BCG Daily Friday 6th September 2019
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Elis James on growing up in Carmarthen
My teen years in Carmarthen were the perfect upbringing for comedy. My standup act won £150 - and made me realise how funny life in a Welsh town can be.
Elis James, The Guardian, 6th September 2019
Ben Elton: I hate Boris Johnson with a visceral passion
Ben Elton starts his first stand-up tour for nearly 15 years with shows in Dublin and Belfast later this month. David Roy quizzed the alternative comedy pioneer and award-winning writer of TV hits Upstart Crow, Blackadder and The Young Ones about his return to the stage.
David Roy, The Irish News, 6th September 2019
Live review: Greenwich Comedy Festival
Reviews of Josh Widdicombe, Rosie Jones, Ivo Graham and Ed Gamble.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th September 2019
Meet the 2019 Funny Women Awards finalists: Shelf
Joining the 2019 Funny Women Awards finalists from our super strong semi-final at Komedia in Brighton are comedy double act Shelf!
Funny Women, 6th September 2019
Stage stars review Boris Johnson's debut as PM
Impressionist Jon Culshaw, playwright James Graham, comedian Bridget Christie and critic Mark Lawson on the prime minister's opening week in Westminster.
Jon Culshaw, James Graham, Bridget Christie and Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 6th September 2019
This Way Up is the way forward
Aisling Bea's funny-but-troubled turn in her self-written comedy is remarkable, says Lucy Sweet. Just don't mention the F word.
Lucy Sweet, The Big Issue, 6th September 2019
The Crown Dual: review
This is the pantomime version of The Crown, distilling the first series of Netflix's lavish royal drama into a little over an hour and on a budget that wouldn't cover one of Claire Foy's cardigans.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 6th September 2019
Zoë Coombs Marr: interview
The Australian standup and actor on the things that make her laugh the most.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 6th September 2019
Sacha Baron Cohen: 'I am done with the undercover work'
Sacha Baron is done going undercover. Instead, he's playing Israel's most famous spy.
Andrea Mandell, USA Today, 6th September 2019
The Personal History of David Copperfield review
Satirist Armando Iannucci proves to be a perfect match for the ups and downs of the Dickens wordsmith in a buoyant and incredibly funny crowd-pleaser.
Benjamin Lee, The Guardian, 6th September 2019
Scarborough is missing one key element - humour
Even the most forgiving audience will struggle to laugh at a flat Jimmy Saville gag.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 6th September 2019
Live review: Tom Ballard - Enough - Soho Theatre
Australian Ballard's over in the UK for two years, performing stand up and examining just how not only his own but all of our lives have gone pretty damn wrong.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 6th September 2019
Tom Mayhew interview
Comedian Tom Mayhew on his recent Edinburgh show and being a working-class artist.
Rachael Healy, The Overtake, 6th September 2019Our review of Military Wives
Though the supporting players are thinly written, Scott Thomas and Horgan are delightful in their roles.
Courtney Small, In The Seats, 6th September 2019TIFF review: Military Wives
Actors work hard to find real emotion in their cookie-cutter characters in predictable British dramedy.
Norman Wilner, Now Toronto, 6th September 2019Military Wives: film review | TIFF 2019
Corny but infectiously catchy.
Leslie Felperin, Hollywood Reporter, 6th September 2019Military Wives review
The true story of the women who gained unlikely fame in 2011 has been turned into a pleasant, if patchy, film from the director of The Full Monty.
Bejamin Lee, The Guardian, 6th September 2019Videos
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11:30am30 min
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1:30pm30 min
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4:30pm15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
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4:45pm15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
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4:50pm10 min
Go Jetters
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6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
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8pm30 min
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8:30pm30 min
Hold The Sunset
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9pm60 min
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9:30pm30 min
Scarborough
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10pm30 min
QI
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Bad Influencer
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