BCG Daily Friday 11th October 2019

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Press clippings

John Robins

John Robins interview

John Robins on shame, his new stand-up show and his love of Freddie Mercury.

Ben Williams, The Sunday Post, 11th October 2019
The Day Shall Come. Moses (Marchant Davis)

The Day Shall Come review

Desperate Feds take on cult in sly Chris Morris satire.

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 11th October 2019
The Day Shall Come. Moses (Marchant Davis)

Film review: The Day Shall Come

If this was a first time director, or a normally workmanlike one like Ron Howard, it'd no doubt get praise for the directions it takes, but this is Chris Morris we're talking about, and a film we've waited nine years for, so it's incredibly frustrating that it's a flawed creation. And though the ending is powerful and the points it makes are important ones, I miss the Chris Morris who could do all of those things while also maintaining an incredibly high joke rate, and I just hope that whatever he does next is a return to those times, and that we don't have to wait quite so long for such an event too.

Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 11th October 2019
Katy Brand

Katy Brand book extract

In an extract from her new book, Dirty Dancing superfan Katy Brand travels to the real-life Kellerman's resort where the film was set.

Katy Brand, i Newspaper, 11th October 2019
The Day Shall Come. Moses (Marchant Davis)

Review: The Day Shall Come

Chris Morris follow up to Four Lions mocks the conventions of the US War on Terror - The Day Shall Come shows just how much we've missed him, says Cath Clarke.

Cath Clarke, The Big Issue, 11th October 2019
Still Game. Jack Jarvis (Ford Kiernan). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Review: Still Game: The Final Farewell

Michael Cox reviews the send off of some of Scottish TV's most beloved characters.

Michael Cox, Across The Arts, 11th October 2019

Review: The Man In The White Suit

When a 'much-loved' 'classic' movie is 70 years old, it's OK to stop treating it like holy writ, right? Director Sean Foley had a huge success with The Ladykillers, turning the gentle fifties Ealing comedy into a smart farce. You can't blame him for taking a second bite at the same cherry.

Londonist, 11th October 2019
Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly: 'I'm not ready to go back on stage'

Billy Connolly says he would love to perform live again but he's "not ready".

BBC, 11th October 2019
Episodes. Sean Lincoln (Stephen Mangan)

Theatre review: The Man In The White Suit

We weren't blown away, it has to be admitted, but nor did we take the nuclear option of leaving in the interval.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th October 2019
Adam Bromley

Opinion: the news is beyond satire

Humans are still the same hypocritical, delusional, pompous creatures they were fifty or even two thousand years ago, which is fertile ground for satire.

Adam Bromley, Beyond The Joke, 11th October 2019
The Day Shall Come. Moses (Marchant Davis)

The Day Shall Come review

Morris certainly succeeds in using satire to throw some light onto the shady operations of the FBI, but whether The Day Shall Come succeeds as a gripping, convincing story or astute comedy is mooter. But there's plenty of food for thought generated from the subject matter.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th October 2019
Frank Skinner

Frank Skinner: Showbiz review

He was the face of the lad comics who dominated the 1990s, talking football on the telly and sex, in graphic detail, on stage. But now Frank Skinner's 62 and he admits the libido has gone.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th October 2019
The Day Shall Come. Moses (Marchant Davis)

Review: The Day Shall Come

Chris Morris's latest film might have its heart in the right place, but lacks direction and fails to deliver on an ambitious premise, says Linda Marric.

Linda Marric, The Jewish Chronicle, 11th October 2019
Graham Dickson. Copyright: Richard Davenport

Graham Dickson interview

The improv performer and founder member of Austentatious on the things that make him laugh the most.

Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 11th October 2019
Greed. Sir Richard McCreadie (Steve Coogan). Copyright: Film4

Greed review

Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan reteam for an enjoyable but insufficiently scathing satire.

Katherine McLaughlin, The List, 11th October 2019
Ben Elton

Ben Elton: Live - review

Motormouth strikes again with a great new show that has him struggling to finding his place in the world.

Brian Donaldson, The List, 11th October 2019
Ben Elton

Ben Elton review

Ranty bane of the Tories is still very entertaining, if a little unquestioning these days.

Robert Peacock, The Wee Review, 11th October 2019
Groan Ups. Image shows from L to R: Charlie Russell, Nancy Zamit, Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, Jonathan Sayer

Review: Groan Ups

The Mischief Theatre company, probably best known for displaying finely honed comedy chops in the Goes Wrong franchise (a new one, Magic Goes Wrong, opens in the West End this Christmas) is back with its first brand new London stage show since 2015 - in what is a complete novelty and utter joy.

Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 11th October 2019

Meet Sophie Willan the voice of Channel 4's The Circle

Sophie Willan may be the voice of Channel 4's The Circle but there's very little about the contestants' solitary set-up that appeals to the comedian.

I Love Manchester, 11th October 2019

Aaron Simmonds interview

"I can accept my limits but I'll push against them": Aaron Simmonds on ambition and identity.

Rohan Banerjee, The New Statesman, 11th October 2019

Women of improv month - Rhiannon Jenkins

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 foind her way into improv through Acaprov! - Rhiannon Jenkins.

Phoenix Remix, 11th October 2019

Videos

TV & radio

BBC Radio Scotland
1:30pm
30 min
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 3, Episode 7

Mark Nelson leads a panel of Scotland's funniest comedians and personalities attempting to decipher the good from the bad, with a few unexpected twists along the way.

Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
Phil Wang

The News Quiz

Series 100, Episode 7

A satirical review of the week's news, chaired by Phil Wang, with guests including Ivo Graham, Suzi Ruffell, Andrew Maxwell and Ayesha Hazarika.

Have I Got News For You. Image shows from L to R: Layla Moran, Ian Hislop, Martin Clunes, Sara Pascoe, Paul Merton

Have I Got News For You

Series 58, Episode 1

Actor Martin Clunes hosts as the satirical quiz returns for its 58th series, with panellists Layla Moran MP and Sara Pascoe joining regular team leaders Ian Hislop and Paul Merton to poke fun at the week's events.

Scarborough. Mike (Jason Manford)

Scarborough

Episode 6 - The Ballad Of Karen And Mike

At Geraldine's salon tensions run high when Tony and Hayley drop in to talk through their plans for the renovation.

BBC Two
10pm
30 min
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Phill Jupitus, Sandi Toksvig, Alice Levine, Alan Carr. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series Q, Episode 6 - Quests: Part I

With Alan Carr, Phill Jupitus and Alice Levine. Find out who put the raisins in Fruit 'n' Fibre, marvel at a Bolivian frog named Romeo (he dances modern jazz but never smiles), and learn the identity of the closest planet to Earth (we know you think you know it... but you don't).

BBC One. Copyright: BBC
10:35pm
50 min
The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Credit: So Television, Christopher Baines

The Graham Norton Show

Series 26, Episode 3 - Bruce Springsteen, Robert De Niro, Sienna Miller, Paul Rudd, James Blunt

Bruce Springsteen says how frightened he was on his first trip to London, Robert De Niro talks about Donald Trump, Sienna Miller talks about playing her first solo lead role, Paul Rudd reveals two rather awkward moments with Jennifer Aniston and James Blunt performs live in the studio.

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