethany Black about her 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show (Extra)Ordinary.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 25th July 2016Q and A with comedian Sarah Callaghan
Interview with Sarah Callaghan.
Lucy Moore, Female First, 25th July 2016Q and A with comedian Pierre Novellie
Interview with Pierre Novellie.
Lucy Moore, Female First, 25th July 2016Tim Renkow: Edinburgh Fringe 2016 interview
Tim Renkow is one of many great alternative acts performing on the Heroes line-up at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. This year Tim takes on the increasingly prevalent issue of homelessness. And maybe some lycanthropy for good measure.
Laugh Out London, 25th July 201610 more comedy recommendations for Fringe 2016
Hopefully you've already caught up with Laugh Out London's recommendations for the best comedy shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016, including the best sketch/character, the best stand-up, the best free shows and the best shows in the pay-what-you-want model. Well, there's a lot more comedy going on out there in Edinburgh this year, so we couldn't help recommending 10 more great shows that don't quite fit into the arbitrary categories we set out. And here they are...
Laugh Out London, 25th July 2016Edinburgh show to expose casting call sexism
A new show exposing sexism in casting calls is to run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Georgia Snow, The Stage, 25th July 2016Can Brexit be funny? (Link expired)
Is Brexit actually funny? Or is it possibly one of the unfunniest things that has ever happened? Viv Groskop ponders the question ahead of her Fringe show.
Viv Gorskop, WOW247, 25th July 2016Fringe preview: Assembly
Clowns, ta-tas, tap dancing fools and nuclear disaster; Assembly Festival is back and better than ever.
Tabatha Glancy, TV Bomb, 25th July 2016Bilal Zafar preview
Preview of Bilal Zafar.
Edinburgh Festivals, 25th July 2016Ever Mainard preview
Preview of Ever Mainard.
Edinburgh Festivals, 25th July 2016Kiri Pritchard-McLean preview
Preview of Kiri Pritchard-McLean.
Edinburgh Festivals, 25th July 2016Diane Spencer interview
Interview with Diane Spencer.
Kate Copstick, Edinburgh Festivals, 25th July 2016Katherine Ryan: Work in Progress interview
Interview with Katherine Ryan.
Kate Copstick, Edinburgh Festivals, 25th July 2016Lucy Porter: Consequences interview
Interview with Lucy Porter.
Kate Copstick, Edinburgh Festivals, 25th July 2016Pete Firman: TriX interview
Interview with Pete Firman.
Kate Copstick, Edinburgh Festivals, 25th July 2016Ten politicial Fringe shows
As politics gets more manic, and possibly depressing, than ever, here are ten shows that try to find the funny in the tumultuous times.
Chortle, 25th July 2016+3 interview: A Broad Abroad!
"'I'm better the second time around."
Dan Lentell, Edinburgh49, 25th July 2016+3 interview: The Travelling Sisters
"It is fun, absurd and ridiculous. We met at uni in Toowoomba, Australia and then studied at Ecole Philippe Gaulier in France."
Dan Lentell, Edinburgh49, 25th July 2016BWW Q&A - Laura Lexx
We talk to comedienne Laura Lexx about her 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show Tyrannosaurus Lexx.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 25th July 2016Ben Miller interview
Ben Miller on chicken videos and British pessimism.
Michael Hodges, Radio Times, 25th July 2016Interview: Nick Cody
Nick Cody follows up a savagely funny 2015 debut hour with a tale about unlocking his heritage.
Claire Sawers, The List, 25th July 2016Interview: Sarah Kendall
Making the move from stand-up to storytelling has paid off in spades for Sarah Kendall as she brings us her third narrative-driven hour
Murray Robertson, The List, 25th July 2016Onion at the Fringe: Paul Foot
A stand-up veteran and beloved member of the TVO family, presenting two shows for your enjoyment. What more do you need?
The Velvet Onion, 25th July 2016Axis of Awesome: Edinburgh Fringe 2016 interview
Australia's Axis of Awesome have built up a cult following at the Fringe for their brilliant musical comedy that showcases talent, imagination and a knack for making people laugh. You've most likely seen their most famous song Four Chords already, bit if not, stop what you're doing and listen now.
Laugh Out London, 25th July 2016Interview - Mervyn Stutter
The man behind the Royal Variety of the Fringe talks 25 years of tracking down top talent.
Kerry Teakle, TV Bomb, 25th July 2016Author comedians
Interviews with Bridget Christie, Susan Calman, Luisa Omielan and Shappi Khorsandi.
Jay Richardson, Edinburgh Festivals, 25th July 2016Eurobeat - Rula Lenska interview
Rula Lenska is looking over the Aegean from the Greek coast as the sun sets on another bakinghot day. Soaking up the view, she looks the very model of a European citizen - not least because this English-born daughter of Polish refugees has arrived at her holiday destination after a continental road trip. "We drove 2,000km from Poland, through Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia and Macedonia into Greece," she says.
Mark Fisher, Edinburgh Festivals, 25th July 2016Interview: The Piff The Magic Dragon Show
Fresh from wowing the judges on America's Got Talent and taking Las Vegas by storm, Piff the Magic Dragon is all ready to enchant Edinburgh.
