BCG Daily Sunday 8th September 2019

Press clippings

Daniel Kitson

Live review: Greenwich Comedy Festival

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

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th September 2019

Scarborough. Image shows from L to R: Mike (Jason Manford), Karen (Catherine Tyldesley). Copyright: BBC Studios

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.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th September 2019

Fleabag. Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge). Copyright: Two Brothers Pictures

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.

Roisin O'Connor, The Independent, 8th September 2019

Benjamin Bello

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.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 8th September 2019

'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.

Chortle, 8th September 2019

State Of The Union. Image shows from L to R: Louise (Rosamund Pike), Tom (Chris O'Dowd). Copyright: BBC

State of the Union, review

A sharp but overly slick portrait of a failing marriage.

Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 8th September 2019

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.

Phoenix Remix, 8th September 2019