BCG Daily Monday 2nd January 2017
Features
Press clippings
Podcast - Will Franken: "Why I support Donald Trump"
The UK based American comedian discusses the cultural wars. He explains why he supports Donald Trump, what his 'Defining the Norm' Edinburgh Fringe awards were all about, why he left Sarah, why identity politics have left us in a mess.... and he spills the beans on the real Little Joe.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 2nd January 2017Liam Williams: optimism v pessimism in 2017
Liam Williams quit standup fearing his pessimism about the state of the planet was making audiences worryingly apathetic. But is a sunny outlook really any healthier? We sat him down for a session with psychotherapist Philippa Perry.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 2nd January 2017Where are they now? - Stan Boardman
Liverpool-born Stan, 79, and his wife Vivienne have grown-up twins, five grandchildren and live on Merseyside. Stan is working with actor Ricky Tomlinson on a new film due for release next year.
Tony Padman, The Daily Express, 2nd January 2017How Everybody Loves Raymond inspired Not Going Out
Lee Mack has revealed that he's taken inspiration for the new series of Not Going Out from an unexpected source: Everybody Loves Raymond. "His rules were that someone it the writers' room had to say, 'Yeah, that happened to me.' So I decided that was going to be the rule this year."
Chortle, 2nd January 2017Videos
TV & radio
Curious Under The Stars
Series 2, Episode 1 - The Water HorseWe return to Glan Don, the mystical village on the coast of west Wales, where Gareth and Diane are struggling to run the Druid's Rest Inn.