BCG Daily Saturday 22nd September 2018
Press clippings
Theatre review: Benidorm Live!
Times are supposed to have moved on, in British popular culture, from the days when sex was a naughty holiday pastime conjured up in a McGill postcard, and homosexuality a joke patiently played out by John Inman in Are You Being Served; but sometimes, faced with the full-on showbiz energy of a show like Benidorm Live!, at the Playhouse this week, it's possible to wonder whether the changes are much more than skin deep.
Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman, 22nd September 2018XS Malarkey club turns 21
The Manchester comedy club that hosted early performances from Peter Kay, Alan Carr and Jason Manford turns 21 years old.
Emily Heward, Manchester Evening News, 22nd September 2018Jonathan Ross interview
The king of chat reveals his biggest regrets -- and what he thinks of The Graham Norton Show.
Michael Hodges, Radio Times, 22nd September 2018Why comedian Bill Bailey doesn't swear in his comedy
My mother, Madryn, was a hospital ward sister. She was full of life and lit up the house. She encouraged me to play sport - we spent hours in the garden playing bat and ball, back and forth, until it was too dark to see.
Robyn Doreian, Sydney Morning Herald, 22nd September 2018Bridget Christie: What Now? review
Freewheeling gags and first-rate grumbling.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 22nd September 2018Survey: Northerners are funnier than Southerners
Northerners are funnier than Southerners - even according to Southerners, a study for Comedy Central has found.
Chortle, 22nd September 2018The Goodies: The Complete BBC Collection DVD review
This boxset of Goodies has been well worth the wait!
Greg Jameson, Entertainment Focus, 22nd September 2018Jasper Carrott: Life's short - I only do stuff I like
Jasper Carrott says he's 'performing as well, if not better, than before' following two life-saving operations the icon had to undergo last year.
The Shropshire Star, 22nd September 2018Series 19, Episode 2 analysis
Part 2 of our series of articles exploring the sketches used on Series 19 of Newsjack...
Why Did The Chicken?, 22nd September 2018Videos
Online
TV & radio
10:55am3 min
Sketchy Comedy
Episode 2Eggs, sausages, a freezer and toilet roll are among the items getting the Sketchy treatment!
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 16, Episode 3Boxing manager and promoter Frank Warren, sports broadcaster Jennie Gow, broadcaster and commentator John Rawling and comedian Matt Forde join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry.
7:55pm3 min
Sketchy Comedy
Episode 10A bunch of bananas, door handle, fridge and tortilla are among the items get the Sketchy treatment.
9:50pm65 min
The Jonathan Ross Show
Series 13, Episode 4 - Lily Allen, Riz Ahmed, Gemma Chan, Jason Manford, Jonas BlueJonathan Ross is joined by Brit award-winning singer Lily Allen ahead of her explosive new autobiography, plus one of the biggest breakout British actors of the moment, Riz Ahmed, star of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Venom and Four Lions. Plus actress Gemma Chan and comedian Jason Manford. Music from a man with platinum singles in over 20 countries, Jonas Blue, performing his smash hit Rise.