BCG Daily Wednesday 28th August 2019
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Still Game stars promise 'different vibe' at live show
Still Game stars Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill have vowed to stage a huge "retirement party" for Jack and Victor when they take their final bow at the Hydro in Glasgow - with classic characters from Chewin' the Fat set to help give them a send-off.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 28th August 2019Bobbie Jones gets real about dad jokes and daddy issues
"If you need to trample on the oppressed for a laugh you're a shit comedian."
Blizzard Comedy, 28th August 2019
2019 Fringe was easily the toughest: Tony Cowards
This year's Fringe was easily the toughest of the six I've performed at.
Tony Cowards, Beyond The Joke, 28th August 2019
Announcing Funny Women comedy writing & shorts awards
A diverse and hugely talented array of judges are in place to judge the Comedy Writing Award and the Comedy Shorts Award.
Funny Women, 28th August 2019How many recalls would you consider suitable?
That entirely depends on the type of production and what you will be expected to do in the show. Usually, I think the top limit of recalls should be three, but often I hear of actors being called back 10 times, sometimes even more. And this is ludicrous.
West End Producer, The Stage, 28th August 2019
Fleabag is not the only F word on everyone's lips
In a hard-hitting "exclusive" piece of investigative journalism, the Sun has revealed that Phoebe Waller-Bridge uttered a tremendous 33 swear words during her "shockingly filthy stage show", which runs at Wyndham's Theatre in London until September 14.
Tabard, The Stage, 28th August 2019
Fleabag review
Words land with precise comic weight, but also with a relish for their sound, beat and emotion. Each character and situation is exactly encapsulated and what you get on stage - which you didn't on TV - is her vivid mimicry of the people she meets.
Sarah Crompton, What's On Stage, 28th August 2019
Review: Fleabag in West End premiere
The first night, playing to a celebrity-packed audience, felt like a coronation but Waller-Bridge still has the ability to spring surprises.
Michael Billington, The Guardian, 28th August 2019
Fleabag review
Hotter than Potter - the Waller-Bridge stage play that became a televisual masterpiece.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 28th August 2019
Review - Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag
It's not a "show for posh girls". It's a play about modern life, and its depressions and complexities and things you'd never dream of saying out loud.
Will Longman, London Theatre, 28th August 2019Videos
TV
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TV & radio
10:45am15 min
The Country Girls
The Country Girls, Episode 8Baba and Kate leave village life behind them & move to Dublin.
2:15pm45 min
Blend
Comedy about a mixed race couple debating having a child.
4:50pm10 min
Go Jetters
Series 3, Episode 3 - Fatberg, London Sewers, EnglandWhile Lars, Kelly and Xuli go into the sewers to help keep London clean, Glitch and the Grimbots create some enormous blockages after flushing thousands of wet wipes down the toilet. It's up to the Go Jetters to clear away the fatberg Glitch has created, clean the sewers and save the city's streets.
6:30pm30 min
Gaby's Talking Pictures
Series 2, Episode 5Gaby Roslin is joined by Susan Calman and Samantha Spiro.
10pm60 min
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
Series 2, Episode 9 - HolidaysTom Allen, Rosie Jones and Matt Forde join Jon to ask if they could they survive a foreign prison? Are drones getting out of hand? And can Jon overcome his fear of public nudity?
11pm15 min
The John Moloney Show
Series 4, Episode 4 - The Different DogJohn Moloney takes to the stage with his trials of modern life.