BCG Daily Wednesday 12th October 2016
News
Press clippings
Al Murray, The Pub Landlord review
This bigoted bar steward still has comedy legs in a post-Brexit world.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 12th October 2016Miranda Hart joins cast of Disney's The Nutcracker
Miranda Hart is to star in Disney's live-action adaptation of The Nutcracker.
BBC News, 12th October 2016Why Richard Gadd failed to win a Malcolm Hardee Award
"When I visualised the show, there was only one room in the whole of Edinburgh I visualised - the Banshee Labyrinth Cinema Room. I needed a screen that was bigger than me. I needed a screen that would engulf me and engulf the audience. I thought: What do I do? Do I sacrifice audience numbers and money for artistic gain? And the answer was: Absolutely. I didn't do it to create a buzz or as a cunning stunt or anything like that. It was a genuine artistic decision that I made."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 12th October 2016Mark Gatiss hoping to bring back League of Gentlemen
"We have become a local country for local people and I wonder if there is something Brexity in us that we can do"
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 12th October 2016Stewart Lee's personal series 4 guide: episodes 4-6
'We captured a gig in out-of-control freefall'
Stewart Lee, Chortle, 12th October 2016Al Murray, Pub Landlord review
Brexit gifts the Little Englander a barrel-load of acidic spoofs, but this act seems content to serve up just the mild.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 12th October 2016Review: Al Murray the Pub Landlord at Albert Hall
The irony is heavy as the suspiciously well-informed Pub Landlord launches into a sublime, surreptitious takedown of Leave logic.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 12th October 2016The unspoken bigotry of the BBC's diversity quotas
Giving ethnic minorities and women a leg-up is deeply patronising.
Will Franken, Spiked, 12th October 2016The itch left by Fleabag
I am exhausted of explaining why Fleabag is not enough, why Girls isn't enough. I, as a young woman, am hungry for more. I am starving for something more to chew on, to watch television that reflects what it's like to be struggling in a way that doesn't involve nicking a bottle of wine and masturbating to Obama. I want to see the comedy in the truly difficult things that women face today and to find the relief in it.
Ava Pickett, Funny Women, 12th October 2016Mindhorn review
A frustratingly slapdash and derivative affair.
Luke Channell, Hey U Guys, 12th October 2016Podcasts
TV & radio
Little Roy
Series 1, Episode 3 - Oh Brother!Roy wishes he had a cartoon little brother who wants to play all the time. Not a big sister who gets mad at him.
Man At The Helm
Episode 2Local handyman Charlie Bates is not on the man list but the kids are prepared to give him a shot when their mum falls for him because he looks like Frank Sinatra.
Mark Steel's In Town
Series 7, Episode 6 - GibraltarMark performs in St Michael's Cave in the Rock of Gibraltar. He explores Gibraltar's relationship with Spain, visits a British phone box, has some British fish and chips and encounters some not so British monkeys.
Danger Mouse
Series 1, Episode 44 - Sir Danger De MouseThe Queen of Weevils returns and convinces DM he's a medieval knight in order to escape from a secure prison - can Penfold break the spell and prevent London becoming a medieval city?
Unspun With Matt Forde
Series 1, Episode 5Matt Forde is joined by the Conservatives' Scottish leader, Ruth Davidson MSP.
Little Lifetimes By Jenny Eclair
Series 3, Episode 2 - Hannah's GoneJosie Lawrence stars in Jenny Eclair's series about women on the verge of a breakdown. Hannah's mum unearths some secrets in her daughter's recently vacated room.
No Such Thing As The News
Series 2, Episode 1In the first show of the new series, the team discuss a craze of menacing clowns sweeping the US; pumpkin records; Donald Trump's preparations for the second presidential debate; and hackable toys.
Mae Martin's Guide To 21st Century Sexuality
Episode 1 - What Should We Tell Our Kids?Mae considers how we should be teaching children about sex and relationships. Hint: possibly not the same way that her own mother Wendy did.