BCG Daily Sunday 18th August 2019

Sofie Hagen: interview

'If someone wants to be 600lb - they have a right to be 600lb'

Jonny Pelham wins Herald Angel Award

Comedian Jonny Pelham has won the Herald Angel Award for his latest Edinburgh Fringe show Off Limits.

Juliette Burton recalls her most memorable gigs

Don't you dare call me brave!

What's the best museum you've ever been to?

One of the more erudite of Richard Herring's Emergency Questions.

Colman wanted her Fleabag character to be a total ****

'I always wanted to play the baddie and she's written a really good one,' actor says.

Q&A: Caroline Burns Cooke as Yootha Joyce

Caroline Burns Cooke is Yootha Joyce in Testament of Yootha.

Maria Shehata: interview

Failed love, crippling debt and living with an angry 83-year-old. Not exactly what Maria Shehata had in mind when she left LA for the UK.

Bronya Deutsch: interview

Welcome to The Chicken Appreciation Society and welcome to the mind of meat processor, Comrade Egg.

Simon Warner: interview

The improvised hypnotised musical movie!

Eight steps Q&A: Scream Phone

The team from Scream Phone offer some tips on how to get the most from the Edinburgh Festival, in eight steps...

Eric: tales of the third sunday

It's the third Sunday of the Edinburgh Festival and if you are starting to flag a little, don't worry, that's normal. Because doing the Fringe - as a performer or a punter - is a magnificent thing, but it's also a tiring experience with inevitable lows among the highs.

As ThreeWeeks' Editors Award winner Eric explains in this timely story about his first year performing at the Festival all the way back in 2008, and what happened on the dreaded third Sunday.

Alexander Fox picks his comedy favourites

A character ruined by audiences' loss of nuance.

Simon Amstell interview

The comic has been on a journey of therapy, ayahuasca and love. Now he's back with Set Free, a Netflix special that's his most personal show yet.

The Scotsman critics' best comedy shows to see

This is a comprehensive list of the best comedy shows at this year's Fringe so that your time and money really is all but guaranteed to pay dividends in belly laughs, groans and fits of giggles.

Still shocking? Mixed views on capacity to offend

Half a century after a nude caused a stir, the Edinburgh event's shows will disgust some but not trouble others.

Lazy Susan and Brain In Gear, BBC2, review

Lazy Susan was occasionally derivative but often inspired. while Brain In Gear turned a dark idea into a tour de force of comic acting.

Alexander Fox, interview

Alexander Fox has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with his new show Snare. We met with Alexander to chat about the drumming, comedy and Bond, James Bond.

Robyn Perkins, interview

Robyn Perkins has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with her new show Mating Selection. We met with Robyn to chat about the show, honesty and the trials of audience interaction.

Matt Price, interview

Matt Price has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with his new show Broken Hooters and Geezers with Shooters. We met with Matt to chat about the show and his incendiary start to this years festival.

Rob Auton: interview

The Time Show is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about time. It is suitable for people who know of time.

Ray Badran interview

Australian comedian Ray Badran recently moved to the UK and is performing his debut Fringe show, Everybody Loves Ray, Man.

Harry & Chris interview

Harry and Chris are at the top of their field, having invented the field of comedy-rap-jazz.

Between Us review

Entertaining improv theatre with great on-stage chemistry.