BCG Daily Wednesday 4th September 2019

Features

Press clippings

John Robertson. Copyright: Chris Schmidt

Review: The Dark Room

The Dark Room is the single greatest live text-based adventure game comedy show you'll ever see.

Blizzard Comedy, 4th September 2019
The Muppet Show. Copyright: Disney Corporation

The Muppets on TV: a brief history

With Muppets Now headed to Disney+ next year, we celebrate Kermit and company's small-screen history...

Mark Harrison, Den Of Geek, 4th September 2019
Lucy Frederick

Lucy Frederick reveals how Gok Wan changed her life

Lucy Frederick believes appearing on Gok Wan's hit TV show How To Look Good Naked was the major impetus behind her becoming a successful stand-up comedian.

Jayne Cherrington-Cook, Yahoo, 4th September 2019
Liz Guterbock

Meet the 2019 Funny Women finalists: Liz Guterbock

Liz Guterbock performed at our last Funny Women Awards semi-final held in Edinburgh and impressed our industry judges, which means she is through to our grand final at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London!

Funny Women, 4th September 2019
Dominic Holland

What sort of creative creature's comic Dominic Holland?

What is Dominic Holland? A writer of books? A stand-up comedian? The father of Spider-man? Yes to all three.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 4th September 2019
Si Beckwith

Interview: Si Beckwith

We caught up with him to find out more about himself and the Stand Up in the Vault comedy night in Hexham.

David Saunders, Narc Magazine, 4th September 2019
Hotter. Image shows from L to R: Mary Higgins, Ell Potter

Hotter review

A scorchingly enjoyable comedy knockabout.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 4th September 2019
State Of The Union. Image shows from L to R: Louise (Rosamund Pike), Tom (Chris O'Dowd). Copyright: BBC

Chris O'Dowd interview

Chris O'Dowd on playing Rosamund Pike's husband: 'She could clearly do better!'

Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 4th September 2019
Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Greg Davies, Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television

Taskmaster: The most surreal and hilarious tasks so far

GTAcaster, Geraldine's a nightmare and Romesh Ranganathan's Tree Wizard song are just a handful of the panel show's greatest hits.

i Newspaper, 4th September 2019
Brassic. Image shows from L to R: Vinnie (Joe Gilgun), Erin (Michelle Keegan), Dylan (Damien Molony). Copyright: Calamity Films

Michelle Keegan pictured filming Brassic Series 2

Michelle Keegan showed off a new look as she was spotted for the first time filming the second series of the Sky comedy Brassic.

Manchester Evening News, 4th September 2019
Stath Lets Flats. Stath (Jamie Demetriou). Copyright: Roughcut Television

Why Stath Lets Flats is the funniest show on television

Coupling classic sitcom humour with the absurdist spirit of shitposting, Stath Lets Flats is the UK's best new comedy.

Sarah Manavis, The New Statesman, 4th September 2019
Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Greg Davies, Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television

Preview: Taskmaster Series 9

Greg Davies seems to be playing increasingly fast and loose with the arbitrary scoring system this time round. We won't tell you who the winner of the first episode is, you'll have to watch it to find out. OK, we will tell you - the winner is the audience, who get to see the show back on top form again.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th September 2019
Tommy Cooper

Ten comedians who died on stage

Comedians who die on stage hold a special fascination.

Chortle, 4th September 2019
Mrs. Brown's Boys. Image shows from L to R: Buster Brady (Danny O'Carroll), Grandad Brown (Dermot O'Neill), Dino Doyle (Gary Hollywood), Rory Brown (Rory Cowan), Cathy Brown (Jennifer Gibney), Mark Brown (Pat Shields), Betty Brown (Amanda Woods), Winnie McGoogan (Eilish O'Carroll), Dermot Brown (Paddy Houlihan), Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), Maria Nicholson / Brown (Fiona O'Carroll). Copyright: BBC / BocPix

Is it time we stopped sneering at Mrs Brown's Boys?

So, isn't it about time that we stopped sneering at all this? Studio audiences? Loud laughter? Catchphrases? And yes, even Mrs Brown's Boys? Shouldn't we just accept that there's room for it?

Rhianna Evans, Super Ink, 4th September 2019

Who's laughing now?

Comedy about personal trauma and childhood experiences has been all the rage in the UK, but the genre is ready to take a new direction, according to leading industry figures.

Shannon Power, C21 Media, 4th September 2019

Videos

Podcasts

TV & radio

Radio 4
10:45am
15 min
Frances Tomelty

How Does That Make You Feel?

Series 11, Episode 3

Caroline is mildy relieved that her husband has finally quite the house for good. But though motivational and dietary blog is going well she is feeling a gap in her life; a gap which she feels might be filled by the romantically named Sir Kier Starmer QC.

CITV
4:30pm
15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

Series 1, Episode 5 - Culture

George takes the Spuds to the museum of mouldy cheese. Anna dares Dave to lick the cheeses on display.

CITV
4:45pm
15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

Series 1, Episode 6 - Bored Silly

Gran accidentally wins a board game as a Bingo prize, and after being locked up for years the game has a vendetta all of its own.

Go Jetters. Copyright: BBC

Go Jetters

Series 3, Episode 8 - Middle Of The World City, Ecuador

After hearing about how the Monument to the Equator in Ciudad Mitad del Mundo is in the wrong location, Glitch and his Glitchbots pretend to be the Go Jetters and move the monument onto the equator. But when things start to go wrong, Glitch must learn that some glitches are fine the way they are.

Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Alex Horne, Rose Matafeo. Copyright: Avalon Television

Taskmaster

Series 9, Episode 1 - Join Our Cult

Greg Davies is the Taskmaster and he is back for a glorious ninth series of the show that bears his grand title. In one hand he brandishes his sparkling golden face-trophy, in the other sits Little Alex Horne, his ever-popular personal secretary. This season's brand new high-class hopefuls are: David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo.

Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier. Image shows from L to R: Ivo Graham, James Acaster, Jon Richardson, Rebecca Front. Copyright: Talkback

Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier

Series 2, Episode 10 - Planet Earth

Jon Richardson and guests James Acaster, Rebecca Front and Ivo Graham address Jon's worries to do with Planet Earth - is the world keeping secrets from us? Is it getting smaller? And more importantly, is it totally screwed? Ivo puts his primal instincts to the test when he hunts roadkill in Cornwall, and at the end of the show, Jon does his bit to save the planet... with a pub quiz. And resident futurologist Mark Stevenson joins Jon and his guests, while Dr Jon Copley discusses the deep sea.

Radio 4
11pm
15 min
Monty Python's Flying Circus. Image shows from L to R: Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam. Copyright: BBC

Monty Python At 50: The Self-Abasement Tapes

Episode 1

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Monty Python, Michael Palin hunts down lost Python sketches. This programme contains rare material never heard before on UK radio, or anywhere else - including the infamous Fat Ignorant Bastards sketch and a Country & Western version of Terry Jones's I'm So Worried.

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