BCG Daily Wednesday 14th August 2019
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The club where Phoebe Waller-Bridge created Fleabag
Once based in a rundown boozer, DryWrite nights encouraged risk and giddy game-playing - their spirit is felt in Killing Eve and across British theatre today.
Matt Trueman, The Guardian, 14th August 2019
Allo Allo could be next class Brit comedy to return
"Watch this space!" laughs actress Vicki Michelle, who played saucy waitress Yvette Carte-Blanche in the wartime sitcom.
Nadine Linge, Daily Star, 14th August 2019
Phill Jupitus: mixing comedy & verse as Porky the Poet
Comedian Phill Jupitus headlines the comedy stage at the Stendhal Festival this Saturday. He tells David Roy about mixing comedy and verse with his recently revived performing alter-ego Porky The Poet.
David Roy, The Irish News, 14th August 2019Rachel E Thorn and Alex Keen: Between Us
I put some questions to the pair, to find out more about 'Between Us' and theatrical improv in general.
ThreeWeeks, 14th August 2019
Lazy Susan on comedy after #MeToo
'In everything we write, a man seems to die'.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 14th August 2019
James Barr picks his comedy favourites
Alan Carr made me want to be a comedian!
James Barr, Chortle, 14th August 2019
Konstantin Kisin recalls his most memorable gigs
'It was the least enjoyable hour of my life'
Konstantin Kisin, Chortle, 14th August 2019Star ratings or no star ratings? That is the question
A theatre friend once told me that the worst thing to happen to his Edinburgh Fringe show was getting a four-star review in The Scotsman.
Andrew Eaton-Lewis, The Scotsman, 14th August 2019Helen Wood: the Edinburgh interviews 2019
Interview with Helen Wood.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 14th August 2019
Nish Kumar interview
Comedian discusses feeling ambivalent about his status as a political commentator, helping people laugh away their anxiety and his potential next move.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 14th August 2019
Have you ever had a near-death experience?
Some great answers to Richard Herring's Emergency Question today.
Chortle, 14th August 2019
Tony Law: interview
Tony Law identifies as a hominid.
Keira Brown, The Fountain, 14th August 2019Will Duggan: interview
During an odd and turbulent time in recent history Will Duggan found himself questioning every poor decision he has ever made (namely everything he has ever said or done).
Keira Brown, The Fountain, 14th August 2019
Daliso Chaponda on negotiating cultural differences
Get off the plane, then tedious immigration. These are the first steps that I and many other comedians face when gigging abroad.
Daliso Chaponda, Chortle, 14th August 2019
Waller-Bridge will feel 'elated' when Fleabag goes
She promises we'll all get over it.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 14th August 2019Sarah McCardie interview
Honey, a freelance journalist and single mother of four (and a half) seeks control, agency, confirmation and solvency from her rebellious daughter, disappointed mother, skeptical friends and imperfect men.
Keira Brown, The Fountain, 14th August 2019
In conversation with Konstantin Kisin
Konstantin Kisin, once himself a student at the University of Edinburgh, sat down for a chat with The Student as he reflected on his debut Fringe show, Orwell That Ends Well, and the implications of the messages he is spreading.
Sam Bayliss, The Student Newspaper, 14th August 2019Vlad's tips: Fringe faces of the future
We''e now approaching the end of Week Two of the Edinburgh Fringe, the world's largest arts festival and Scotland's biggest traffic jam.
Terry Murden, Daily Business Group, 14th August 2019Interview - Rachel E Thorn and Alex Keen: Between Us
I put some questions to the pair, to find out more about 'Between Us' and theatrical improv in general.
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 14th August 2019Podcasts
TV & radio
6:30pm30 min
Gaby's Talking Pictures
Series 2, Episode 3Gaby Roslin returns with guests Emma Kennedy and Lucy Porter.
10pm60 min
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
Series 2, Episode 7 - The FutureMorgana Robinson, Lolly Adefope and Matt Forde categorise and rank worries to do with The Future. What will we look like in the future? Will robots steal our jobs? And is Elon Musk really going to nuke Mars?
10pm30 min
GameFace
Series 2, Episode 5Marcella goes to stay in a country cottage to write and clear her head. She's atoning for her drunken behaviour at Billy's party. Whilst at the cottage, Marcella encounters a horse, a spider, and a surprise visitor.
10:30pm30 min
GameFace
Series 2, Episode 6Jon invites Marcella to the art exhibition he is taking part in, where she finds out something which throws all her future plans into question. Marcella spends time with her friends Caroline, Lucy, her brother Billy, and her ex Simon, and realises that if life took her elsewhere she would miss them all.
11pm15 min
The John Moloney Show
Series 4, Episode 2 - Britain's Most Expensive MouseThis time, the stand-up goes head to head with consumer law.