BCG Daily Monday 27th February 2017
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Miles Jupp, comedy review
Miles Jupp proves he's still an extremely effective stand-up as he brings the house down with middle class minutiae.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 27th February 2017Obituary: MP and TW3 writer Gerald Kaufman
It was while visiting his mother in Leeds in November 1962 that he saw the first episode of the BBC's satirical programme That Was The Week That Was. Back in his Daily Mirror office, he phoned the producer, Ned Sherrin, and told him he had an idea for a sketch. "He had no idea who I was," Kaufman later recalled, "but he said, 'Write it and I'll send a taxi in the morning to pick it up." It led to Kaufman becoming a regular contributor to the show, best known for his Silent Men of Westminster, a satire on MPs who never spoke in the House.
BBC News, 27th February 2017Preview - The Nightly Show
This week ITV is bringing back some hit shows and starting some new ones. One of these new editions is quite a big one, seeing as how it has taken over the place previously held by News at Ten.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 27th February 2017Interview: Count Arthur Strong
It is hard to believe that the smiling, casually-dressed man in front of me with an extravagant greying quiff is also Count Arthur Strong, the deluded trilby-hatted variety performer from Doncaster. Yet Steve Delaney has been playing Strong for over three decades. In recent years he has gone from cult to the mainstream with two acclaimed BBC series under his belt and a third due this Spring. He is also about to embark on a huge UK tour.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th February 2017Michael McIntyre performs after fracturing bone
Michael McIntyre had to perform onstage yesterday evening with one leg in a special support boot due to a fractured bone.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th February 2017Interview: Greg Proops at Glasgow Comedy Festival
Proops talks chippies, bevvy and Trump 'the Tango Tyrant' ahead of Glasgow return.
Fraser Glen, Glasgow Live, 27th February 2017Dara O Briain: The post-truth world is 'very worrying'
Dara O Briain is concerned about the post-truth world. The comedian, who studied mathematics and theoretical physics at the University of Dublin, believes that our recent shunning of experts is "a very worrying thing".
Chloe Hamilton, i Newspaper, 27th February 2017Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney discuss their comedy
The co-writers, who also star in Channel 4's sitcom Catastrophe, which returns for its third series, wanted to portray a recognisable marriage, not a sitcom marriage, that 'in real life' would end in a 'murder-suicide'.
Gerald Gilbert, The Independent, 27th February 2017Omid Djalili: Schmuck for a Night review
Edgy topical humour and silly antics strike the ideal balance in the UK-Iranian's new tour.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 27th February 2017The Nightly Show review
James Corden and his fellow US talkshow hosts can sleep easy in their squishy Hollywood beds tonight because The Nightly Show (ITV), a British attempt to emulate what they do, fell as flat as a Shrove Tuesday pancake. In the process, it made such slick American TV productions look even better.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 27th February 2017TV Review: The Nightly Show
ITV1's much-trailed attempt at a topical comedy and chat show five nights a week started with a plodding episode that was equal parts unoriginal and uninspiring.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th February 2017The Nightly Show review
In the intro, Walliams joked that confused viewers might think 'the News At Ten's gone a bit down-market'. Downmarket's not the issue, bland is. The Nightly Show does not feel like the mustn't-miss proposal that ITV need it to be. The gamble hasn't paid off.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th February 2017Iain Stirling: Onwards! - The Lowry, Salford review
Heaven knows it is refreshing to see a comedian who does not over-run but the rather abrupt ending without drawing together any of the themes that have been raised makes Onwards! feel like it has run out of steam rather than reached a satisfactory conclusion.
Dave Cunningham, The Reviews Hub, 27th February 2017An interview with Russell Kane
Russell Kane is a changed man. For his Right Man, Wrong Age tour, you may encounter someone with a new look, fresh perspectives and a different approach to his comedy.
Brian Donaldson, The Mumble, 27th February 2017Review: Twelfth Night, National Theatre
The National Theatre's promotional campaign for Simon Godwin's new Twelfth Night has been all Tamsin Greig, all the time.
Dan Rubins, A Younger Theatre, 27th February 2017Rhys James interview
The young stand-up, labelled 'one to watch' for a while and now featuring regularly on comedy vehicles like Mock The Week, delivers an impressive show full of great jokes, call-backs and over-privileged angst.
Ian Cater, What's On London, 27th February 2017Why improvisation is getting bums on seats
The first theatre in Britain dedicated to the art of improv is opening in Bristol. Here we meet the team hoping to cash in on quick-thinking comedy.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 27th February 2017Videos
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Chain Reaction
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Just A Minute
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The Nightly Show
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