BCG Daily Wednesday 13th February 2019
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Catastrophe: greatest TV ending since The Sopranos
Daring, mysterious and affecting, the conclusion to Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney's sitcom will be remembered alongside the great small-screen finales.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 13th February 2019Sex Education: warm, witty and a little wise
The Netflix show is teen drama in the best 1980s tradition.
Tim Black, Spiked, 13th February 2019Jenny Eclair & Katy Brand join Women in Print judges
Another five leading female comic writers, including Katy Brand and Jenny Eclair, have joined the judging panels for the inaugural Comedy Women in Print (CWIP) prize.
The Telegraph, 13th February 2019Race row over BBC kids comedy set in a Chinese diner
The CBBC sitcom, Living With The Lams, centres on a Chinese family running a restaurant in Manchester. The father performs in a band called 'Wok and Roll'. Yesterday the BBC was criticised for giving the go-ahead to a show with 'regressively radicalised' stereotypes.
Katherine Rushton, Daily Mail, 13th February 2019Farewell, Catastrophe - thanks for the big laughs
From the awkward sex and the laughter to the urine-soaked engagement ring and the tears - C4's relationship sitcom has been a fling to remember.
Ellie Harrison, Radio Times, 13th February 2019Legendary comedy agent Norma Farnes dies
Farnes was one of the last surviving links to the first golden age of broadcasting comedy in the UK. She worked for many years with Eric Sykes and most famously Spike Milligan.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th February 2019Catastrophe, Channel 4, series 4 finale review
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney go out on a grief-stricken, hope-filled cliffhanger.
Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 13th February 2019Comedies are what BBC radio is best at
The days when radio comedy was central to the national consciousness are long gone. But the upside is that radio is now a place where you can build more quietly.
Eddie Robson, The New Statesman, 13th February 2019Garrett Millerick review
I've no doubt that you'll be seeing him on your tv screens very, very soon.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 13th February 2019Billy Kirkwood interview
I'm heading out of tour later in the year, so be back on the road gigging all over Scotland & England, including working for Insane Championship Wrestling before Squaring up to the Fringe this year.
Broadway World, 13th February 2019Aidan Killian interview
After Magners International Comedy festival is done I will take my beloved for a holiday, I shall go home to Ireland to see my family and I will continue working on and developing my Edinburgh show.
Mumble Comedy, 13th February 2019The Comedy About A Bank Robbery review
Writers Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields unashamedly mine the bank heist genre from every era to produce this enormously funny, goofy romp. A final mention, though, has to go to the seagulls. It's a glorious riot.
Joan Phillips, British Theatre Guide, 13th February 2019Catastrophe: the final episode
Such density of scripting, combined with the dark humour and embarrassing realities, both made palatable by the screen charisma of Delaney and Horgan, should cement Catastrophe's place as a landmark in Britain's comedy terrain.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th February 2019Good Omens release date has finally been confirmed
Amazon Prime Video has confirmed that the hotly anticipated adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's novel will be released on Friday 31st May 2019.
James Gill, Radio Times, 13th February 2019'An insult to Wales' - the verdict on Pitching In
The much-hyped six-part series, which debuted at 9pm last night has attracted a torrent of criticism from those who've accused it of being culturally tone-deaf and "an insult to Wales and the Welsh language".
Nathan Bevan, Wales Online, 13th February 2019Viewers complain about Pitching In
Although some viewers found the storyline "a bit naff," it was the lack of North Wales accents in the programme that most took issue with.
Joel Leaver, Daily Post, 13th February 2019Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Danny & Mick
Series 1, Episode 3 - Spa DayDanny and Mick have got everything ready for the new spa... except for the spa. Oops!
4 O'Clock Club
Series 8, Episode 3 - StigEveryone is curious about Fleur's new boyfriend - but his secret identity is more surprising than any rumour. Meanwhile CJ and Nunn go to war over a pair of second-hand underpants.
ReincarNathan
Series 1, Episode 3 - SwallowNathan Blakely is reincarnated as a swallow in Reading forced to migrate south for winter.
Russell Howard & Mum
Globetrotters - Series 1, Episode 4 - The Road Less Travelled In VietnamRussell and his mum Ninette have arrived in Vietnam. While in the capital of Hanoi, they taste local delicacies, create melodies with a classically trained wizard and get involved with water puppetry before heading away from the hustle and bustle of town to compete in a rural Olympics.
Insert Name Here
Series 4, Episode 6 - LizJosh Widdicome is joined by Kerry Godliman and Kate Williams, and Richard Osman is joined by Gabby Logan and Tom Davis.
Pure
Episode 3Marnie is determined to make the most of being a single Londoner now she has a diagnosis. She jumps into bed with Benji, an earnest, clingy barista - but it has unintended consequences at her work. Meanwhile, Charlie takes a chance at rekindling his relationship with his ex-fiancée, Flora.
Hypothetical
Series 1, Episode 2Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster are joined by Romesh Ranganathan, Rachel Parris, Jon Richardson and Rose Matafeo.
Funny Valentine
Bounder & Cad look at love songs.
Life On Egg
Series 3, Episode 2 - DragonGovernor Harry senses his fortune might be made when Prisoner Brandreth invents a clever new device, and the team pitch the invention to Dragons' Den.