BCG Daily Thursday 10th October 2019
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Lenny Henry interview
I wish I'd stood up to racism more, says Sir Lenny Henry.
The Sunday Post, 10th October 2019
Teacher mocked after This Country uses his real name
Daisy May Cooper and her brother, Charlie, who are about to launch their third series on the BBC, said that they felt guilty about the fate of their former woodwork teacher, Mr Perkins, at Cirencester Deer Park School.
David Sanderson, The Times, 10th October 2019
Book Extract: I Carried A Watermelon by Katy Brand
A extract from Brand's book about Dirty Dancing.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th October 2019
Ari Eldjarn: Eagle Fire Iron (2019) review
Ari takes to the stage with confidence and purpose, he may be new to most of us but be in no doubt that this is a highly polished clown who has honed his craft and routines over many years.
Clownster, 10th October 2019
The Day Shall Come: review
Marchánt Davis gives a star-making performance in Chris Morris's half-baked satire.
Tim Robey, The Telegraph, 10th October 2019
Eddie Izzard: Wunderbar review
A typically inventive adventure as the surreal stand-up quits his comedy family to spend more time with politics.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 10th October 2019
Paul Foot: Image Conscious review
A distinctive comic whose absurdist vision is expansive and patience-testing.
Jay Richardson, The List, 10th October 2019
Why they don't make comedies like Spaced anymore
One answer lies in the question asked, year after year, by fans of the show desperate for another fix: what happened to that third series? Hynes, Pegg and Wright let us down as gently as they could, but the truth is that times - and people - change.
Gem Wheeler, Digital Spy, 10th October 2019
Dylan Moran chats comedy, politics and Dr Cosmos
A chat about where the inspiration for his comedy comes from, and how his jokes change with the political climate.
Geoff Hutchison, ABC News (Australia), 10th October 2019
The Day Shall Come: has Chris Morris lost his edge?
A new film by Chris Morris ought to be an event. The agent provocateur of Brass Eye infamy has tended to rustle feathers and spark debate, whatever he does. His last film, Four Lions, dared to find comedy in Islamic terrorism in 2010, when so many wounds were still so fresh. But that was almost a decade ago, and the signs are that Morris is losing his edge, while also in dire need of a new topic.
Demetrios Matheou, i Newspaper, 10th October 2019
How BBC Writersroom kickstarted my comedy writing
Leila Navabi is part of our Welsh Voices writer development group. She explains how the Find Me Funny sitcom writing opportunity opened the door to the possibility that a career in writing and performing could become a reality.
Leila Navabi, BBC, 10th October 2019
Last Of The Summer Wine actress dies
Juliette Kaplan, who played battleaxe Pearl Sibshaw in BBC sitcom Last Of The Summer Wine for 25 years, has died at the age of 80.
BBC, 10th October 2019
Rich Hall documentary explores US-Russia relationship
2019 will mark the thirtieth year since the fall of the Berlin Wall and, ostensibly, the end of the Cold War. In light of this, Rich Hall embarks on an examination of the relationship between the West and the East, America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as part of a BBC4 season commemorating the fall of the Wall.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th October 2019
Review: The Day Shall Come
I expected to laugh like a drain but instead, it was just an occasional gurgle.
Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 10th October 2019
Review: Ari Eldjárn: Eagle Fire Iron
I went into Ari Eldjárn's show having no idea what to expect and boy was I happily surprised. Even if, like me, you didn't know Ari, throughout the show you quickly learn that he is a comic with an rolodex of stories to tell.
Sarah Exton, Radio Ha-Ha!, 10th October 2019
Review - Kate Berlant at the Soho Theatre
Not like anything you've seen before. In a very, very good way.
Paul Fleckney, London Is Funny, 10th October 2019
Rudi Lickwood's Five Minutes To Shine review
New act finals can be stressful enough for the inexperienced comedian at the best of time, but Rudi Lickwood's Five Minutes To Shine added an extra - entirely unexpected - obstacle.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th October 2019
Margaret Thatcher meets Monty Python
In 1989, as part of the Liberals rebrand as the Liberal Democrats, they adopted a bird as their logo. And one of Thatcher's speech-writers had the bright idea of mocking it by referencing Monty Python's dead parrot sketch. But Mrs Thatcher had never seen the sketch and had never heard of Monty Python.
