BCG Daily Monday 2nd July 2018
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Cabin Pressure turns 10: the sitcom that broke records
It has won numerous awards, broken BBC Radio 4 records, launched the career of "a once in a generation writer" and spawned a devoted, international fan base with a particular enthusiasm for travelling lemons and otter storage dilemmas. It's the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Cabin Pressure - which for 10 years has chronicled life at a tiny (fictional) charter airline. But it is also a programme that very nearly didn't get made.
Kate Whannel, BBC, 2nd July 2018Michael McIntyre too busy for old pal Barry Cryer?
Despite knowing Michael McIntyre since he was a child, comedy veteran Barry Cryer says the hugely successful comic didn't get back to him after he contacted him following last month's moped mugging which stripped the star of his £15,000 Rolex watch.
Jack Teague and Dominique Hines, The Daily Express, 2nd July 2018Swimming With Men is easy to get along with
It's very easy to get along with, boasting a big heart that it wears proudly - like a particularly bright and cheery inflatable armband.
Ross Miller, The National (Scotland), 2nd July 2018Why honeymoons are great material for comedy
Robin Morgan writes a piece for us upon the release of his new show Honeymoon.
Robin Morgan, Female First, 2nd July 2018Romesh Ranganathan fractures Jamie Redknapp's wrist
Jamie suffered the injury while protecting his face after co-panellist Romesh Ranganathan, dropped a football on him from 120ft.
The Sun, 2nd July 2018Comedy About a Bank Robbery's Holly Sumpton interview
Actor Holly Sumpton recently made her professional debut at the Criterion Theatre in Mischief Theatre's The Comedy About a Bank Robbery. Imogen Beech caught up with Holly to find out more about the show and what it's like to be a West End leading lady.
Imogen Beech, Funny Women, 2nd July 2018Edinburgh 2018: BBW Q&A - Athena Kugblenu
BWW catches up with Athena Kugblenu to chat about bringing Follow The Leader to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 2nd July 2018Edinburgh 2018: BBW Q&A - Steen Raskopoulos
BWW catches up with Steen Raskopoulos to chat about bringing Stay to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 2nd July 2018Farewell tour for Kurupt FM?
Kurupt FM are delighted, and also a bit gutted, to announce 'The Last Tour Ever'.... Probably...
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd July 2018Funny Women at Edinburgh Fringe
We're back at the Edinburgh Fringe with a range of appealing and exciting events, workshops and panels in partnership with Starling Bank! Get ahead of the game and see what we're going to be up to north of the border this year...
Funny Women, 2nd July 201810 sketch comedy recommendations for Fringe 2018
Laugh Out London brings you a list of some of the best sketch comedy shows you will see at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018.
Laugh Out London, 2nd July 2018Jason Manford review
The standup's new show, ostensibly about class in Britain, is often amusing, very likable but stubbornly middle-of-the-road.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd July 2018Swimming With Men review
Rob Brydon falls in the deep end with unfunny comedy on midlife blues.
Tilly Pearce, Metro, 2nd July 2018Pelican: the Edinburgh interviews 2018
Pelican interview.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 2nd July 2018You have to be joking? Ben Pope
Ben Pope interview.
Short Com, 2nd July 2018You have to be joking? Archie Maddocks
Archie Maddocks interview.
Short Com, 2nd July 2018You have to be joking? Chris Turner
Chris Turner interview.
Short Com, 2nd July 201810 Edinburgh Festival shows to book tickets early for
It's always hard to work out what to book for at the Edinburgh Fringe, here's a collection of shows we think you might want to book for before you get up to Auld Reekie.
Daisy Bowie-Sell, What's On Stage, 2nd July 2018Could you be the Jewish Comedian of the Year?
Think you're funnier than most other Jews? Put your money where your mouth is at JW3.
Keren David, The Jewish Chronicle, 2nd July 2018Fifty-word Fringe pitch: Luke Rollason
This time it's the turn of Luke Rollason.
The Reviews Hub, 2nd July 2018Fifty-word Fringe pitch: All Change
This time it's the turn of All Change.
The Reviews Hub, 2nd July 2018Fifty-word Fringe pitch: Naomi McDonald
This time it's the turn of Naomi McDonald.
The Reviews Hub, 2nd July 2018Edinburgh preview: Our Man in Havana
By popular demand, Spies Like Us return for six shows only with their award-winning, sell-out 2017 hit, Our Man in Havana; a fast-paced physical farce which will leave you gasping for breath and an ice-cold daiquiri.
Theatre Weekly, 2nd July 2018Edinburgh preview: The Cambridge Footlights
Join 'the most renowned sketch troupe of them all' (Independent) as they embark on another world tour.
Theatre Weekly, 2nd July 2018I talk to: Fin Taylor
Fin Taylor started performing in Edinburgh in 2011 and after two consecutive five-star sell-out shows, he's hoping to make it a hat trick in 2018 as he performs his fifth hour, When Harassy Met Sally.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 2nd July 2018I talk to: Nina Conti
She first performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2002, debuted her first hour in 2007 and now Nina Conti is returning with her ninth solo show, Nina Conti is Monkey.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 2nd July 2018Anya Anastasia and Laurie Black: Queens of Cabaret
Two powerhouses of the cabaret circuit are back, and this time they've brought the politics.
Francesca Peschier, Fest Mag, 2nd July 2018Videos
TV
TV & radio
10:45am15 min
Ground Control
Episode 1Tess is married to a real live hero, Scott Carter, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. What an honour for her. Or is it? Is she always going to be simply Mrs Scott Carter?
11:30am30 min
Quanderhorn
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations, Episode 2 - Mummy! My Donkey's Head Is ExplodingMartian hostage Guuuurk risks his very sanity by mind-leaping into Troy, a half-insectoid, touted as 'a major breakthrough in Artificial Stupidity'.
4:05pm15 min
Diddy TV
Series 4, Episode 6 - WhiffwangDiddy TV proudly presents Total Total Wipeout - a show unlike any other. There's also the comedy game show Panel Beaters and Coronation Street's Colson Smith is held hostage in Diddy Chat.
5:10pm10 min
Go Jetters
Series 2, Episode 39 - Wimbledon, EnglandThe Go Jetters are at Centre Court in Wimbledon, London, to watch the world's most famous tennis tournament.
5:20pm15 min
Waffle The Wonder Dog
Series 2, Episode 1 - Waffle's Ball Pit PondIt's the hottest day of the year and Waffle is eating ice cream to cool down.
6:30pm30 min
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Series 69, Episode 2This week the programme pays a return visit to the Leeds City Varieties where regulars Tim Brooke-Taylor and Barry Cryer are once again joined on the panel by Tony Hawks and Caroline Quentin, with Jack Dee in the chair. At the piano - Colin Sell.
6:30pm30 min
Bob Jones
Sitcom set on a hospital ward, specially commissioned sitcom for Radio Wales' NHS@70 season.