BCG Daily Monday 30th January 2017
Press clippings
Funny Cow filming in Yorkshire cafe
An authentic 1970s cafe at the Oastler Centre, in Bradford, was the setting for scenes of a major new Yorkshire-based comedy drama being shown in cinemas later this year.
The Telegraph and Argus, 30th January 2017Book deal for doctor turned comedian Adam Kay
Junior doctor turned comedian Adam Kay has signed a deal with Picador, who will publish the autobiographical Your Life In My Hands.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th January 2017TV preview: Tracey Ullman's Show, BBC1
By their supporting cast shalt thou know them. Or something. The first episode of the second series of Tracey Ullman's return to British sketch show comedy features an enviable cast list of contemporary comedians and actors.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th January 2017Brass Eye at 20: still Chris Morris at his best
From Cake to Paedogeddon, Chris Morris's epochal satire always said the unsayable. No other comedy has touched it - or even come close.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 30th January 2017Interview: alternative act of the year Consignia
On Sunday 5th February, winners of 2016 Alternative New Comedian of the Year Consignia headline and curate an afternoon of free alternative comedy at the Bill Murray in Angel. The group is comprised of Andy Barr, Phil Jarvis, Nathan Willcock and 'newcomer' Jason Bridge. We had booked an interview with all four of them but when we turned up, only 'newcomer' Jason Bridge was there.
Laugh Out London, 30th January 2017Finding the beat
A beat, in the context of a story, is an event, or a plot development.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 30th January 2017Stuart Goldsmith's top 10 moments from his podcast
Josie Long, Shappi Khorsandi and Bill Burr are among his favourite interviewees.
The List, 30th January 2017Interview: Omid Djalili
Comedian and actor Omid Djalili has some sad news for his fans as he calls time on the crazy dancing. But as Brian Donaldson discovers, the mad japes are far from over.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 30th January 2017An Audience with Bob and Barry Cryer - review
Now aged 81, Barry Cryer has been a comedy writer and performer for over 60 years, and so has accrued an endless array of jokes and reminiscences that his anecdotes are said to hunt in packs. While billed as an evening to promote Cryer's forthcoming crowdfunded collection of parrot jokes (to be co-written with son Bob Cryer), in reality this is a gentle reflection on a life of incident and humour.
Scott Matthewman, The Reviews Hub, 30th January 2017Ab Fab movie highest grossing UK indie film of 2016
The BFI has released statistics that reveal Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie was the highest grossing independent UK film of 2016, with box office makings hitting £16 million!
Funny Women, 30th January 2017Jo Caulfield interview
Jo Caulfield says she'd be just as comfortable performing to an empty room as to millions on BBC TV.
Michael Reynolds, Daily Record, 30th January 2017Interview: Mark Watson on performing at The Old Vic
In a rare turn for the Old Vic, Comedian Mark Watson will be performing his award winning stand up show at the venue for one night only. He spoke to Toby Earle about the what it's like to perform comedy in a playhouse.
Toby Earle, London Live, 30th January 2017Jack and Victor in a freezing flat in Still Game 2
Still Game favourites Jack and Victor are set to do battle with the impact of a big freeze - but their creators have promised their new stage show will be kept free of politics.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 30th January 2017Review: NATYS Top Of The Bill final 2017
Rahul Kohli had just the right amount of post-Brexit politics in his set and there was something very winning about his youthful energetic style. Sure enough he was voted Top of the Bill by the judges and you can expect to be seeing a lot more of him.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th January 2017Review: NATYS 'Top Of The Bill' final 2017
Rahul Kohli is a slick gag-machine, packing in gags about Brexit that almost seem nostalgic now we're in a whole other world of racist madness. But he laughs off bigotry and uses politics as a bouncing-off point for silly gags rather than labouring any points.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th January 2017Rory McGrath edited out of TV series after conviction
McGrath, 60, appeared in reality show Sugar Free Farm in 2016 and has filmed segments for the final episode of the current series on screen on Tuesday, where the cameras revisited him to see if he has kept the weight off.
Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 30th January 2017Danny Baker: 'What did cancer teach me? Nothing'
Danny Baker knows what he will be doing for the first minute of his new stand-up show on Wednesday. That first minute is sorted. Locked in. For the remaining 89 minutes, however, he has no idea what he is going to say.
Neil Armstrong, The Telegraph, 30th January 2017Podcasts
TV & radio
4:30pm30 min
The Infinite Monkey Cage
Series 15, Episode 3 - Science's Epic FailsWith Rufus Hound, Professor Alice Roberts, Dr Adam Rutherford.
6pm10 min
Scream Street
Series 1, Episode 32 - Body SwapResus is feeling down that he is unable to turn into a bat like his parents and manages to get his hands on the Hoop of Horus.
6:30pm30 min
The Museum Of Curiosity
Gallery 10, Episode 4 - Meeting Fifty-NineJohn Lloyd and his new curator Jo Brand are joined by Danish comic Sofie Hagen, mollusc and cephalopod expert Jon Ablett and anthropologist Kate Fox.
10pm30 min
Crackanory
Series 4, Episode 1 - A Close SlaveSet in ancient Rome, a slave who works in a playwright's household helps him finish his latest opus. Little does he know he's effectively conceived his own death. Written by Tony Way, narrated by Dara O Briain.
10pm30 min
Insert Name Here
Series 2, Episode 5 - CharlieHost Sue Perkins and captains Richard Osman and Josh Widdicombe are joined by Rob Beckett, Stephanie McGovern, James Acaster and Suzannah Lipscomb to compete to earn the right to decide the greatest ever bearer of the name Charlie.