BCG Daily Thursday 31st January 2019
News
Press clippings
Daniel Sloss interview
Daniel Sloss on rise to US success and THAT joke that sparked 20,000 breakups and even divorce.
Rick Fulton, Daily Record, 31st January 2019Pure, Channel 4 review - sex, OCD and the single girl
Tormenting thoughts: a triumphant drama series that tackles mental health taboos.
Markie Robson-Scott, The Arts Desk, 31st January 2019Review: Stan & Ollie
Long gone are the days of the noughties rom-com and Jon S. Baird's charming biopic, Stan & Ollie, proves that the best way to warm our hearts is through the bromance comedy.
Helena Merron, The Student Newspaper, 31st January 2019"I saw sex, vaginas and naked bodies everywhere"
Rose Carter was eventually diagnosed with OCD and her story has inspired new comedy drama, Pure.
Jane Lavender, The Mirror, 31st January 2019Forgotten Comedies: The Day Today
The Day Today was satire at its finest. You'd think that twenty-five years later this TV show, satirising events of the mid-nineties for just one series, wouldn't have much to offer to a modern audience. But thanks to great writing, it still feels fresh and modern and its style is still being emulated!
Rhianna Evans, Super Ink, 31st January 2019Pleasance announces their first Edinburgh Fringe shows
After a record year in 2018 in which the Pleasance artists won two Fringe Firsts, two Herald Angels, one Herald Archangel award and the Holden Street Theatres Award, and Pleasance acts won both Best Newcomer and Best Show at the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards, Pleasance are back with another fantastic programme. Kicking things off the Pleasance Theatre Trust have already put shows on sale.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st January 2019Review: Showstopper! takes improv to the next level
Roll over Paul Merton; Olivier Award-winning Showstopper! is so much more than just scene performance. This talented troupe conjures up improvised songs, dance routines, and jokes right in front of your eyes.
Hannah Foulds, Londonist, 31st January 2019Assembly Festival announces first batch of Fringe shows
Assembly Festival has announced the first fourteen shows in its Fringe programme for 2019. Tickets are now on sale for shows between July 31 and August 26.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st January 2019The art and psychology of heckling comics
I chat to one of the Tunnel Palladium club's most effective hecklers - Gordon 'Bres' Breslin.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 31st January 2019The Comedy About A Bank Robbery - Chester, review
If Mischief Theatre continue to create shows of such a high standard, then one is extremely excited to see what transpires with their next production Grown Ups which opens in the West End later on in the year.
John Roberts, The Reviews Hub, 31st January 2019Where they are now? The stars of Scottish classic
Bill Forsyth's Local Hero brought together Hollywood names and rising Scottish stars to tell the story of one small community's struggle to outsmart a large American oil company and save their home. Here we look at the stars of the 1983 cult classic, which is being adapted into a world premiere stage musical production at The Lyceum in Edinburgh, with both Bill Forsyth and Mark Knoplfer working their magic on the show.
Alison Campsie, The Scotsman, 31st January 2019Keith Lemon almost lets slip Fearne's replacement
The Celebrity Juice host didn't want to give anything away but ended up letting slip the name to the Loose Women panel.
Kyle O'Sullivan, The Mirror, 31st January 2019Keith Lemon 'uses celeb loos' on Through The Keyhole
Through The Keyhole host Keith Lemon uses the stars' toilets while he's looking round their houses for the popular show and joked it's his "calling card".
Female First, 31st January 2019Comedian Greg Cook dies
Cook, who was compared to Les Dawson, was a regular club comic and appeared at The Comedy Store, Jongleurs, The Glee, The Stand, Rawhide, The Roundhouse, Lee Hurst's Backyard as well as in Dubai.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st January 2019Scottish comedian Hamish Tennant has died
The comic, dubbed the "godfather of Glasgow comedy" had been ill for a while. Late last year a crowdfunding campaign was set up for him as he was mainly housebound and unable to gig.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st January 2019Jayde Adams interview
'The last time working class girls felt power from being women was the Spice Girls'.
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 31st January 2019Cult Classics: Cowards
The series received a lot of praise from the press, and yet a second series was bizarrely not given to them which is frustrating and disappointing.
Comedy To Watch, 31st January 2019Man About the House - Blu-ray review
Although Man About The House isn't a film to change lives, and the plot about saving the housing block is thin, it's a diverting and funny hour and a half that retains a lot of the charm of the TV series.
Greg Jameson, Entertainment Focus, 31st January 2019Review: Jim Campbell: WiP
I can safely say that we would all happily see the finished routine later this year at the Fringe. Jim is one to watch and if you can grab those £5 tickets to see him at Vaultfest you definitely should.
Clownster, 31st January 2019Miles Jupp on his new play The Life I Lead
Miles Jupp, 39, talks about his new play, The Life I Lead, charting Disney's most famous dad.
Andrew Williams, Metro, 31st January 2019Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Mark Steel's In Town
Series 9, Episode 3 - CarlisleIn this episode Mark visits Carlisle, Cumbria, and discovers why the whole place stinks of biscuits. He also comes across a cursing stone.
Would I Lie To You?
Series 12, Episode 11 - The Best BitsRob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell return for an episode packed with some of the best bits from the series.
A League Of Their Own
European Road Trip, Episode 4The teams arrive in Italy for the final leg of the raucous European Road Trip, with last week's guest teammates Geri Horner and Josh Widdicombe returning for moral support.
The Russell Howard Hour
Series 2, Episode 10Join Russell as he takes a swing at current affairs, talks to inspiring knife crime campaigner Mark Prince, and learns to paint with Jo Brand.