BCG Daily Tuesday 5th September 2017
Press clippings
Sir Bruce Forsyth's private funeral held
Family and friends have said farewell to Sir Bruce Forsyth at a private funeral for the veteran entertainer.
BBC, 5th September 2017Comedy club blue plaque stolen
The Blue Plaque on the wall outside the Frog & Bucket Comedy Club in Manchester has been stolen. The plaque commemorates the club's opening in 1994 and has a very distinctive dedication: "In memory of all the comedians who died onstage."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th September 2017The Awkward Silence: The Bastard King review
Something like a two-man Game of Thrones - but with a toad king in place of dragons - The Bastard King is an historical epic about various factions battling for the right to rule the fictional realm of Etherium.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th September 2017Julian Clary condemns homophobic doctor's airtime
Julian Clary has critcised Good Morning Britain for giving a gay conversion therapist working to 'turn gay men straight' air time.
Amy Duncan, Metro, 5th September 2017Book review: James Acaster's Classic Scrapes
The cover line of James Acaster's collection of autobiographical stories says it all: 'Too err is human; to err enough to fill a book isn't.'
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th September 2017Are Edinburgh Fringe reviewers sexist?
Some Edinburgh Fringe reviewers are demonstrably biased against female comedians, one blogger has claimed.
Chortle, 5th September 2017Mitchell & Webb: 'We mustn't destroy all of our comedy'
In their first post-Peep Show outing, David Mitchell and Robert Webb are back with Back, a ghost-story about two brothers in a country pub. They rant about cream tea, the perils of Twitter - and whether sitcoms are doomed.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 5th September 2017Peep Show could return to TV, David Mitchell reveals
Modern sitcom classic could potentially return to catch up with Jez and Mark - but fans may have to wait.
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 5th September 2017Rhys James: Wiseboy review
A sharply written tongue-in-cheek take on white privilege from the young master of pithy comedy.
Ian Cater, What's On London, 5th September 2017English comedian of the year 2017 result
Nick Page has been crowned English Comedian Of The Year 2017 at the final in London.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th September 2017Physical effects of the Fringe on comics a week later
I got home from four weeks at the Edinburgh Fringe exactly a week ago. The Fringe runs for 3½ weeks.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 5th September 2017The art of a successful comedy
Roughcut TV's head of comedy Alex Smith on how comedy has had to up its game in the multichannel VoD landscape.
Alex Smith, Televisual, 5th September 2017Videos
TV
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TV & radio
10am30 min
People Just Do Nothing
Series 4, Episode 4 - BossesAngel auditions for her school play and Miche becomes fixated with her role as a 'Mumager'.
10:45am15 min
The Inheritors
Episode 2 - FalloutCan Jasmine persuade her dad to rethink his latest scheme and put family first?
6pm10 min
Danger Mouse
Series 2, Episode 4 - Ernest Penfold And The Half-Price WandThe streets of are London teeming with hundreds of wannabe wizards, all brandishing identical wands. After discovering that the wands are mass-produced shavings from Merlin's legendary staff, DM and Penfold set out to stop Quark's latest money-making scheme by reuniting the staff with its rightful owner.
8pm60 min
The Story Of... Only Fools & Horses
Episode 2 - Deals And MisdemeanoursDeals And Misdemeanours explores all the hooky deals and bent gear the Trotters have 'knocked out' in and around the markets stalls of Peckham, which would always land Del and Rodney in some sort of trouble.
10pm30 min
Quacks
Episode 4 - Fourth. The Indian MesmeristCaroline arranges for herself and William to meet a charismatic hypnotist at a local curry house for a demonstration of his powers. William has a bladder stone and needs Robert to operate on him. William faces a choice between excruciating pain, or taking John's potentially lethal new drug, 'chloroform', during surgery. Robert, meanwhile, is suffering from the shakes and having vivid nightmares of his time in the navy.
11pm30 min
Lobby Land
Pilot, Episode 1 - Pass The SourceAs parliament returns from its summer recess, in Westminster the halls are alive with the sound of gossip, but young political editor Sam Peakes is struggling to stay afloat. Having drawn the short straw at work, she's being tailed around by Lawrence the office intern, and she needs a story - fast.