BCG Daily Wednesday 4th September 2019
Features
Press clippings
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 2019The 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 2019Lucy 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 2019Meet 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 2019What 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 2019Interview: 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 2019Hotter review
A scorchingly enjoyable comedy knockabout.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 4th September 2019Chris O'Dowd interview
Chris O'Dowd on playing Rosamund Pike's husband: 'She could clearly do better!'
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 4th September 2019Taskmaster: 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 2019Michelle 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 2019Why 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 2019Preview: 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 2019Ten comedians who died on stage
Comedians who die on stage hold a special fascination.
Chortle, 4th September 2019Is 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 2019Who'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 2019Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
How Does That Make You Feel?
Series 11, Episode 3Caroline 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.
All Those Women
Episode 1 - An EndingWe're back with the family for a final episode, and an ending, of sorts.
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 1, Episode 5 - CultureGeorge takes the Spuds to the museum of mouldy cheese. Anna dares Dave to lick the cheeses on display.
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 1, Episode 6 - Bored SillyGran 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
Series 3, Episode 8 - Middle Of The World City, EcuadorAfter 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
Series 9, Episode 1 - Join Our CultGreg 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
Series 2, Episode 10 - Planet EarthJon 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.
Monty Python At 50: The Self-Abasement Tapes
Episode 1To 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.