BCG Daily Sunday 1st September 2019
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Connolly is wrong to say Scottish humour doesn't exist
Billy Connolly is a towering figure in the history of Scottish comedy. There is none bigger. So it was strange bordering on perverse to hear him deny the existence of Scottish humour. "I will get into trouble for this," Connolly said while promoting his new book Tall Tales And Wee Stories, "but I don't think there is such a thing as Scottish humour".
Stuart Cosgrove, The National (Scotland), 1st September 2019Jo Brand: a mistake to take comedians too seriously
The reaction to her acid joke was hysterical and out of all proportion, so why the admonishment?
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 1st September 2019Comedy Unleashed to do pop up gigs at party conferences
London's free-thinking comedy club Comedy Unleashed is taking the same comedians with the same stand-up routines to both Labour and Conservative Party conferences this September.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st September 2019Review - Stephen Fry: Mythos
Stephen Fry's return to the stage is both epic and intimate.
David Cunningham, British Theatre Guide, 1st September 2019TV & radio
Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz
Episode 20Comedian Al Murray hosts teams from across the UK in a traditional British pub quiz. Which of these contenders will be the ultimate pub quiz team?