BCG Daily Friday 21st April 2017
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Preview - Have I Got News for You
One of the big questions in the comedy world at the moment is whether we are experiencing a new satire boom?
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 21st April 2017Ian Hislop on Brexit, Trump and a bonkers year for news
The veteran satirist talks about the growth of his industry and the defiance of finding comedy in the worst things.
Michael Hodges, Radio Times, 21st April 2017Working Title hires Mark Freeland
Working Title Television UK has hired former BBC comedy chief Mark Freeland to run its comedy unit.
TBI Vision, 21st April 2017Funny Girl, Edinburgh Playhouse, Review
A rose of sheer perfection, Sheridan Smith has the UK's largest auditorium upstanding - loud and applauding - and even after the career she's had she still can't believe it.
Katie Stephen, Edinburgh Guide, 21st April 2017Interview: Adam Larter talks to record breaking fans
David and Carole love comedy, to an almost unhealthy degree. David is the current Guinness world record holder for most Edinburgh shows watched during the festival when he saw 304 shows over the course of 27 days. This year the couple are attempting their "70707" challenge, looking to see 70 different Fringe shows at 70 different Fringe venues in Edinburgh in just 7 days.
Adam Larter, Laugh Out London, 21st April 2017Reginald D Hunter interview
'Getting married, having kids is one ideal. But it's not my ideal'. The American comedian explains how his relationship with his mother affected his life and how you have to leave your home to make sense of it.
Angela Wintle, The Guardian, 21st April 2017Car Share's Forever FM goes on Manchester DAB
Fictitious radio station Forever FM - as heard on BBC 1's Car Share - has been turned into a real thing and put on the small-scale DAB multiplex in Manchester.
Radio Today, 21st April 2017The Philanthropist review
A strange play to unearth now.
Paul Taylor, The Independent, 21st April 2017London attack prompted The Philanthropist rewrite idea
The Oscar-winning writer of West End play The Philanthropist contemplated rewriting his 1970 comedy in the wake of last month's Westminster attack.
BBC, 21st April 2017The Philanthropist review
The Philanthropist was written when Christopher Hampton was only 23 - and here gets a revival that for once casts actors in their late-twenties, early-thirties, as intended. But it's not revelatory: these academics act like old fogeys who sleep about a bit.
Holly Williams, What's On Stage, 21st April 2017The Philanthropist review
The Philanthropist veers wildly between comedy, tragedy and tragi-comedy. The audience never knows where a pithy line, death, infidelity and betrayal will spring from next. It might be a comedy, but don't expect big laughs.
Frances Taylor, Radio Times, 21st April 2017The Philanthropist, theatre review
TV stars look ill at ease in this woeful dud. This pricey West End play feels like a misconceived venture.
Henry Hitchins, Evening Standard, 21st April 2017The Philanthropist review
I love the play, but I think the age of the actors matters far less than their depth of experience and understanding.
Michael Billington, The Guardian, 21st April 2017Videos
Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
11:30am30 min
Gloomsbury
Series 4, Episode 3 - Honestly, DarlingHenry and Vera make a radio broadcast with Hilda on the need for honesty in marriage, but an open microphone reveals more to the listeners than a scripted conversation ever could.
1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 6, Episode 9Rory Bremner, Elaine Malcolmson, Louise Welsh and Billy Kirkwood talk about Theresa May calling a snap general election. Plus Kim Jong Un vs Donald Trump: this time it's nuclear; Will a robot nick your job?; and are you prepared to complain your way to a wad of cash?
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 93, Episode 1It's the first episode of Series 93 of The News Quiz and the whole country is talking about only one thing. And it's not the rise in the urban fox population in Bournemouth... although that does get a mention. With Jeremy Hardy, Helen Lewis, Susan Calman and Andy Hamilton.
8pm30 min
Carters Get Rich
Episode 4The family faces a collision of worlds when billionaire Trent comes to stay, bringing a gaggle of attentive assistants.
9pm30 min
Have I Got News For You
Series 53, Episode 1Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Patrick Stewart, Richard Osman and Camilla Long in a new series of the long-running topical news quiz.
9:30pm30 min
Hospital People
Episode 1 - The Hospital AwardsHospital Chaplain Father Kenny and resident Radio DJ Ivan vie for the Patients Choice Awards, while Ian is forced to face conventional medicine head on.
10pm30 min
The Nightly Show
Episode 40The final episode of the show. Dermot O'Leary is joined by comedy legend John Cleese and Texas lead singer Sharleen Spiteri.
10pm65 min
The Last Leg
Series 10, Episode 13In this edition, Alan Carr and Tinie Tempah help the team to dissect the week's events.
10:35pm45 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 21, Episode 3 - Harry Styles, Brendan O'Carroll, Vicky McClure, Rob BrydonHarry Styles in his frankest ever TV interview gives an exclusive and stunning performance of his new solo single, Brendan O'Carroll reveals that James Blunt is a lovely kisser, Vicky McClure says no character is safe in Line Of Duty, and Rob Brydon talks about his reluctance to take to the road.
11pm35 min
Comedy Bigmouths
Episode 4 - Rory BremnerAward-winning comedy star and current affairs expert Ian Stone is the host and MC, alongside fellow comedians such as Zoe Lyons, Geoff Norcott and Hal Cruttenden. The guest comedian is Rory Bremner.