BCG Daily Saturday 22nd April 2017
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Press clippings
Was ITV's The Nightly Show a success?
ITV's The Nightly Show didn't get off to the strongest start - but its fortunes improved over its eight-week run.
BBC, 22nd April 2017Funny Girl review
Sheridan Smith returns to Funny Girl with a bang for the UK tour.
Ashling Findlay-Carroll, Across The Arts, 22nd April 2017Review: The Philanthropist
A combination of bad casting and lacklustre directing from Simon Callow leads to an ultimately disappointing evening; the greatest act of philanthropy would be to scrap it and start again.
Danny Coleman-Cooke, BritishTheatre.com, 22nd April 2017Review: The Philanthropist
So as a period piece, it rang true; and Bird's and Cole's performances in particular left me convinced and rather sorrowful.
Libby Purves, My Theatre Mates, 22nd April 2017Review: The Philanthropist
The Philanthropist isn't a bad show. There are some very funny moments and the concept of the piece is an interesting one. Definitely worth going to see if you like the sound of it.
West End Wilma, 22nd April 2017Review: The Philanthropist
You'd have to be a very generous philanthropist to recommend it as a night out.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd April 2017Sh*t-Faced Shakespeare on their reviews
We've long been aware of the problems a show such as ours can cause for traditional review outlets.
Sam Marlowe, Beyond The Joke, 22nd April 2017TV & radio
Fighting Talk
Series 14, Episode 29Colin Murray is joined by Tamsin Greenway, Mark Schwarzer, Matt Forde and Elis James.
The Unexplainers
Series 3, Episode 3 - Did UFOs Invade Swansea?John Rutledge and Mike Bubbins team up with the Swansea UFO Network and unearth a mass sighting known as the Night of the Triangles.
All Round To Mrs. Brown's
Series 1, Episode 5Agnes and the family are joined by the nation's favourite choirmaster Gareth Malone and singer Peter Andre. Nick Knowles teams up with Dermot and Buster for their Celebrity Boat Tour adventure, and 90s pop stars Steps perform their new single Scared of the Dark in Foley's pub.
Sam Delaney's News Thing
Episode 16 - Theresa's Big NewsSam considers whether anyone wants another general election, Nigel Evans reacts to Tim Farron's stance on gay sex, and Bobby Mair prepares for a nuclear apocalypse. With Iain Lee, Zoe Lyons and Geoff Norcott.
The Funny Thing About...
Episode 6 - Growing UpJohnny Vegas buttons up his duffle coat and takes an irreverent look at life, all the way from our earliest memories of being a baby, and up to becoming an adult but still acting like a baby.