BCG Daily Friday 19th April 2019
Features
Press clippings
Tommy Tiernan, Shepherd's Bush Empire review
Playful and poetic.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 19th April 2019Mr Topaze review
Mr Topaze might not be Peter Sellers' greatest but it's not far off.
The Irish News, 19th April 2019TV comedy isn't under threat from political correctness
I can't think of the last time I was offended by anything I watched but Shane Allen, controller of BBC comedy commissioning, thinks that television comedy is under threat in the new age of political correctness.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 19th April 2019How Fleabag is changing the narrative
A lot of us working in comedy have been aware for some time of the impact that Fleabag would inevitably have.
Lynne Parker, Funny Women, 19th April 2019Why we think you're HERlarious
If you were to say to a comedian: "Go on then, tell us a joke!", they'd shit themselves (likely before punching you in the face). Because that's not what being a comedian is. That's not what being funny is. It's just something you are. And women? Women are seriously funny.
Gemma Higgins, Funny Women, 19th April 2019Sean McLoughlin interview
The writer, standup and 'the best comedian you haven't heard of yet' on the things that make him laugh the most.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 19th April 2019Review: Genius 2.0 at Soho Theatre
At 53, Simon Evans isn't so different from circuit comedians half his age -- a rhetorical stream of invective squirted squarely at current events, with the exception that he speaks entirely in well-honed sentences, not an er, ah or um in sight
... And those polished sentences. Subjunctives and everything. Masterly.
Johnny Fox, Londonist, 19th April 2019Videos
TV & radio
Adrian Mole And The Weapons Of Mass Destruction
Episode 5Adrian tries to convince Marigold that they are no longer engaged, while finding himself drawn to her sister Daisy. Tania Braithwaite holds a New Year's Eve fancy dress party.
Breaking The News
Series 12, Episode 8Des is joined by Geoff Norcott, Martel Maxwell, Stuart Mitchell, Ashley Storrie.
Waffle The Wonder Dog
Series 3, Episode 16 - School Dog WaffleThe Brooklyn-Bells take Waffle to school to ask the headteacher if Waffle can visit class.
The News Quiz
Series 99, Episode 2Miles Jupp takes a look at the week in news, with Zoe Lyons, John Robins, Hugo Rifkind and Danielle Ward. The fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, the threat of a Measles outbreak and the Extinction Rebellion protests are among the stories covered.
Josh Berry's Fake News
Series 2, Episode 1Join impressionist Josh Berry as he says - forget the facts - it's fake news!
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
Series 1, Episode 3This time the celebrity guest is Shirley Ballas, who assists Joe as he dishes the dirt on unhygienic takeaways and sends holiday booking sites packing.
The Comedy Years
Episode 1 - 1979This episode focused on 1979 will look at the northern club scene, which was dominating telly at the time with the likes of Les Dawson and Cannon & Ball. It's also the year that saw a new breed of alternative comedians making a name for themselves on screen that included Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Rowan Atkinson.
Have I Got News For You
Series 57, Episode 3Steph McGovern returns as guest presenter of Have I Got News For You for the series' third episode. Joining Ian Hislop and Paul Merton as panellists are journalist Ash Sarkar and comedian Josh Widdicombe.
Breaking The News
Series 1, Episode 8Join Des Clarke and his guests, comedians Geoff Norcott, Ashley Storrie and Stuart Mitchell, and broadcaster Martel Maxwell, to take a wry look at the week's biggest news.
The Graham Norton Show
Series 25, Episode 3 - Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Jodie Comer, Daniel Radcliffe, MabelAnne Hathaway admits her son is not her greatest fan, Rebel Wilson talks about producing, Jodie Comer says there are high expectations for Killing Eve 2, Daniel Radcliffe talks about Playmobil and Mabel performs live in the studio.