BCG Daily Thursday 18th August 2016

Features

Press clippings

Film review - David Brent: Life on the Road

The mockumentary conceit isn't consistent and the sentimentality of the band's final performance feels contrived, but it's nice to have some sweetness to cut through the film's acidic brand of humour.

The Yorkshire Post, 18th August 2016

David Brent - Life on the Road reviewed

Some comedies should never be resurrected - this is one of them. There are a few decent jokes and some of the bad songs are really good bad songs but there's no ensemble effort and the redemption is cynically achieved.

Deborah Ross, The Spectator, 18th August 2016

Phoebe Waller-Bridge interview

Fleabag actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge talks karaoke - the belters, the movers, and the famous actress who is amazing at it.

The Big Issue, 18th August 2016

David Brent - Life On The Road (Link expired)

By turns excruciating, laugh-out-loud funny and unexpectedly touching, this is a largely successful spin-off that won't disappoint fans of The Office.

Matthew Turner, WOW247, 18th August 2016

Adam Rowe picks his Perfect Playlist

Jason Manford made me realise anyone could do comedy.

Chortle, 18th August 2016

Andrew Ryan's most memorable gigs

'The look on their faces still haunts me'

Chortle, 18th August 2016

Tony Law: "My comedy nemesis? All of 'em" (Link expired)

Tony Law "from the Mound" stopped by our VW Campervan at the Edinburgh Festival to face the tin of questions.

Alex Watson, WOW247, 18th August 2016

Damian Kingsley: I've learned to be a lot less cynical (Link expired)

Comedian Damian Kingsley took an 120 night penniless tour of the UK - and hitched a lift in the WOW Wagon to tell us what he learned.

Damian Kingsley, WOW247, 18th August 2016

On set with MC Grindah & Brentford's garage crew

In a south London warehouse, MC Grindah, head honcho of Brentford's premier garage and drum 'n' bass pirate radio station Kurupt FM, is sneeringly impersonating his side-kick DJ Beats' interest in his girlfriend's foetal scan.

John Hind, i Newspaper, 18th August 2016

Whistleblower website to reveal Fringe exploitation

An anonymous collective of artists and producers is conducting a survey of working conditions at the Edinburgh Fringe through a website that claims to document "exploitation and abuse" at the festival.

Matthew Hemley, The Stage, 18th August 2016

Fringe Festival 2016: The best jokes from the Fringe

If you're missing out on Edinburgh this year, don't fret - we've rounded up some of the biggest LOL moments.

Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard, 18th August 2016

Review: Fleabag, BBC Three, episode 5

It has taken me a while to get round to writing about the fifth episode of Fleabag. I don't know what the journalistic equivalent of being speechless is but that's how I felt after watching it. It's not quite the same as writer's block, it's just when you see something that is so visceral and powerful on a gut level as this it is hard to find the right way of expressing your response to it.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th August 2016

Ten must see Edinburgh Fringe shows I still need to see

It must be a good Fringe, we are halfway through and my list of must-see shows is now longer than it was when I arrived. Here's a run down of shows I'm still determined to find the time to see. In, I should add, no particular order.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th August 2016