BCG Daily Friday 6th January 2017
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Om Puri: Veteran Indian actor dies aged 66
Veteran Indian actor Om Puri, star of British hit East is East, has died aged 66, a family member has told the BBC.
BBC News, 6th January 2017Shappi Khorsandi: my six best books
Shappi Khorsandi chooses her six favourite books.
Caroline Rees, The Daily Express, 6th January 2017New version of Brassed Off to be staged
A new stage version of Brassed Off will mark Wolverhampton Grand's return to producing after 40 years.
The Stage, 6th January 2017Preview: The Thing That Came from Over There
Horror comedy theatre production The Thing That Came From Over There will be in Cumbria for a three-night run this February.
North West Evening Mail, 6th January 2017Big Red Chair: tales that "changed lives"
The Big Red Chair is the ultimate advocate of over-sharing, and a one-off special in its honour tonight is well worth a watch, says Ellie Harrison.
Ellie Harrison, Radio Times, 6th January 2017Shappi Khorsandi withdraws book from book award
Comedian and writer Shappi Khorsandi has pulled her book Nina Is Not OK out of the running for the Jhalak Prize following the announcement that it has been longlisted for the award. The prize is to be given to the book of the year by a writer from a BAME (Black, Asian or minority ethnic) background.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th January 2017Preview - Big Fat Quiz of Everything
Jimmy Carr hosts the show that's bigger, fatter, and quizzier than ever, letting loose on not just the year-gone-by but well... everything.
Gareth Hargreaves, On The Box, 6th January 2017Omid Djalili discusses his new show Schmuck for a Night
Omid Djalili might now be known to millions for his roles in Hollywood blockbusters and West End appearances, but he started his career in fringe theatre, moving on to the theatres of Central and Eastern Europe in the early '90s, and then the alternative comedy circuit. And although he's swapped dingy pub rooms for the big theatres, it's still live on stage doing stand-up where he's at his best.
Ben Williams, Female First, 6th January 2017Miles Jupp interview
The actor, comic and News Quiz host on the things that make him laugh the most.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 6th January 2017'They want Muslims to be offended, but we aren't'
BBC2 sketch "Real Housewives of Isis" has been criticised as 'morally bankrupt' but many say such satire is a British tradition and can help in fight against terrorists.
Alexandra Topping, The Guardian, 6th January 2017David Haig joins Daniel Radcliffe in Rosencrantz play
David Haig is to join Daniel Radcliffe in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Old Vic.
Matthew Hemley, The Stage, 6th January 2017Live Review: Ricky Whittington & His Cat
The result is a clever up-to-the-minute adult version of a traditional theatrical form with lots of good knowing lines, good subversive humour and good catchy tunes.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th January 2017Jack Whitehall review
I was in Waitrose the other day..." How's that for the opening gambit of a comedy show? Jack Whitehall has fashioned a remarkable and lucrative career as a stand-up by saying the unsayable. Not about sex, but shopping.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 6th January 2017Letter: Liz Smith mixed comedy with pathos
She was a wonderfully talented actress with a fine sense of comedy and of pathos, often delivered together with great effect.
Graham Benson, The Guardian, 6th January 2017Stephen Mangan spotted filming Bliss
Stephen Mangan, the actor and comedian from Episodes and Green Wing has been filming a new TV comedy in Weston-super-Mare.
Sarah Robinson, Weston Mercury, 6th January 2017Ford Kiernan faces sex chat rap
Ford Kiernan made "obscene and degrading" sexual remarks to a barmaid, prosecutors claim. The Still Game actor, 54, is accused of repeatedly directing the vile tirade at the pub worker.
The Scottish Sun, 6th January 2017Review: Scott Gibson, Soho Theatre
Award-winning show about a medical calamity.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 6th January 2017Review: Mr Swallow - Houdini, Soho Theatre
You'll have to see the show itself for all its daft, escapist fun, and all I'll say is that Nick Mohammed is alive and well.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 6th January 2017TV & radio
Curious Under The Stars
Series 2, Episode 5 - The Stars and the SandAs the sale of the pub looms, Diane discovers Gareth's secret and throws him out of the Druid's Rest to live with Emlyn in his dilapidated caravan.
All Those Women
Series 2, Episode 2Maggie wins some vouchers to a spa, but what should be the opportunity for a bit of a lie down soon gets a bit fraught.
The News Quiz
Series 92, Episode 1New Year, News Quiz. Jeremy Hardy, Daniel Finkelstein, Angela Barnes and Andy Parsons join Miles Jupp to scrutinise the goings-on behind the week's headlines.
The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything
New Year SpecialJonathan Ross, David Walliams, Katherine Ryan, Aisling Bea, Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade join Jimmy to compete for the Big Fat Quiz crown.
The Graham Norton Show
Series 20, Special - Graham Norton's Big Red ChairGraham Norton goes behind the scenes of TV's most famous comfy chair to meet the people who have entertained the nation with their stories. Sometimes.