BCG Daily Monday 6th May 2019
Press clippings
Daniel Kitson returns to Resonance FM
The comic is hosting the 7am to 9am breakfast slot on the London-based community arts station Resonance FM, starting today.
Chortle, 6th May 2019
Reginald D Hunter, Princes Hall Aldershot review
Underpowered but the laughs come through.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 6th May 2019
Paul Sinha had "very strange" approach to Taskmaster
"As you imagine, he's intelligent. But that doesn't mean he's got any common sense."
Susannah Alexander & Laura Jane Turner, Digital Spy, 6th May 2019
Review: Flinch, Netflix
It's a pretty harmless, original set-up, with a few echoes of other shows. The unashamed silliness and the D-I-Y contraptions have a hint of Dave's Taskmaster. And when toy trains with rotten meat on them choo choo under the noses of the competitors there is a little whiff of I'm A Celebrity's Bushtucker Trials. But nobody has to eat any kangaroo anus, this is all pretty lightweight torture. Although just to be on the safe side a caption does say "don't try this home". The programme makers are however, clearly hoping that you will binge on it at home.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th May 2019
Alexei Sayle on the birth of alternative comedy
Forty years after the Comedy Store opened and the alternative comedy boom started, pioneer Alexei Sayle sat down at the Alternative Comedy Now conference to discuss his role in the groundbreaking movement with event co-organiser Oliver Double of the University Of Kent. Here's what he said about those early days....
Oliver Double, Chortle, 6th May 2019
Playing for laughs: how comedians use classical music
When music takes itself too seriously, there's a comedian waiting in the wings to bring it back down to earth. One such exponent, Rainer Hersch, looks back at how his predecessors have raised their laughs by sending-up classical music.
Rebecca Franks, Classical Music (BBC Music Magazine), 6th May 2019
Paddy McGuinness's daughter showing signs of autism
The couple believe their daughter Felicity is also on the autistic spectrum after their twins, five-year-old Leo and Penelope were diagnosed with the developmental disorder at the age of three.
Katie Fitzpatrick, Manchester Evening News, 6th May 2019
Joe Pasquale's father died after The All New Monty
Joe Pasquale tragically lost his father after filming The All New Monty: Who Bares Wins in his honour.
Katie Fitzpatrick, Manchester Evening News, 6th May 2019
Ricky Gervais has finished first draft of After Life 2
Ricky Gervais has revealed he's already finished the first draft for the second series of his hit Netflix show After Life.
Dan Cain, The Sun, 6th May 2019
Alexei Sayle on the birth of alternative comedy
Ultimately, although I did really well - I had my own TV series and all that - I was eventually surpassed by other people: Rik, obviously, and then French and Saunders who surpassed us all and became megastars.
Chortle, 6th May 2019
Phill Jupitus now calls Scotland home
Considering how bad his first Scottish gig was, it's a surprise Phill Jupitus ever came back.
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 6th May 2019TV & radio
1:30pm15 min
Winging It
Hapless parents Paul and Clare take bad parenting to a new level.
1:45pm15 min
Sue And John
Sue's thirst for new experiences forces reluctant traveller John into a rash decision.
6:30pm30 min
The Unbelievable Truth
Series 22, Episode 6David Mitchell is joined by Lou Sanders, Frankie Boyle, Henning Wehn and Lucy Porter talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as time, driving, The Spice Girls and Scotland.
9pm30 min
Not Going Out
Series 10, Episode 4 - SchoolingWhen Charlie's school gets a bad Ofsted rating, Geoffrey and Wendy offer to pay to send Charlie to private school, which presents Lee and Lucy with a moral dilemma.
9:30pm30 min
Ghosts
Series 1, Episode 4 - Free PassA TV company comes calling, looking for an old house in which to film their period drama.
10:30pm25 min
The Machynlleth Comedy Festival
2019, Episode 1 - Machynlleth Stand-Up ShowKiri Pritchard-McLean hosts a live stand-up show recorded at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival featuring Kemah Bob, Clint Edwards, Jess Fostekew, Simon Munnery and Esyllt Sears.