BCG Daily Friday 8th February 2019
Features
Press clippings
Daily Mash publisher bought for £1.2m
The firm that owns satirical news website the Daily Mash is changing hands for £1.2m.
BBC, 8th February 2019Nish Kumar interview
Nish Kumar on Brexit, The Mash Report and why dudes need to step up.
The Herald, 8th February 2019My comedy hero: Justin Moorhouse on Les Dawson
As the seasoned comic, actor, radio presenter and podcaster hits the road cunningly disguised as the Northern Joker, he tells all about his comedy icon.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 8th February 2019Pete Firman interview
'You can't watch someone hitting a nail into their face passively'
Brian Donaldson, The List, 8th February 2019Lost Voice Guy interview
'I'm now used to sounding like a posh version of RoboCop'
Brian Donaldson, The List, 8th February 2019Interview: Luisa Omielan
The What Would Beyonce Do? standup on the things that make her laugh the most.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 8th February 2019Guz Khan: interview
The creator of BBC3's comedy hit Man Like Mobeen, Guz Khan, talks class, culture and how life imitated art in a shocking way whilst filming the knife crime episode of his new series.
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 8th February 2019Lloyd Griffith interview
We find out more about comedian Lloyd Griffith.
Narc Magazine, 8th February 2019Pure is warm-hearted without being sentimental
Part of a growing canon of struggling-urban-millennial comedies, Pure is a warm-hearted but unsentimental portrait of a 24 year old trying to overcome her fears of what kind of person she might be, and getting to know herself better in the process.
Anna Leszkiewicz, The New Statesman, 8th February 2019From Investment Banking to the Comedy Room
My name is Mark Salmon. I'm 37 and I'm not meant to be here. I should be sat at my desk in front of a computer screen at a large investment bank. That's what I did for eleven years before something in my brain exploded. Imploded. Hmm.
Mark Salmon, BBC, 8th February 2019Edinburgh International Improv Festival launch review
New festival brings together the best of improv and sets a high bar.
Aisling McGuire, The Wee Review, 8th February 2019Mark Thomas interview
An interview with comedian and political activist, Mark Thomas.
Rhys Clarke, The Boar, 8th February 2019Videos
TV & radio
The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected
Series 2, Episode 5Join Mark Nelson as he leads a panel of some of Scotland's funniest comedians as they attempt to make sense of the world we live in.
The News Quiz
Series 98, Episode 7Miles Jupp looks back at the news this week, with Susan Calman, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Desiree Burch and Helen Lewis. It's a week of two Donalds - Donald Trump who gave his third State of the Union address, and Donald Tusk who thought there should be a "special place in hell" for those who promoted Brexit without a plan of how to enact it.
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 16 (Channel 4: Series 17), Episode 5Sean Lock and Michelle Wolf take on Jon Richardson and Rob Beckett in the classic words and numbers quiz. Spencer Jones joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while maths whizz Rachel Riley looks after the numbers.
Rob And Romesh Vs
Series 1, Episode 3 - FashionRob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan go on a mission to learn all about the world of fashion.
The Graham Norton Show
Series 24, Episode 17 - Sir Patrick Stewart, Ricky Gervais, Regina King, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jack SavorettiSir Patrick Stewart is delighted to be playing a wizard at last; Oscar nominee Regina King reveals she challenged herself at the Golden Globes; award winning actor Chiwetel Ejiofor says the new Lion King film is amazing; comedy actor Ricky Gervais jokes about venting his anger through his new character; and singer song writer Jack Savoretti performs live in the studio.