BCG Daily Tuesday 10th September 2019
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Heard the one about the working-class comedian?
The industry remains dominated by privately educated standups who have the right connections and can afford all the risks of a career in comedy.
Sian Davies, The Guardian, 10th September 2019
Richard Gadd on his stalker
The soul-baring comedian has turned his experience of being stalked into a gripping piece of theatre, Baby Reindeer. 'It would be unfair to say she was awful and I'm a victim'.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 10th September 2019
BBC releases some historic comedy moments
The BBC is making hundreds of clips from its archive available to watch on a new website. Comics featured include Spike Milligan, Pete and Dud, Kenny Everett and Billy Connolly.
Chortle, 10th September 2019
Live review: Courtney Pauroso - Gutterplum
There's been a lot of comparisons made with Natalie Palamides' hit show Nate as both see female comedians / clowns take on a quite unique character, interact with the audience, and both were developed with the assistance of Dr Brown (aka Phil Burgers) whose own work is greatly acclaimed and sees him often confound those who attend his shows. But Courtney Pauroso's Gutterplum is a very different beast to Paladimes' Nate and Brown's own work, and one which deals with very different themes.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 10th September 2019
PC policing would make Python 'crimes' today
The classic British comedy series Monty Python is 50 years old this month, but the sobering fact is that it, along with other shows of the era, would not be made today due to politically correct policing.
Neil Clark, Russia Today, 10th September 2019Military Wives review
The director of The Full Monty returns with another light British charmer, this one about women who sing Cyndi Lauper to cope with a war.
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10th September 2019Videos
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4:30pm15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 1, Episode 13 - Growing PainsDave is given a bulb to grow. Popping it in his lunch box, it isn't long before he discovers it's partial to Betty's sandwiches.
4:45pm15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 1, Episode 14 - FuzzypegGeorge adapts the spin cycle of the washing machine causing a black hole to form in the Spuds' kitchen.
4:50pm10 min
Go Jetters
Series 3, Episode 12 - Himalayan Heroes, NepalHoping to follow in his great-aunt's footsteps, Glitch enlists the help of a sceptical Foz and a friendly yak in order to find a yeti in the Himalayas. But when a snowstorm traps them in a cave on the mountainside, the rest of the Go Jetters must battle the elements to find their friends.
6:30pm30 min
Paul Sinha's General Knowledge
Series 1, Episode 3In this week's episode, Paul explains the illustrious company he's joined since the previous recording of this series - in a showbiz-themed episode that ranges over the great American songbook, the biggest-selling single to have never been a hit in America, and a Nobel Literature Laureate's contribution to action movies.