BCG Daily Sunday 18th February 2018
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Noel Faulkner reviews John Fleming's first performance
Last Wednesday night I took to the stage for the first time. I appeared doing a 10-minute spot in a Valentine's Night special at Martyn Sadler's new comedy club in East London. It was, perhaps, a rather rowdier audience than I would have preferred. But, sitting in the audience, was comedy promoter Noel Faulkner, who founded the Comedy Cafe - now at its new venue in Shoreditch. He was kind enough to share this review of my act via social media the next day.
Noel Faulkner, John Fleming's Blog, 18th February 2018TV preview: Mum, BBC2
The first series of Mum found saintly Cathy (Lesley Manville) mourning the death of her husband and dealing with her, erm, colourful family. The second series starts with a marginally lighter issue. She is about to turn sixty and also has her Essex family descending on her en masse.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th February 2018Hold the Sunset review
Why do bad things happen to good people? Well, not bad exactly, but decidedly mediocre.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th February 2018Showstopper! The Improvised Musical - review
If you have the chance to catch Showstopper!, make sure you don't let it pass you by - it's one of the best night's entertainment that this reviewer has had in a long time. Hilarious.
Mark Clegg, The Reviews Hub, 18th February 2018John Cleese's sitcom return fizzes with comic energy
This was one of those wonderful programmes about everything and nothing - love, getting on with getting on, and simply taking a deep breath and adjusting as best you can when things don't quite turn out the way you'd hoped. Who can't relate to that?
Rupert Hawksley, The Telegraph, 18th February 2018Hold the Sunset, BBC One, review - this is an ex-sitcom
John Cleese and Alison Steadman star in the exhumation of long-lost genre.
Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 18th February 2018Line-up for Series 3 of Live From The BBC
Among the perfomers who have filmed sets at the BBC's iconic Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House are Fern Brady, Desiree Burch, Chris Washington, Mat Ewins, Suzi Ruffell, John Robins and Rhys Nicholson.
Beyond The Joke, 18th February 2018Thoughtful comedy at Vault Festival
The damp but strangely cosy arches under Waterloo have been playing host to Vault Festival for six years, and over that time comedy has become a much bigger part of the programme - which now stretches over a generous eight weeks.
Anna Lowman, 18th February 2018Bilal Zafar review
Bilal Zafar made astute observations about his own experience dating as a young Muslim man. At times Zafar was self-deprecating and at times highly astute. I liked his ideas.
Abby Kwantes, The Latest, 18th February 2018Videos
TV & radio
Hold The Sunset
Series 1, Episode 1 - BubblyEdith's dreams of retirement to the sun with her long-term suitor Phil are shattered when her 50-year-old son Roger arrives home, seeking to recapture the happiness of his boyhood.
When Comedy Goes Horribly Wrong
Clip show in which Julian Clary looks at some comedy performances that didn't go to plan.
Unspun With Matt Forde
Series 4, Episode 4This week, Matt talks to Blairite spin doctor Alastair Campbell and introduces comedy from Jason Byrne.