BCG Daily Thursday 19th September 2019
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Aardman Animations names new boss
Aardman Animations, famous for making the Wallace & Gromit films, has announced the successor to its long-standing managing director. Sean Clarke will replace David Sproxton who is standing down after 43 years.
BBC, 19th September 2019
Gabby Killick interview
"It's important to start thinking what could go right rather than what could go wrong." Gabby Killick on bringing the bitch back for the Women in Comedy Festival.
Blizzard Comedy, 19th September 2019
Dame Edna joins John Humphrys' final Today programme
John Humphrys was joined by ex-prime ministers David Cameron and Tony Blair - and Dame Edna Everage - for his last day on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
BBC, 19th September 2019
Ray Galton left £2million to his children
Who knew there was so much money in rags and bones? Ray Galton, who co-wrote the classic sitcom Steptoe And Son, left more than £2 million in his will.
Daily Mail, 19th September 2019
Line up announced for Women In Comedy Festival 2019
This October sees the return of the seventh annual Women in Comedy Festival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th September 2019
Aardman's 20 best films - ranked!
From early experiments in claymation TV to its forthcoming Shaun the Sheep big-screen sequel, we rate the animation studio's output.
Andrew Pulver, The Guardian, 19th September 2019
Clunes 'gutted' Warren was axed after just one series
Martin Clunes has revealed that he's gutted that the BBC axed his comedy Warren after just one series.
David Hollingsworth, What's On TV, 19th September 2019
Potty-mouthed letter about censor's Holy Grail decision
We're grateful to the fabulous @LettersofNote for sharing this brilliant letter sent by film producer Mark Forstater back in the day about cuts that were required by the BBFC if Monty Python And The Holy Grail was to be given an A certificate. The dialogue he outlines will be familiar to anyone who's seen the film (everyone, then). It's a potty-mouthed delight.
The Poke, 19th September 2019
Review - Eddie Izzard: Wunderbar
Wunderbar genuinely swoops from the sublime to the ridiculous. How many comics will namecheck a specific gene as well as mime a suspicious seagull?
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th September 2019
The Life I Lead review
Miles Jupp is an accomplished performer who presents a Tomlinson already an archetypal Banks.
Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide, 19th September 2019
8 comedy legends who made soap cameos
Comedy legend Tommy Cannon begins a short stint in Emmerdale on Thursday 19th September. Cannon is not the first veteran performer with a comedic pedigree to guest star in a continuing drama - remember the soap visits from these funny favourites?
Radio Times, 19th September 2019
Review: Tony Law & Phil Nichol
This definitely isn't the comedians at their best. As enjoyable for them as it might be to improvise all the time, they do work best when it's a mixture of scripted and riffing, and frustratingly there's just way too much of the latter and not enough of the former here.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 19th September 2019
Girls school runs stand-up comedy classes for pupils
A girls' school is running stand-up comedy classes for pupils so they have the courage to ask for a pay rise in the future.
Camilla Turner, The Telegraph, 19th September 2019Videos
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5pm30 min
So Awkward
Series 5, Episode 2 - AwardatarianMartha and Ollie compete to win awards by teaching tech to ex-punk Jonny and chatty Mazel.
6:30pm30 min
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar
Series 3, Episode 2 - Santa Claused Faced Old...Alexei tells the story of a long lost tin of Pâté, offers his thoughts on the gig economy and reveals what he believes to be the secret war being waged by the old on the young.
9pm60 min
A League Of Their Own
Series 14, Episode 6We need another substitute host for ALOTO this week while James is away, and apparently no one volunteered, so Freddie's going to be taking on the responsibility that comes with the big chair. May God have mercy on us all. Hoping to survive the carnage that ensures will be guest captain Lee Mack along with champion sprinter Dina Asher Smith, Scottish comic Kevin Bridges and hockey player Sam Quek.
10pm60 min
Brassic
Series 1, Episode 6When Vinnie spontaneously steals a car, he is horrified to discover that the boot contains stolen antiques belonging to Terence McCann.
10pm30 min
The Mash Report
Series 3, Episode 3In the week of David Cameron's memoirs being published, Fin Taylor investigates life in the North. Youth reporter Bex Merryweather joins the team to discuss argumentative reporters.
10:30pm30 min
Newsjack
Series 21, Episode 2Newsjack returns to satirise another week's news and events. Host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined this week by Chiara Goldsmith, George Fouracres and Raphael Wakefield. Sketches include David Cameron's autobiography told in the style of Harry Potter, and what cricket commentary sounds like to normal people.
11pm30 min
Kevin Eldon Will See You Now
Series 4, Episode 4 - God Lends A Hand (Hand Hand)Kevin Eldon and his all-important cast bring you the sound of multiple flamethrowers, God and an archivist being flung onto a lorry.