BCG Daily Tuesday 20th November 2018
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David O'Doherty review
Delightfully daft tonic in troubled times.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th November 2018The funny, freaky world of comedy duos
Sharing bedrooms and backstage nerves, Lazy Susan and Norris & Parker reveal the intertwined lives of the double act.
Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 20th November 2018Jessie Cave, Soho Theatre review
Compelling confessional storytelling. A broken relationship examined with raw wit.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 20th November 2018How Julia Davis came up with Sally4Ever's sex scenes
Julia Davis' new series Sally4Ever was never going to be subtle with sex scenes.
Ariana Romero, Refinery 29, 20th November 2018Gary Delaney: Gagster's Paradise review
Skilful gag-smith examines the camaraderie of comedy in a true masterclass.
Peter Munro, The Wee Review, 20th November 2018Interview: Tim Minchin
Actor, comedian, composer and all round pigeonhole avoider Tim Minchin is back this week as Friar Tuck in the Robin Hood remake, but he is also planning his return to stage after almost a decade. And what a weird decade it has been.
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 20th November 2018New comedy commissioning editor at C4
Jon Petrie has been appointed as Commissioning Editor for Comedy at Channel 4. He will join the channel early in 2019.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th November 2018Stewart Francis: 'It's nice to go out on a high'
The UK-based Canadian punmaker says goodbye to his fans with one final tour.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 20th November 2018Behind the scenes with The League of Gentlemen
Photographer Sarah Lee was given exclusive access in Royston Vasey for The League of Gentlemen's last performance of their live tour. Gareth McLean reflects on 20 years of the League and speaks to the gents themselves.
Gareth McLean and Sarah Lee, The Guardian, 20th November 2018My Comedy Hero: Adam Rowe
After a successful Edinburgh Fringe Adam Rowe takes his Undeniable show on tour. The Liverpool stand-up picks two British working-class comics and a rabble-rousing American as his comic idols.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 20th November 2018Charlotte Ritchie joins BBC1 comedy Ghosts
Fresh Meat star Charlotte Ritchie is joining the cast of BBC1's spooky new comedy Ghosts.
Radio Times, 20th November 2018James Buckley won't let kids watch The Inbetweeners
James Buckley says his kids will "never" be allowed to watch the sitcom, because he doesn't want to lose what "little respect" he has from them already.
Female First, 20th November 2018Laura Lexx interview
In this interview she discusses her latest show Trying and combining comedy with living with anxiety and depression, the highlights and lowlights of her career so far, and how her debut novel is about Jesus returning to Earth to fix humanity.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 20th November 2018How to Produce Comedy Bronze review
Lucy Lumsden revels in Jon Plowman's new book, an engaging mix of memoir and manual.
Lucy Lumsden, Royal Television Society, 20th November 2018Rosie Jones's TV diary
Rosie Jones on the fine art of procrastination, as she ignores pressing deadlines to hone gags.
Royal Television Society, 20th November 2018Joel Dommett rushed to hospital after set collapses
I'm A Celebrity: Extra Camp host won't appear on tonight's show after sustaining a head injury during rehearsals
Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 20th November 2018Obituary: John Bluthal
John Bluthal, the actor who has died aged 89, was one of Spike Milligan's regular comedy partners and a familiar face in a string of British film farces of the 1960s and 1970s. In recent years, he was known for his portrayal of Frank Pickle, the bow-tied bore who is one of the parish council odd-bods in the BBC sitcom The Vicar Of Dibley.
The Telegraph, 20th November 2018Videos
TV
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TV & radio
10:45am15 min
Incredible Women
Series 7, Episode 2 - Jessica Kennedy - Day 2Jeremy wakes in Cambridge to continue day two of his interrogation of 'Incredible Woman' Jessica Kennedy, and hopefully find out if it really is true she's in line to become the first female Director General of the BBC.
6:30pm30 min
Alex Edelman's Peer Group
Series 2, Episode 1 - MaterialThe first episode is all about his relationship with materialism and what millennials actually want to own, apart from - obviously - a house.
8pm60 min
Saluting Dad's Army
Episode 3Alexander goes behind the scenes to discover just how Dad's Army was made. He meets locals from the Norfolk town of Thetford, which stood in for Walmington-on-Sea, and we hear from the expert professionals who brought Jimmy Perry and David Croft's ambitious ideas to the screen.
10pm30 min
The Reluctant Landlord
Series 1, Episode 4 - Mystery ShopperRom discovers there's a brewery mystery shopper on the prowl. To make matters even worse, Natasha needs Romesh's help as she wants to impress her colleagues at a company meal.
10pm30 min
I'll Get This
Series 1, Episode 3Featuring Griff Rhys Jones, Scarlett Moffatt, Adil Ray, Angela Scanlon and Janet Street Porter.
11pm30 min
Britain In Bits With Ross Noble
Episode 4Ross is joined in the studio by journalist and broadcaster Kirsty Wark. Piers meets a protest singer who's found a niche for himself and the team investigates the take of the Sinister Stuffer of Manchester.