BCG Daily Monday 5th June 2017
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Preview - A League of Their Own: US Road Trip 2.0
The stars of the Sky1 sports-based panel show return to America for a second road trip, from Los Angeles to New York.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 5th June 2017Tape Face on how a five minute gag got out of control
Sam Wills, aka Tape Face, conquered the Edinburgh Fringe with his silent stand-up act. Now the New Zealander is all set for West End success, he tells Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 5th June 2017Waiting For God review
The piece has been constructed from a selection of plots from the original television series, I recognised the stories that were used. However you don't need to have seen the television series to be able to enjoy this production.
Helen McWilliams, My Theatre Mates, 5th June 2017Python's Terry Gilliam wraps production on Don Quixote
The Monty Python star is determined to bring The Man Who Killed Don Quixote to the big screen.
Eleanor Bley Griffiths, Radio Times, 5th June 2017When Blackadder turned election farce into comedy
"At last we can return to sanity. The mad hysteria is at an end. After the chaos of a general election, we can return to normal." So says Edmund Blackadder at the start of 'Dish and Dishonesty' - the very first episode of Blackadder The Third.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 5th June 2017#EdFringe17: Paul Wady's Guerilla Aspies
Meet Paul Wady, Guerilla Aspie-in-chief. Paul describes his show as "comedy, neurodiverse self-advocacy and a subversive autistic perspective on the neurotypical world." He tries to "create an 'autistic space' in each and every show, so that other Aspies feel free to be out autistic."
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 5th June 2017#EdFringe17: Samantha Pressdee Goes Back 2 Basics
Sammy describes herself as "an anarcha-feminist, who confronted the patriarchy with my tits out." In her new show, she will be baring her soul instead of her chest. Sammy chats about the 'Free the Nipple' movement and explains why she doesn't see eye to eye with some other feminists.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 5th June 2017Ivor Dembina: comedian's response to the London attack
Less than two weeks ago, Andrew Maxwell gave his response to the terrorist killings in Manchester. Today, we asked Ivor Dembina to share his thoughts on the the latest terrorist atrocity, which happened less than a mile from Ivor's home in London.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 5th June 2017Frog Stone interview: Writing 'Bucket' for BBC Four
I know the characters from Bucket inside out but that took a long time.
Rosie Stone, BBC, 5th June 2017Graham Norton says he'd like to make fewer chat shows
Graham Norton has revealed that, two decades after he debuted his first chat show, he's ready to scale back his hosting duties.
Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 5th June 2017Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Just A Minute
Series 78, Episode 4Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Graham Norton and Stephen Fry attempt to talk on a given subject for 60 seconds without repetition, hesitation or deviation.
Counterfeit Cat
Episode 27 - Fun In The SunBetty is taking a vacation and is leaving Max and Gark with her cat-obsessed daughter.
A League Of Their Own
US Road Trip 2.0, Episode 1Jamie loses his temper when he's left injured following a hot dog eating competition and the lads tap into their inner Hasselhoff to train with the Californian State Lifeguards.
Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
Series 2, Episode 4Comedians Ellie Taylor and Jon Richardson join host Dara O Briain, team captains Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon and resident gaming expert Ellie Gibson. Taking on the joystick challenge they compete against each other in Crash Team Racing, Azetc Challenge, Duck Tales, Speedrunners and War Blimey.
Loaded
Episode 5 - The BoatIn a bid to get the Gang to focus on the new game, Leon takes them away for a trip on his new luxury yacht.
Election Spy
Episode 5The teams are back on the campaign trail. Sunni is wishing the Tories would stop causing crisis after crisis; Amira is thinking about conspiracy theories; James is wondering why the press aren't attacking UKIP; and Harry is still answering questions about Tim Farron's views on homosexuality.