BCG Daily Friday 1st June 2018
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Tim Vine unveils Ken Dodd Bar at York Grand Opera House
Doddy and his joke telling style was a big influence on Tim - and he even remembered one of his jokes for us: "Harold's at the Battle of Hastings with an arrow sticking out of his eye and all his mates are going, 'maybe try blowing your nose...'" So there couldn't have been a better person to officially open the Ken Dodd Bar at the Grand Opera House.
York Mix, 1st June 2018Two Ronnies 'four candles' script sells for £28,000
A buyer has forked out £28,000 for the handwritten script of The Two Ronnies' 'four candles' sketch.
BBC, 1st June 2018Vladimir McTavish: 25 Years of Stand-Up review
The tone is amiable, the hour lightly amusing, but it does not feel like the apex of a 25-year career.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st June 2018The Bromley Boys review
This frail comedy about a Bromley FC fan has the odd sweet moment but strikes a false and badly unfunny note.
Cath Clarke, The Guardian, 1st June 2018Stuart Laws interview
The standup comic on the things that make him laugh the most.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 1st June 2018Greatest TV comedies of the 2010s as picked by you
As we found out when we asked members of our Screen Babble discussion group on Facebook. Here, according to them, are the greatest TV comedies of the decade so far.
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 1st June 2018Katy Brand talks about her first play, 3Women
Comedian, actor and author Katy Brand recently added playwright to her list of credentials with her debut play 3Women, starring Anita Dobson, Debbi Chazen and Maisie Richardson-Sellers at the Trafalgar Studios. Our editor Kate Stone caught up with Katy to talk about playwriting, all-female projects and the different generations of feminism...
Kate Stone, Funny Women, 1st June 2018Review: Stick by Me
Physical comedy and no shortage of laughs for the kids from the excellent Andy Manley.
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11:30am30 min
Michael Frayn's Pocket Playhouse
Episode 1 - Assembly InstructionsJoanna Lumley opens the series. Alex Jennings is a subversive theatre director, Ian McKellen meets Mozart (George Blagden), Alfred Molina has security problems with packaging, Lisa Dillon and Edward Bennett are Mr and Mrs Andrews in Gainsborough's portrait at the National Gallery, Stephen Fry conducts a weird press interview with Martin Jarvis, and McKellen and Lumley are Mr and Mrs God.
12pm3 min
Life Lessons
Series 2, Episode 6 - Darren Harriott - The Privilege ScaleAs a black man raised in a single parent household, Darren Harriott wants to know what is his privilege and what he can take advantage of - aside from the race card of course.
1pm2 min
Fin Taylor Plays Bullshit Bingo
Episode 5 - Vegan BingoFin Taylor visits a vegan exhibition at Alexandra Palace to interview people about veganism.
1:30pm30 min
Stop The Press
Series 3, Episode 5Julia Sutherland and Jo Caulfield take on Brian Taylor and Gary Robertson.
5:10pm10 min
Go Jetters
Series 2, Episode 33 - The Sphinx, EgyptGrandmaster Glitch is in need of a holiday, so he takes his Grimbots to Egypt for some rest and relaxation.
6:10pm15 min
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 1, Episode 36 - School Of CrocWhen Walter leaves his pampered pet croc, Crunchzilla, to fend for itself, Dennis and the gang help him to get in touch with its wild side. Walter does his best to prevent them, as he needs to keep the croc tame in the hope of getting back his father's limo keys, which Crunchzilla has accidentally swallowed.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 96, Episode 8Miles is joined by Jeremy Hardy, Angela Barnes, Helen Lewis and Susan Calman for the final episode of this series. The teams tackle all the big stories of the week and Mamadou Gassama gets what we assume is his first mention in the history of the programme.
9pm30 min
Have I Got News For You
Series 55, Episode 9Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Frank Skinner plus panellists Lucy Prebble and Henning Wehn.
9:30pm30 min
Tracey Breaks The News
Series 2, Episode 1Jeremy Corbyn has an awkward meeting with an old friend, Europe's beige-est leader Angela Merkel wonders about her image and Rupert Murdoch spends some quality time with his main squeeze Jerry Hall. Plus, brand new for this series are the ever-so-trustworthy Michael Gove, as well as the hilarious new double act of Jacob Rees-Mogg and his long-suffering Nanny.
10pm30 min
Friday Night Dinner
Series 5, Episode 5 - The ViolinAdam arrives home with his old violin. As a special treat Mum has made him agree to play for Grandma, who's coming for dinner. But Adam's not happy - he hasn't played for 12 years and has always hated playing the violin. Jonny is relishing every moment.
10pm30 min
Frankie Boyle's New World Order
Series 2, Episode 3A newly-shaven Frankie is joined by special guests Jack Carroll and Holly Walsh this week as the panel discuss topics including social media.
10:30pm35 min
High & Dry
Episode 5 - The OthersDouglas and Brett travel to the other island on their raft where they find, not only another far more successful group of survivors from the plane, but Brett's nemesis.
10:35pm45 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 23, Episode 9 - Ethan Hawke, Toni Collette, Aidan Turner, Jo Brand, Liam PayneToni Collette says Muriel follows her everywhere, Ethan Hawke talks about Robin Williams, Aiden Turner reveals fall out with scything society, Jo Brand jokes about her fear of flying and Liam Payne says he doesn't understand Spanish despite his new song lyrics.