BCG Daily Sunday 4th September 2016
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Dara O Briain: why he loves being a nerd
The Mock The Week comedian also talks about his near-death experience on Robot Wars.
Lara Kilner, The Mirror, 4th September 2016Naz Osmanoglu interview
Naz Osmanoglu makes crowds roar with laughter on Britain's comedy circuit. But not everyone realizes that he is an Ottoman prince.
Sertan Sanderson, DW, 4th September 2016TV preview: We the Jury, BBC2
As one would expect from Acaster there are some gloriously well-chosen lines of dialogue.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th September 2016Man charged after Eddie Izzard's beret stolen
A man has been charged with theft after Eddie Izzard had his pink beret snatched at a pro-EU rally in central London yesterday.
ITV News, 4th September 2016Fleabag - Series 1 review
A cursory glance at Twitter shows lots of comedy aficionados are professing their love for Fleabag. Hopefully, as the show is repeated on BBC Two and finds an even wider audience on Amazon Prime, it will develop an even larger fan base. It would be a travesty if Fleabag doesn't get a second series to become the cult hit it deserves to be.
Andy Partington, Frame Rated, 4th September 2016John Bishop: 'I'm happier than I've ever been
John Bishop is now the world's ninth highest-earning comedian and has his own chat show- but 10 years ago he was miserable and working for a pharmaceutical company.
Janine Yaqoob, The Mirror, 4th September 2016Back to the future
Well, what an astonishing reaction to the new one-off episode of Goodnight Sweetheart. We could never have dreamed that we would be overwhelmed by such a positive response, with hundreds of emails, text messages and tweets asking us whether we are going to continue the story of the most bizarre life of Gary Sparrow. Even the Controller of Comedy at the BBC described the reaction to the programme as "extraordinary".
Marks & Gran, Marks & Gran Blog, 4th September 2016