BCG Daily Thursday 28th September 2017

8 ways Red Dwarf got around the 'no aliens' rule

Red Dwarf had to get creative to dodge its self-imposed no-aliens rule and give the last human being alive characters to interact with...

Preview - John Bishop In Conversation With... Jimmy Carr

In tonight's show Bishop talks to fellow comic Jimmy Carr, and his various ups and lows he has had to face; appropriate for a man who has in the past described himself as having literally the biggest face on television.

Joel Dommett review

An absolutely wonderful, 5 star evening which resulted in laughs so hard my stomach hurt.

Review: Monty Python's Spamalot (2017)

Spamalot is so full of fun it's hard to keep a smile off your face. A great night for all the family.

Comedian thanks hospital after HIV diagnosis

Scott Agnew, a Scottish comedian who has just had a successful run at the Edinburgh festival, has thanked the NHS staff who helped him following his HIV diagnosis.

Bad Dad revealed as David Walliams' 10th book

David Walliams' next children's book will be called Bad Dad, a "heart-warming rags to riches story" about a boy who tries to break his dad out of prison.

Vir Das: The Boarding Das World Tour review

That might mean a few more tweaks till he gets there, but he's got all the makings of a mainstream global comic.

Mark Watson - MW review

Being pleasant and non-shocking doesn't grab headlines. But it does Mark Watson a treat in a world determined to burn.

Interview: Simon Day

He talks to Victoria Nangle about his new show and more.

Being named in a death hoax isn't that funny

The face of Dave Benson Phillips will be familiar to anyone who grew up with children's TV in the 1990s. The host of shows like Get Your Own Back - in which kids exacted gunge-based revenge on adults - Phillips has been entertaining young audiences for more than 30 years. However, the rise of the internet since his TV heyday has led to some serious complications in his career.

Abandoman interview

If you had to describe Abandoman in two words, it would be 'infectious enthusiasm'. If you had to describe them in six, it would be 'Irish Hip Hop improvised comedy legends'.

Chris Ramsey: I'll always stay true to my Geordie roots

Chris Ramsey promises that he'll always stay true to his Geordie roots - no matter what. That's why the comedian still lives in his small hometown of South Shields, along with his wife and two-year-old son, despite having landed his dream TV role.

BBC comedy hit This Country starts filming

Filming has begun for the second series of Gloucestershire-based comedy hit This Country.

Stars and siblings Daisy and Charlie Cooper are busy filming for the mockumentary which depicts life in the country for two under-achieving cousins.

Andrew Bird aims to tickle Bicester's funny bone

Stand-up comedian Andrew Bird is hoping to tickle Bicester's funny bone with a new monthly comedy night.

Alan Partridge delivers his ode to The Working Classes

Norwich's favourite son, Alan Partridge, has released a very special poem dedicated to the working classes of the UK on National Poetry Day.

Putting the bite back into comedy

Against the odds, Russian TV is beating UK PSBs in the satire game, says Victor Lewis-Smith.

Goose pilot an ITV2 gameshow

Goose's Adam Drake, who will host the half-hour show, told Chortle that it would be 'anarchic, fast, a bit of a whirlwind'.