BCG Daily Monday 13th March 2017
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Review: The Miser, Garrick Theatre
Molière's The Miser started life as a five-act comedy. Fortunately for those catching the train home, Sean Foley and Phil Porter have rewritten it as a two-act, two and a half hour comedy that hilariously sends up every theatrical stereotype with a terrific selection of comic actors.
Sophie Adnitt, BritishTheatre.com, 13th March 2017Glasgow comedy legends - where are they now?
Sometimes it's worth recalling the great acts that don't always receive their due -- so here's a few worth rediscovering at the start of the Glasgow Comedy Festival.
Jay Richardson, Glasgow Live, 13th March 2017The Miser review
The Miser certainly isn't tight-fisted with the laughs.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th March 2017Review: The Miser at the Garrick Theatre
Hits the contemporary spot: Amelia Forsbrook reviews Sean Foley and Phil Porter's adaptation of Molière.
Amelia Forsbrook, Exeunt Magazine, 13th March 2017Meera Syal interview
"We have to be confident we've got the material and I think we have. We're gathering it. That could well happen"
Kasia Delgado, Radio Times, 13th March 2017Rob Brydon: I Am Standing Up review
Picking on the audience is engaging more than cruel as Brydon riffs and ad-libs with seasoned charm in his new tour.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 13th March 2017Preview: Inside No 9 - Diddle Diddle Dumpling, BBC2
A couple's world is changed forever by a seemingly chance find in a local street in the penultimate film of the series.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th March 2017Is This Country the best UK comedy since The Office?
What is most impressive, though, is that This Country, such an assured, beautifully paced series, which has earned deserved comparisons with The Office, The Inbetweeners and The Royle Family, has seemingly emerged out of nowhere.
Rupert Hawksley, The Telegraph, 13th March 2017Sarah Kendall, comedy review
Kendall turns from stand-up to storyteller and the results are extremely funny, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 13th March 2017Chris Ramsey review
Ramsay is a great comedian. Laddish enough to appeal to the men and sensitive enough to appeal to the ladies, he is what I would describe as a "couple's comedian".
Jay Nuttall, The Reviews Hub, 13th March 2017Review: The Miser
'Comedy first, psychological insight later' is Sean Foley's take on The Miser, and indeed his production is fresh, funny and farcical. But maybe his cast can afford to relax a bit more - they're all excellent, after all.
What's On Stage, 13th March 2017The Miser at the Garrick Theatre review
A delightful feast of non-stop laughter. The two-and-a-half hour running time is not felt at all as every moment has something to offer.
Mersa Auda, The Upcoming, 13th March 2017Jonny And The Baptists: Eat The Poor review
Eat The Poor may wear its heart on its sleeve, but - anatomy be damned - that is also in the right place.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th March 2017Review: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
When Harry met Daniel met Tom: Rosemary Waugh reviews the 50th anniversary production of Tom Stoppard's riff on Hamlet.
Rosemary Waugh, Exeunt Magazine, 13th March 2017Inside No.9 review: series three: 'Empty Orchestra'
'Empty Orchestra' is a very affecting piece. There are moments in it that stay with you and replay inside your head, such is the level of poignancy which builds within it, almost like a piece of music reaching a crescendo.
Dodo's Words, 13th March 2017Review: The Miser
A top-notch comedy cast are starring in The Miser at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End. Here is Sophie's review of the show...
Sophie Davies, The Velvet Onion, 13th March 2017Rosencrantz and Guildenstern: Tom Stoppard returns
With the 50th anniversary revival of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead having just opened at the Old Vic starring Daniel Radcliffe, we take a look back at its origins, its 1967 National Theatre production and Broadway triumph.
Daniel Rosenthal, The Independent, 13th March 2017Review: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
All in all, this production is aesthetically spectacular. It gives just enough emotion to be profound and as little depth as it needs to provide easy laughs as well as satisfying complications.
Alice Devoy, A Younger Theatre, 13th March 2017Zoe Coombs Marr interview
Zoe Coombs Marr on feminism, same-sex marriage and how she won awards for being a terrible stand-up.
Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard, 13th March 2017The Miser review
An evening that is often very funny indeed, albeit one that certainly chooses immediate comic fizz and fervour over finesse.
Tom Birchenough, The Arts Desk, 13th March 2017Tracey Ullman shows ridiculousness of sexism
With 14 million views and counting on Facebook, the video has clearly resonated with audiences.
The New York Times, 13th March 2017Videos
TV & radio
Going Straight
Episode 1When lesbian Emma begins an affair with a man she finds that she has inadvertently betrayed the trust of the people she holds most dear.
Chain Reaction
Series 12, Episode 4 - Sara Pascoe interviews Harry HillSara Pascoe talks to the very first comedian that she ever saw live - Harry Hill. Sara and Harry discuss Gogglebox, constructive criticism, remaking The Godfather and the merits of sharks.
Just A Minute
Series 77, Episode 4Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Zoe Lyons and Graham Norton play the game. What can Graham tell us about Marie Tussaud? How long can Josie talk about Sherwood Forest? Paul begs his pardon and does Zoe plough her own furrow?
The Nightly Show
Episode 11Presenter Davina McCall takes the hot seat. In tonight's show she's joined by Boy George and Vicky McClure.