BCG Daily Saturday 27th August 2016
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Coming to terms with people liking Mrs. Brown's Boys
Even if you don't find 'best sitcom of the century' remotely funny - and I don't - it's not right to claim it's safe or lazy. It's something much odder than that
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 27th August 2016How to do the perfect Tommy Cooper impression
Tommy Cooper's handwritten jokes are to go on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, after it bought the late comic's archive. The exhibition doesn't include his trademark red fez, but does feature a metal cabinet, in which his jokes were filed alphabetically. John Hewer is currently preparing to tour the UK with Just like That: The Tommy Cooper Show. He plays the comedian in the tribute, and has spent years perfecting Cooper's act and mannerisms.
BBC News, 27th August 2016TV preview: Are You Being Served?, BBC1
So let's face it, this does nothing new but does the old thing pretty well.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th August 2016Fleabag, series 1 review
At first glance BBC Three's new sitcom Fleabag may give the illusion of being like any other modern day sitcom. A young, attractive but troubled lead with a turbulent love life, an uptight sister and a struggling small business; what more could writer and Fleabag Phoebe Waller-Bridge bring to the table? But within the first episode the narrative is already swept in an interesting direction, with the suggestion of darker aspects to this person's life than one might previously have assumed.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 27th August 2016Edinburgh 2016 - the year that comedy got less funny?
2016 may well go down as the year that comedy got serious.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th August 2016Susie Youssef picks her comedy faves
'I've been singing Kristen Schaal Is A Horse for 8 years'
Chortle, 27th August 2016Joey Page on his most memorable gigs
I say 'stage'... it was a door on house bricks
Chortle, 27th August 2016Making kids' comedy funny for parents
Seeing children's shows can be a slow painful death for parents. Often you can see jokes coming a mile away and someone will be kicked in the balls.
Malia Walsh, Chortle, 27th August 2016TV Bomb Award nominees announced
The nominees have been announced for the inaugural TV Bomb Fringe Awards.
Robert Peacock, TV Bomb, 27th August 2016+3 interview: Price (still) Includes Biscuits
"I also involve the audience in range of ways - but it's always safe on the front row!"
Dan Lentell, Edinburgh49, 27th August 2016Videos
TV & radio
Elis James' Pantheon Of Heroes
Series 4, Episode 3 - CitiesElis James compares Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Bangor, St David's and St Asaph to determine which is Wales's greatest city.
4 Extra Stands Up
4 Extra Stands Up At The Fringe, Episode 2Jo Caulfield introduces some of the best comedians from 2016's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the largest arts festival in the world.
The Funny Thing About...
Episode 3 - DatingJohnny Vegas and friends offer an uproariously silly, insightful and frank look at the difficult business of finding love in the 21st century.
Sam Delaney's News Thing
Episode 31 - Jeremy LiarSam wonders whether Jeremy Corbyn will ever be good at anything, and asks if the burkini ban proves that the French have finally gone mad, while George Galloway explains what it would take for him to rejoin the Labour Party.
Impractical Jokers UK
Episode 5This week the boys must go to the toilet with a stranger, face guests at a youth hostel, and face having their personal possessions burned.