BCG Daily Tuesday 20th September 2016

Features

Press clippings

Adam Hess, comedy review

Adam Hess's show is packed with jokes that are cleverer than they initially seem.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 20th September 2016

Idris Elba really loved his Newzoids character

Perfect jaw line, husky voice AND a great sense of humour.

Ellie Harrison, Radio Times, 20th September 2016

Romesh Ranganathan: Irrational - review

Self-referential and self-deprecating he may be, but he's never navel-gazing - unless you count the references to his middle-aged belly.

Lizz Clark, The Reviews Hub, 20th September 2016

"Fleabag": television's newest anti-hero

Released on Amazon on September 16th and available in Britain on BBC Three, Fleabag is part of a new wave of provocative, anti-hero comedy written by and about women.

The Economist, 20th September 2016

Bridget Jones's Baby tops UK box office

Bridget Jones's Baby has topped the UK box office, taking an impressive £8.1m on its opening weekend.

BBC News, 20th September 2016

Sheridan Smith to tour in Funny Girl

Sheridan Smith is to reprise her role as Fanny Brice in the UK tour of Funny Girl.

Matthew Hemley, The Stage, 20th September 2016

Red Dwarf XI Episode 1 review

The boys from the Dwarf are back in this ambitious, enjoyable opener to the long-running sci-fi comedy's eleventh season.

Sophie Davies, Cult Box, 20th September 2016

We got comedians to put a terrible joke in their show

In a sadistic experiment, we made stand-ups work a painfully bad joke into their Edinburgh Fringe preview. Ralph Jones went along to find out if the unfunny can be made hilarious.

Ralph Jones, ShortList, 20th September 2016

Videos

TV & radio

Go Jetters. Copyright: BBC

Go Jetters

Series 1, Episode 31 - Loch Ness, Scotland

The Go Jetters visit Loch Ness in Scotland. But when Glitch arrives, things soon go from Nessie to messy.

Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
Mark Watson

Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life

Series 2, Episode 5 - Legacy

This weeks topic is legacy. How will the world see us after we've gone, and is it really important? The trio consider their reputations, prepare their wills, and look the end in the face in this penultimate episode of the series.

Mount Pleasant. Image shows from L to R: Greg Porter (Adrian Bower), Tanya (Samantha Janus). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Mount Pleasant

Series 6, Episode 4

Roger is forced to look for a job, so Lisa finds him one at a call centre. Denty and Liam pay the garage an unexpected visit, but where is the car? Meanwhile, Tanya and Greg's wedding day has arrived, but first it's hen and stag do time. The boys indulge in a spot of poker, while the girls have a sleepover, which leads to an intoxicated Tanya slipping off to see Bradley...

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