BCG Daily Tuesday 31st July 2018
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Dad's Army actor Frank Williams interview
"The British nation survives on humour".
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 31st July 2018Stephen Bailey: Edinburgh Fringe 2018 interview
Stephen Bailey interview.
Laugh Out London, 31st July 2018Do you want a good life or a great story?
Tania Edwards writes a piece for us ahead of her new show Not My Dog at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Tania Edwards, Female First, 31st July 201810 things that make me laugh by Kwame Asante
Kwame Asante writes a piece for us ahead of his new show Teenage Heartblob at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Kwame Asante, Female First, 31st July 2018Comedy review: Danny Baker at G Live, Guildford
The writer and broadcaster is an astute observer of the music scene, but during his TV years the bonhomie and the name-dropping start to grate.
Clive Davis, The Times, 31st July 2018Dad's Army's 50 years of popularity
The director of many of the earliest episodes of Dad's Army, which is 50 years old, has said he doubts many of today's shows will last as long.
BBC, 31st July 2018Interview: rarely asked questions - Julian Dutton
Well they do say comedy is nearly all about timing, so jolly good show to Julian Dutton who, as the title below suggests, is performing a show about Dad's Army star John Le Mesurier just as the classic sitcom celebrates its fiftieth birthday.
Julian Dutton, Beyond The Joke, 31st July 2018Heidi Regan: Edinburgh Fringe 2018 interview
Heidi Regan interview.
Laugh Out London, 31st July 201810 things that make us laugh by Nick and Joe
Nick and Joe write a piece or us ahead of the Found Footage Festival.
Nick and Joe, Female First, 31st July 2018You have to be joking? Alison Spittle
Alison Spittle interview.
Short Com, 31st July 2018Edinburgh preview: Sarah Callaghan
Who says stand-up and poetry don't go together?
Jonna Brett, Broadway Baby, 31st July 2018The Show Time Series with Tom Lucy
Tom Lucy interview.
Comedy Blogedy, 31st July 2018The Show Time Series with Stevie Martin
Stevie Martin interview.
Comedy Blogedy, 31st July 2018The Show Time Series with Micky Overman
Micky Overman interview.
Comedy Blogedy, 31st July 2018The Show Time Series with Jake Lambert
Jake Lambert interview.
Comedy Blogedy, 31st July 2018Comedian makes film about the road to the Fringe
Comedian Mark Row has made a film about his journey to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st July 2018Radio Wales commissions two sitcoms from Robin Morgan
BBC Radio Wales has commissioned two sitcoms from Welsh stand-up and writer Robin Morgan.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st July 2018Natalie Palamides recalls her most memorable gigs
"I was wearing an egg costume, carrying a trumpet and bleeding out of my face"
Natalie Palamides, Chortle, 31st July 2018Archie Maddocks: Edinburgh Fringe 2018 interview
Archie Maddocks interview.
Laugh Out London, 31st July 2018Eleanor Tiernan: the Edinburgh interviews 2018
Eleanor Tiernan interview.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 31st July 2018Lead Pencil: The Edinburgh Interviews 2018
Lead Pencil interview.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 31st July 2018Fringe female comedy duos: Egg
Anna Leong-Brophy and Emily Lloyd-Saini chew the fat over jokes about toast, and why foil tentacles brought them together.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 31st July 2018Fringe female comedy duos: Croft & Pearce
Hannah Croft and Fiona Pearce reveal all about timekeeping, sweet potatoes and multiple Fionas.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 31st July 2018Fringe female comedy duos: Siblings
Maddy and Marina Bye recall their early days as toddlers and later life as a sister act.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 31st July 2018Listen to Mark Thomas' Spotify playlist
The music Mark Thomas prescribes ahead of his new Fringe show about the NHS.
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 31st July 2018Dad's Army at 50 - You Have Been Watching...
The first episode of Dad's Army was shown 50 years ago, on Wednesday 31 July 1968.
