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BCG Daily Tuesday 29th May 2018

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Review - Peter Kay's Car Share: The Finale

It's titled The Finale, but is it?

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th May 2018

Lolly Adefope on going to Edinburgh

On a first trip to the fringe, she was desperate for comedy to seep into her and discovered a summer camp that became a second home.

Lolly Adefope, The Guardian, 29th May 2018

Peter Kay's Car Share finale review

Peter Kay's Car Share finale didn't need to exist - but you'd need a heart of stone not to be moved by it anyway.

Stuart Heritage, i Newspaper, 29th May 2018

Deborah Frances-White to deliver Fringe welcome address

Writer and comedian Deborah Frances-White will deliver the Fringe Central Welcome Address on Friday 3 August, sharing her own Fringe experiences and welcoming performers to this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th May 2018

Michael McIntyre: Big World Tour review

Observational comedy is a lot harder than Michael McIntyre makes it look.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th May 2018

Alternative Comedy Memorial Society to record DVD

It's a celebration of inventive comedy that's become a cult, with its overstuffed bills, 'permitted heckles' and you-had-to-be-there moments that would never work in a conventional comedy club. Now the Alternative Comedy Memorial Society will be attempting to capture the inventive oddness of one of its live shows forever, by committing a gig to DVD.

Chortle, 29th May 2018

Susan Calman gets "I love Grimsby" tattoo

The comedian and her Strictly dancing partner Kevin Clifton vowed to get matching "I love Grimsby" inkings in honour of Clifton's hometown if they made it to Blackpool Week when they competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017.

Ellie Harrison, Radio Times, 29th May 2018

TV's 10 best love triangles

Including love triangles from Peep Show, The Office and Ever Decreasing Circles.

Julia Raeside, The Guardian, 29th May 2018

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Appropriate Adult - review

Appropriate Adult is one of the best examples of autobiographical comedy exploring deeply personal topics without any self-pity and ensuring that the jokes flow thick and fast so that the audience can accept the bitterness as part of the comedy.

Dave Cunningham, The Reviews Hub, 29th May 2018

LoveHard: Murdered by Murder review

It's not quite a killer show

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th May 2018

Stop tring to make an Inbetweeners reunion happen

Let things die - we'll always have the repeats.

Alex Finnis, i Newspaper, 29th May 2018

Sky attacked for using Hancock suicide quote in tweet

Stone me! Sky TV have been accused of insensitivity for using a quote from Tony Hancock's suicide note to try to drum up business.

Chortle, 29th May 2018

The Dark Side Of The Mime review

Gassot's a very skilled mime. Never are we in any doubt of what psychopathic scenario he's conjuring up - much as we might prefer to be kept in the dark.

Chortle, 29th May 2018

Flowers Series 2 preview

If the premise of a family struggling with their demons doesn't sound like the best groundwork for a sitcom, Flowers may surprise you.

Alex Nelson, i Newspaper, 29th May 2018

Doug Stanhope interview

Often bracketed as a caustic political comedian, we discover Doug Stanhope may have been plonked in the wrong pigeonhole.

Ben Venables, The Skinny, 29th May 2018

Shane Allen interview

Social media brings a new source of pressures to the job of being the BBC's comedy chief.

Mark Lawson, Royal Television Society, 29th May 2018

99 Club Bursary Awards announced

The two bursary winners are Sarah Keyworth and Catherine Bohart, who both receive £500 to help fund their Edinburgh Fringe shows.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th May 2018

My money... Daliso Chaponda

The comedian on how Britain's Got Talent helped him out of a financial fix and why he hates using cash.

Andrew Williams, Metro, 29th May 2018

Videos

TV & radio

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 5:10pm
10 min
Go Jetters. Copyright: BBC

Go Jetters

Series 2, Episode 30 - The Boreal Forest, Canada

Grandmaster Glitch's Grimbots really need some cuddles, so it's down to Glitch to find them a new teddy bear!

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 6:10pm
10 min
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!. Copyright: Beano Studios

Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!

Series 1, Episode 33 - Ralf's Last Prank

When Dennis and the gang think they have caused Ralf to lose his job, they're determined to make his last day at Bash Street School totally blam by setting up the greatest prank Ralf's ever known.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!. Milton (Milton Jones). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!

Series 3, Episode 5 - The Decluttererer

Sort out your life with the patent Milton Declutterering Method.

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