Kate Copstick, Edinburgh Festivals, 25th July 2016Five fast Fringe questions with...Jess Robinson
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 Jess Robinson answering our annual Five Fast Fringe Questions.
The Reviews Hub, 25th July 2016Five fast Fringe questions with...Jake Yapp
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 Jake Yapp answering our annual Five Fast Fringe Questions.
The Reviews Hub, 25th July 2016Five fast Fringe questions with...Ever Mainard
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 Ever Mainard from Let Me Be Your Main Man answering our annual Five Fast Fringe Questions.
The Reviews Hub, 25th July 2016Five fast Fringe questions with...Helen Duff
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 Helen Duff on her show Come With Me.
The Reviews Hub, 25th July 2016Five fast Fringe questions with...Glenn Moore
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 Glenn Moore answering our annual Five Fast Fringe Questions.
The Reviews Hub, 25th July 2016Five fast Fringe questions with...Matt Morillo
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 Matt Morillo from All Aboard the Marriage Hearse answering our annual Five Fast Fringe Questions.
The Reviews Hub, 25th July 2016Five fast Fringe questions with...Ed MacArthur
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 Ed MacArthur from Stack answering our annual Five Fast Fringe Questions.
The Reviews Hub, 25th July 2016Five fast Fringe questions with...Alan Harris
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 Alan Harris for Love, Lies & Taxidermy answering our annual Five Fast Fringe Questions.
The Reviews Hub, 25th July 2016Five fast Fringe questions with...Elliot Steel
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 Elliot Steel answering our annual Five Fast Fringe Questions on his show Netflix 'n' Steel.
The Reviews Hub, 25th July 2016Phina Oruche: Identity Crisis
I had to write this show. I really had to.The current racial climate terrifies me as a mum raising my beautiful black boy. People love him now when he's cute and eight, but at 18 will they be afraid? Might they kill him? Perhaps a US law officer with a gun or another British boy with a knife, who shares his skin colour but not his postcode.
Phina Oruche, Funny Women, 25th July 2016Onion talking: Lou Sanders on What's That Lady Doing?
Lou Sanders is a stand-up extraordinaire who has been wowing audiences over the last few years, and frequently collaborates with some of our favourite people for good measure.
The Velvet Onion, 25th July 2016Sam Wills to make Fringe Central welcome address
The 2016 Fringe Central Welcome Address will be delivered by award-winning comedian Sam Wills, also known as The Boy With Tape On His Face, on Friday 5 August at 1pm at Fringe Central.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th July 2016From Shakespeare to satire at packed Edinburgh Festival
Every August Edinburgh is famously home to the biggest celebration of the arts on the planet.
Mark Brown, Socialist Worker, 25th July 2016Frankie Boyle attacks Jeremy Corbyn challengers
Frankie Boyle has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Theresa May, and Jeremy Corbyn's challengers.
Emma Powell, Evening Standard, 25th July 201615 Welsh acts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
An eclectic mix of Welsh work is heading to the world famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Wales Online, 25th July 2016This Glorious Monster Q&A - Edinburgh 2016
Interview with This Glorious Monster.
Short Com, 25th July 2016Mark Nelson Q&A - Edinburgh Fringe 2016
Interview with Mark Nelson.
Short Com, 25th July 2016John Hastings Q&A - Edinburgh Fringe 2016
Interview with John Hastings.
Short Com, 25th July 2016Jimmy McGhie Q&A - Edinburgh Fringe 2016
Interview with Jimmy McGhie.
Short Com, 25th July 2016Axis of Awesome Q&A - Edinburgh Fringe 2016
Interview with Axis of Awesome.
Short Com, 25th July 2016Elf Lyons Q&A - Edinburgh Fringe 2016
Interview with Elf Lyons.
Short Com, 25th July 2016Tom Allen: Indeed interview
Growing up feeling as if he didn't fit in gave Tom Allen a head start when it came to comedy.
Jay Richardson, Fest Mag, 25th July 2016Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
HighLites
HighLites: Natural Bounce, Episode 1Bev and Shirl are providing the locals with hairodynamic cuts for the Bridgford Trot, the local annual fun run. When Bev cottons on to how much money there is to be made from fitness she starts getting ideas about expanding the salon...
Way Out East
Episode 3 - No Animals Were HarmedSam goes to the races, so Malcolm offers his services as pub cook. James and Zoe discover a stray cat and a potential reward if they can just keep it safe.
Way Out West
Episode 3 - No Animals Were HarmedSam goes to the races, so Malcolm offers his services as pub cook. James and Zoe discover a stray cat and a potential reward if they can just keep it safe.
The Infinite Monkey Cage
Series 14, Episode 4 - Battle of the SexesWith Sophie Scott, Steve Jones, Sara Pascoe.
Jesting About
Series 4, Episode 6Comedy sketches written by some of the North East's newest writers.
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Series 65, Episode 5A visit to the Cliffs Pavilion in Southend for regular panellists Barry Cryer and Sandi Toksvig, who are joined by Miles Jupp and Richard Osman, with Jack Dee in the chair.