Ferdie Rous, The Oldie, 10th October 2019
Ross Smith review
Smith has only been performing for four years and so it's impressive indeed that he's already created such a great hour, and on the basis of this I can't wait to see what he does next.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 10th October 2019
The word on Worzel
Iconic literary scarecrow Worzel Gummidge is returning to television in a pair of hour-long episodes written and directed by and starring Mackenzie Crook. The Office and Detectorists star tells DQ about becoming Worzel and adapting Barbara Euphan Todd's novels.
Drama Quarterly, 10th October 2019Women of improv month - Vanssa Tsu
This month I chatted to over 30 female improvisers from all over the UK to celebrate the talent that we have - we also discuss some of the important debates surrounding this topic as well. Today I talk to an improviser that is one of the hosts at DuckDuckGoose night in Brixton as well as part of the brand new improv troupe Comediasians - pVanessa Tsu.
Phoenix Remix, 10th October 2019Videos
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5pm30 min
So Awkward
Series 5, Episode 5 - No Pain No GainRob trains Mr Malone, Lily seeks a confession and Jas asks the universe for help.
6:30pm30 min
Alone
Series 2, Episode 1 - A Cry For No HelpMitch is desperate to have his wedding anniversary pass unnoticed to avoid any awkwardness in the house. Unfortunately, Will lets the anniversary cat out of the bag and Mitch, who is endeavouring to find someone to hold on to his spare keys, encounters very strange reactions to this seemingly simple request.
8pm60 min
A League Of Their Own
Series 14, Out-takes - UnseenThe hit panel show runs into extra time with a special episode featuring never-seen-before footage from Season 14.
8pm30 min
Blockbusters
Series 2, Episode 3Football fan Ryan plays solo on the iconic trivia-based game show against our team of two from Dublin, Padraig and Molly.
9pm60 min
There's Something About Movies
Series 2, Episode 1Joining Alan and team captains Michael Sheen and Jennifer Saunders for a new bought of movie-flavoured trivia and challenges are star of Willow and Ewok Warwick Davis; looming star of Judge Romesh and Murder In Successville Tom Davis; and esteemed host of the infamous podcast My Dad Wrote A Porno, Alice Levine.
9pm60 min
Pants On Fire
Episode 1Jimmy Carr and Scarlett Moffatt join Emma Willis as they try to uncover the truth among the absolute lies. This week the teams are claiming they pedaloed from Europe to Africa, snuck past security into a world-class athletics event to sprint the 100m, and travelled to Mexico City to become Mexican wrestling champions. But who is telling the truth?
10pm30 min
The Mash Report
Series 3, Episode 6Rachel Parris returns to report on a drop in EU migration to the UK; Nish addresses a new wave of climate change protests; and Geoff Norcott looks at the divided state of the country.
10pm60 min
Frayed
Series 1, Episode 3Sammy goes snooping for evidence to blackmail Chris. Lenny pals up with a fellow misfit and a date lands Jean in hot water.
10pm50 min
Celebrity Juice
Series 22, Episode 1Joining the panel to kick off the new series, it's worldwide singing star James Blunt, TV presenter and original Essex boy Mark Wright, stand-up sensation Katherine Ryan, and Good Morning Britain's Richard Arnold.
10:30pm30 min
Newsjack
Series 21, Episode 5Newsjack returns to satirise another week's news and events. Host Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined this week by Kieran Hodgson, Vivienne Acheampong and Joe Barnes. This week we imagine the Queen sacking the PM, a Trump-themed a TV channel, and the appeal of exotic sounding hurricanes.
11pm30 min
Agendum
Series 2, Episode 3 - MeltdownAlexandra Palisades is bringing more topical stories under the spotlight. This week there are plans to build a second English Channel, a new work of art in Liverpool depicting a huge chip on a shoulder, and a look at the move away from single-use plastic.