BCG Daily Tuesday 24th January 2017

News

Features

Press clippings

Mel Giedroyc: Why I turned down Strictly Come Dancing

Former Great British Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc has revealed she was once offered the chance to appear as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing - but turned it down.

BBC News, 24th January 2017

Cuttin' a Rug play returns to Glasgow

More than thirty years on from her first encounter with John Byrne's play, Caroline Paterson herself is directing Cuttin' a Rug in a brand new production at the Gorbals-based Citizens Theatre.

The Herald, 24th January 2017

Lolly Adefope review

Lolly Adefope is for sure one to watch out for and I for one can envisage a bright future ahead for her.

Tiemo Talk of the Town, 24th January 2017

Review: Laughing Point benefit for Centrepoint

Comedy stars raise laughs, and money, for the homeless helpline.

Bruce Dessau, The Independent, 24th January 2017

Phil Mann: We're all five-star comedians now

The Vault Festival starts in London next week, and I hereby give every show there five stars out of five. Phil Mann tries to smash the 'meaningless' ratings system.

Phil Mann, Chortle, 24th January 2017

Richard Gadd is a 26-year-old Scottish comedian currently performing a life-changing, one-man show called Monkey See Monkey Do at London's Soho Theatre. The 'monkey' is his anxiety, his depression, and the effects of post-traumatic stress that never leave his side.

Sarah Raphael, Refinery 29, 24th January 2017

Jack Whitehall review

The foppish comedian is a terrific performer but his tightly scripted comedy doesn't compensate for the dearth of anything real or insightful to say.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 24th January 2017

Omid Djalili review

Djalili's people-pleasing instincts are his blessing and his curse. It's hard to know how to react to him because he is too many comedians at once.

Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 24th January 2017

Laughing Point, comedy review

The sharpest wits in showbusiness deliver knockout punchlines.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 24th January 2017

Spencer Jones shoots Sky pilot

Spencer Jones has made a pilot for Sky 1. The prop comic has written and stars in The Jonah Man, alongside Flowers star Sophia Di Martino.

Jay Richardson, Chortle, 24th January 2017

Robin Ince reviews Frank Skinner's radio show

Forget Farage: Robin Ince turns to Skinner for a full and Frank discussion...

Robin Ince, The Big Issue, 24th January 2017

Videos

TV & radio

6:30pm
30 min

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme

Series 6, Episode 5

Featuring another trip Behind Closed Doors, a famous author takes drastic measures to improve his sales, and what a certain celebrity is really like.

10pm
30 min

Revolting

Episode 4

The boys host their very own cookery show where they explore the world of fruit picking, waste management, wine tasting and meet Hank Duke, a retired Guantanamo Bay prison officer who has decided to make his own foie gras.

10pm
50 min

Virtually Famous

Series 4, Episode 6

TOWIE's Megan McKenna, presenter Will Best, comedian Ellie Taylor and Strictly stars Ola and James Jordan join Seann, Vicky and Chris tackle all the weird and wonderful content that the internet has to offer.