Andrew Martin, BBC, 31st July 2018EdFringe shows for Children
Shows for Children at EdFringe made in Edinburgh.
Thom Dibdin, All Edinburgh Theatre, 31st July 2018The one thing you wish you knew from your first Fringe
'You will cry... lean in to it'
Chortle, 31st July 201827 great shows to see at the Edinburgh Festival
The Festival season is upon us and we've picked one show a day to keep you right for August. Enjoy . . .
Edinburgh Evening News, 31st July 2018Best free comedy shows at the 2018 Fringe
Newcomers and established comedy favourites performing free or pay what you want shows this year.
Craig Angus, The List, 31st July 2018Comedy interview: Jack Docherty
Jack Docherty is giving his blue-light mockumentary Scot Squad characters Miekelson and McGlashan a rare live stage outing - and hoping to add to his happiest Edinburgh memories.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 31st July 2018Njambi McGrath interview
"My farmer parents exhibited their prize bulls and vegetables - Edinburgh doesn't seem much different"
Nick Awde, The Stage, 31st July 2018Jacob Hawley interview
Comedian Jacob Hawley got into politics and comedy thanks to the Edinburgh Fringe... now he's back with his own show.
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 31st July 2018Preview - Don Rodolfo
The grotesque love child of Don Juan and Don Quixote, Don Rodolfo promises to take audience members on a journey through his conquests, his adventures and every stupid thought in his idiot head.
Lucy Samson, Deadline News, 31st July 2018Alter ego Q&A - Sarah Ward/ Yana Alana
Australian cabaret Anarchist, Sarah Ward is taking to the stage at this year's Fringe as her alter ego Yana Alana, in Yana Alana - Between the Cracks.
Deadline News, 31st July 2018Preview - David McIver
David McIver is a Nice Little Man is a character comedy show about masculinity, shyness and bravery, brimming with whimsical personas, physical comedy and audience interaction.
Lucy Samson, Deadline News, 31st July 2018Preview - Owen Roberts
Kids are funny, right? What could possibly go wrong?
Lucy Samson, Deadline News, 31st July 2018A piggy interview with Sean Morley
Sean Morley interview.
Wrigley Worm, FringePig, 31st July 2018A piggy interview with The Lampoons
The Lampoons interview.
Wrigley Worm, FringePig, 31st July 2018A piggy interview with Jarred Christmas
Jarred Christmas interview.
Wrigley Worm, FringePig, 31st July 2018A piggy interview with Tom Stade
Tom Stade interview.
Wrigley Worm, FringePig, 31st July 2018Derry Girls named Radio Times comedy champion
The result was a nail-biting one, with Derry Girls taking the title with 50.1% of the vote to Inside No 9's 49.9%.
Radio Times, 31st July 2018Fringe acts take inspiration from their politician dads
Kids naturally get embarrassed about their parents. But how would you feel if your dad happened to be a high-flying politician?
Jay Richardson, The List, 31st July 2018You have to be joking? Zack Zucker
Zack Zucker interview.
Short Com, 31st July 2018Edinburgh preview: Suzi Ruffell & Jen Brister
What followed was some glorious raging on the toxicity of living in a patriarchal society for both women and men.
Jonna Brett, Broadway Baby, 31st July 2018Alter ego Q&A - Maddie Rice/ Miss
Maddie Rice has been performing in the UK and Australia as the star in critically-acclaimed, smash hit play Fleabag.
Lucy Samson, Deadline News, 31st July 2018Paul Sinha hits back at Kate Copstick
I have always been cheerfully aware that overall, I have had the luck of the draw with Edinburgh reviewers. The flipside is being constantly aware that the luck will run out, but I didn't foresee just how spitefully this would happen.
Paul Sinha, Chortle, 31st July 2018Guide to the ultimate festival's unmissable shows
Mark Wareham's unrivalled guide to the ultimate festival's unmissable shows
Mark Wareham, Daily Mail, 31st July 2018Videos
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