BCG Daily Monday 25th June 2018
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Rachel Parris interview
The whip-smart comic talks about mocking Piers Morgan and Donald Trump, mixing scorn with good cheer and moving from songs to satire.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th June 201825 stand-up comedy recommendations for the Fringe
One again Laugh Out London brings you a list of some of the best stand-up comedy shows you will see at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018.
Laugh Out London, 25th June 2018Paul Tonkinson: 5 things I can't live without
Paul Tonkinson interview.
Lucy Benyon, The Daily Express, 25th June 2018Tony Hancock 50 years on
The most beloved comic voice of the post-war years destroyed himself with drink, jealousy and paranoia but remains a great original whose legacy deserves better.
Joe Sommerlad, The Independent, 25th June 2018Rose Matafeo: Horndog interview
Funny Women editor Kate Stone caught up with Rose to talk about her show, starting out in comedy and why society is still squeamish about women wanking...
Kate Stone, Funny Women, 25th June 2018Lloyd Langford: the Edinburgh interviews 2018
Lloyd Langford interview.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 25th June 2018How Flowers tackles mental health with humour
"He's trying to wrestle with his new equanimity, a new peace of mind," says Julian Barratt of Maurice, the melancholic children's author he plays in Channel 4's cult comedy-drama, Flowers, which returned for a second series earlier this month. "But, really, it's catching up with him. It's catching up with all of them."
Lily Pearson, The Independent, 25th June 2018The Festival like a Inbetweeners movie in all but name
"I think it's similar to The Inbetweeners, but not 'the same'. Very funny but with honesty and heart - that was the aim."
Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 25th June 2018How we made: Green Wing
'Filming in a hospital was hell. We shot scenes in the recovery area, surrounded by patients coming round from their operations'
Gwilym Mumford, The Guardian, 25th June 2018Gone Fishing review
Comedy pals get to the heart of life the universe and stuff.
David Stephenson, The Daily Express, 25th June 2018Comedy Club promoter Tim Rendle has died
Tim Rendle, who ran the Lion's Den Comedy Club and was a well-established popular figure on the comedy circuit has died.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th June 2018An interview with Andy Quirk & Anna J
The Mumble have just managed a wee blether with East London' premier rapper of first-world problems, Andy Quirk, and his backup dancer, Anna J, who will be headin' to Edinburgh this August to spread the wisdom...
The Mumble, 25th June 2018Why class is also a diversity issue for comedy
Adam Rowe wants more regional voice on TV, too.
Adam Rowe, Chortle, 25th June 2018Darren Harriott
'I'm OK if audiences hate me, what I don't want is pity'.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 25th June 2018Edinburgh preview: Zoe Lyons
The inherently funny Zoe Lyons debuts her new stand up show Entry Level Human at the Edinburgh Festival's Gilded Balloon Dining Room for the month of August.
Theatre Weekly, 25th June 2018Edinburgh preview: The Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue
The legendary double act The Raymond & Mister Timpkins Revue make their long-awaited Edinburgh Fringe debut with their show Ham after over 20 years of headlining on the UK comedy circuit.
Theatre Weekly, 25th June 2018Edinburgh preview: Sindhu Vee
Introducing Sindhu Vee, who was born & raised in India and has received degrees from Delhi, Oxford (for which she got a Radhakrishnan scholarship), McGill and Chicago Universities. She also has half a PhD!
Theatre Weekly, 25th June 2018Edinburgh preview: Terry Alderton
After last year's award-winning Fringe show, Terry Alderton returns to Edinburgh with a brand new musical (yes, musical!), about his unconventional life so far.
Theatre Weekly, 25th June 2018Edinburgh preview: Rhys Nicholson
The coutured & coiffured Rhys Nicholson returns to this year's Edinburgh Festival, with his 6th show Seminal to the new Underbelly venue the Jersey Room on Bristo Square, with his razor sharp, daring and downright lascivious brand of comedy.
Theatre Weekly, 25th June 2018Edinburgh preview: Tom Houghton
After being propelled into the spotlight with his debut sell-out critically acclaimed hour Class Half Empty, Tom Houghton returns to the Edinburgh Festival with a brand new hour of comedy - this time to the Pleasance Jack Dome.
Theatre Weekly, 25th June 2018Edinburgh preview: Tom Ward
The uniquely talented Tom Ward returns to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the month of August with a brand new hour Popcorn Lung.
Theatre Weekly, 25th June 2018Jamie and Natasia Demetriou interview
'Our spirit animal is a Muppet with its mouth open'.
Jay Richardson, i Newspaper, 25th June 201810 of this year's quirkiest shows
With over 3,500 shows at Edinburgh Fringe this year, picking what to see is always something of a gamble.
Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard, 25th June 2018Fifty-word Fringe pitch: Bryony Twydle
This time it's the turn of Bryony Twydle.
The Reviews Hub, 25th June 2018Fifty-word Fringe pitch: Face 2 Face
This time it's the turn of Face 2 Face.
The Reviews Hub, 25th June 2018Fifty-word Fringe pitch: Cameryn Moore
This time it's the turn of Cameryn Moore on her new show Terrible Sex Tips: Live and Uncut.
The Reviews Hub, 25th June 2018Fifty-word Fringe pitch: James Dangerfield
This time it's the turn of James Dangerfield on his show When You Fall Down: The Buster Keaton Story.
The Reviews Hub, 25th June 2018Laura Lexx talks babies and breakdowns
Comedian Laura Lexx decided to take a year off comedy to try to have a baby. Instead she had a breakdown. The trying-for-a-baby bit was part of it.
Ellen Scott, Metro, 25th June 2018Videos
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Dead Weight
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Quanderhorn
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Diddy TV
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The Unexplainers
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I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Series 69, Episode 1The format of the long-running, self-styled antidote to panel games is simple: four players are given silly things to do by the Chairman, with Colin Sell setting some of them to music. Jack Dee is joined by Caroline Quentin, Tony Hawks, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer in Leeds.