BCG Daily Sunday 5th February 2017
Press clippings
Live at the Chapel
When the pioneering Invisible Dot organisation closed down in 2016 there was a fear that the regular Union Chapel gigs promoted by ID might come to an end too. There have been lots of memorable nights at this Islington church over the years and luckily for the comedy world promoter Will Briggs has picked up the baton.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th February 2017'Criminally underrated comedian' Richard Herring
'Criminally underrated comedian' Richard Herring delivers The Best at Nottingham Playhouse.
Steve Oliver, Nottingham Post, 5th February 2017What's in a Name? - a fast, frothy comedy of manners
A taut cast makes the most of this 2010 hit comedy, directed by Jeremy Sams in its British premiere.
Clare Brennan, The Observer, 5th February 2017David Baddiel on his 'very sexual' mother
Comedian David Baddiel, 52, on finding the funny in even the darkest situations, baring his soul about his family's secrets, and his old mucker Frank Skinner.
Lara Kilner, The Sun, 5th February 2017Queen recovers from illness with comedy film & TV
The Sunday Express has learned that Her Majesty cheered herself up while she was ill over Christmas by watching Laurel and Hardy films.
The 90-year-old monarch is understood to have tuned into old black and white films featuring the comedy double act while convalescing with a nasty cough and cold over Christmas.
An insider said the TV set at Sandringham has been switched to the archive film channel Talking Pictures TV, which plays old movies and TV shows.
Camilla Tominey, Sunday Express, 5th February 2017Still Game: Live 2 review - hilarity ahoy
When does a sitcom get too big for its boots? It's a worry that must have crossed the minds of Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill on returning to the hangar-like Hydro where, in 2014, Still Game played to 210,000 people in 21 nights.
There's something surreal about seeing the TV escapades of Jack and Victor in a venue where bouncers guard the stage and the audience needs two giant screens just to see what's happening. Undaunted, they've come back with a show of even greater ambition - and just as many laughs.
Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 5th February 2017Review: Leicester Comedy Festival Preview Gala 2017
As a reflection on the whole evening, the gala preview show (or 'rally') was most certainly of a very high standard throughout.
Peter Dixon, Giggle Beats, 5th February 2017Prevenge review
Prevenge review: Alice Lowe writes, directs and stars in this comedy slasher about an unborn foetus with murder on its mind...
Kat Hughes, Hollywood News, 5th February 2017Prevenge review
The winner of most original story of the year must go to Alice Lowe for her directorial debut, Prevenge, an outrageously funny and hugely enjoyable watch.
Ollie Charles, Front Row Reviews, 5th February 2017Podcasts
TV & radio
10am30 min
Uncle
Series 3, Episode 6 - ... Is This Just Fantasy?Melodie shows up at Andy's flat they finally hash it out and confess their feelings for each other. But, after a night of bliss, Melodie is gone.
10:10am10 min
Little Roy
Series 1, Episode 17 - Now You See Me, Now You Don'tRoy is delighted when Becky invites him to play with her dollhouse. However, Roy lets his imagination run away with itself and ends up breaking Becky's beloved toy.
7:30pm30 min
Still Open All Hours
Series 3, Episode 7Arkwright's becomes a delivery point for people's internet shopping. When a large delivery arrives, Granville decides he could use it to help Gastric impress Madge, who has taken to her bed in a foul mood. Meanwhile, Granville is worried he is not using his shop counter space well enough to advertise, and Eric turns to Leroy for advice after Kath finds evidence of a lady's stocking his pocket.