BCG Daily Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Caroline Aherne's family hit back at abuse claims
A source told the Mirror the family 'won't dignify the claims with an official response' after Hook claimed Aherne would stub out cigarettes on his arm and attack him with knives and bottles.
Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 4th October 2016Sharon Horgan: Women are making best TV comedy
Actress and writer Sharon Horgan has praised the number of women currently involved in high-profile comedy shows.
BBC News, 4th October 2016Romesh Ranganathan talks Asian Provocateur
"My mum is the main star... I'm not happy about it"
Emma Daly, Radio Times, 4th October 2016Al Murray interview
The comedian says the new series of Taskmaster is "The most fun telly gig I've ever done" and "A mutual admiration of idiocy".
Jon Horsley, The Sun, 4th October 2016Julian Clary on his latest comedy capers
It's my 30th anniversary next year. It's changed beyond all recognition. It used to be an eclectic selection of people in small rooms above pubs in the 1980s. Our comedy was a reaction against the right-wing men in bow ties who were being offered as light entertainment in those days.
Lucy Parford, Gloucestershire Live, 4th October 2016Interview: George Rigden
Stand-up, compere and promoter George Rigden has been a busy man these past three years, running and/or compering three Bristol comedy nights.
Steve Wright, Bristol 24/7, 4th October 2016Comedy review: Ross Noble
The only real off-note in over two hours of semi-improvised fun is when Noble takes exception to those who have concluded he is playing to type as a jolly onstage clown while being a privately miserable soul.
Brian Donaldson, The Scotsman, 4th October 2016Stephanie Cole interview
Turning 75 this month, Ms. Cole's current work schedule might be the envy of many actors. "I'm in two popular series (Man Down and Still Open All Hours) and do one in the spring and the other in autumn," said Ms. Cole from her home near Bath, west of London. "That gives me time to fit a play in between."
The Spectrum, 4th October 2016Omid Djalili: Schmuck For A Night review
'I've been offending people around the country,' is how Omid Djalili describes his tour.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th October 2016TV review: Still Game, BBC One
Jack, Victor and the Craiglang gang are still funny after all those years.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 4th October 2016Josie Long, comedy review
You might disagree with Long's Remainer stance but it is hard to resist her zest for life, says Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 4th October 2016Harriet Braine interview
Musical comedian and archives assistant Harriet Braine was crowned the winner of the 2016 Funny Women Awards. We grabbed Harriet for a chat about her comedy, very convincing trumpet impressions and her favourite funny women...
Funny Women, 4th October 2016Taskmaster: series 3, episode 1 - review
It is a nice start, but we need to wait a bit to see how it compares to the previous two series.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 4th October 2016Jennifer Saunders denies she will host Bake Off
Addressing speculation on Twitter yesterday, the 58-year-old comic certainly didn't mince her words as she branded the rumours "complete b*****ks".
The Daily Express, 4th October 2016Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Ed Reardon's Week
Series 11, Episode 1 - The RebootEd Reardon is back, but in unfamiliar territory as he has joined the groves of academe by returning to full-time education at 'Uni'.
Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 38 - Very Important PenfoldPenfold becomes a fully-fledged celebrity after an act of heroism saving Scarlett Johamster on Help I'm A Hamster in the Jungle puts him in the spotlight, although DM suspects that all is not what it seems.
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Series 5, Episode 6Mad Dogs actor Philip Glenister and comedians Jo Brand and Josh Widdicombe join host Lee Mack in putting more madcap theories to the test.
Mount Pleasant
Series 6, Episode 6The entire town is talking about Lisa and Jenna's article, while Dan struggles to know what to do with Pauline, who is still numb and not saying a word. Elsewhere, Roger finds out the truth about Jane and Denise and Ollie have their first date. But things don't go quite as smoothly as they'd hoped.
Taskmaster
Series 3, Episode 1 - Pea In A HaystackGreg Davies and Alex Horne return with a new set of challenges, frustrating the minds of Al Murray, Dave Gorman, Paul Chowdhry, Rob Beckett and Sara Pascoe. The opening episode includes vegetable propulsion, an out-of-season snowman called Scoopy and some swede-on-Swede action.
Damned
Series 1, Episode 2An unexpected outbreak of punctuality surprises the cluster teams at Elm Heath, Rose uncovers an embarrassing truth whilst investigating an improper teacher-pupil relationship, and Nitin wins the job of cleaning Elm Heath council's most toxic kitchen. Meanwhile, Al quietly comes to the rescue of his clients with learning difficulties and a new baby.