BCG Daily Sunday 8th September 2019

Live review: Greenwich Comedy Festival

Reviews of Daniel Kitson, Bridget Christie, Steen Raskopoulos, Lou Sanders and Nish Kumar.

TV review: Scarborough, BBC One

I've been a touch tardy publishing my review of Scarborough and I've not been able to avoid some of the reviews that Derren Litten's new sitcom has received. There have been good ones and bad ones and, I have to say, I side more with the good ones.

Fleabag cast hand out free gin to fans

Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Andrew Scott were filmed handing out G&Ts to queueing fans outside the stage show of Fleabag in the West End.

President Obonjo announces his own chat show

I talked to comedy critic/judge (Scotsman newspaper, Perrier Awards, Malcolm Hardee Awards) and TV producer (Eurotrash and sundry sport and sex documentaries) Kate Copstick and 'President Obonjo' about their plans for next Sunday's recording in Copstick's Mama Biashara charity shop in Shepherd's Bush, London.

'Allo 'Allo! cast reunite

Surviving stars of 'Allo 'Allo! yesterday reunited to unveil a blue plaque marking 35 years of the wartime sitcom.

The tribute was put up at Lynford Hall, a Norfolk country house that stood in for Nouvion town square and the exterior of René's café.

State of the Union, review

A sharp but overly slick portrait of a failing marriage.

Life lessons from sitcoms - Red Dwarf

I remember thinking Cat was wacky and silly but right from the start and to this day my favourite character was Rimmer - I just felt an instant like for him and also sympathy.