BCG Daily Monday 4th November 2019
News
Press clippings
Lou Sanders, Soho Theatre review
Taskmaster winner keeps it real.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 4th November 2019Interview: Guilt star Moyo Akandé
She is one of the rising stars of Scottish stage and screen. Now Moyo Akandé hopes she can be an inspiration to the next generation of actors.
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 4th November 2019How the Germans sold English comedy back to the English
The success of stand-up Henning Wehn, the self-styled "German Comedy Ambassador in London", who is now a UK TV panel show regular, has already softened up the UK for a Teutonic comedy invasion.
Adam Sherwin, i Newspaper, 4th November 2019Jessica Barden interview
'In America, they're obsessed with ways to look younger. I'm grateful I have something other people want'.
The Independent, 4th November 2019God's Dice, Soho Theatre, review
David Baddiel's debut is overlong and overblown.
Veronica Lee, i Newspaper, 4th November 2019Romesh Ranganathan interview
'I do get a fair bit of racism. Some of it is really brutal'
Chris Harvey, The Telegraph, 4th November 2019Review: God's Dice at Soho Theatre
It is enjoyable to watch and the content is fascinating. It just needs a bit more spark to get where it needs to be.
Kari Megeed, The Upcoming, 4th November 2019Joe Lycett turned down Strictly Come Dancing
Joe Lycett turned down the chance to appear in Strictly Come Dancing, after head judge Shirley Ballas spoke to him about joining the show.
Female First, 4th November 2019McGuinness rails at disabled parking space 'ignorance'
Comic and Top Gear presenter Paddy McGuinness has spoken about the anger he felt after a stranger questioned why he had parked in a space reserved for the disabled. The TV star, whose six-year-old twins Leo and Penelope have autism, said he was dropping his children off at a play centre when the man approached.
BBC, 4th November 2019Count Arthur Strong review
At every turn, the confused 'astronomer-in-chief' gives us something to marvel at - from crap ventriloquism to the films of 'Dustbin Hoffman'
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 4th November 2019Bill Paterson on his new TV role in Guilt
What's your favourite Bill Paterson moment? Well, I would hazard that, if you're anything like me, choosing just one will be no easy feat.
Susan Swarbrick, The National (Scotland), 4th November 2019Improv community heroes: Tom Young!
Alex and I have created a new show: Sex, Lies & Improvisation, an improvised comedy about lying together. We're touring it this autumn but we can't do that without a network of awesome improvisers who run great events in their improv communities. I want to celebrate those people with this blog series.
Rachel, Phoenix Remix, 4th November 2019Count Arthur Strong: Is There Anybody Out There? review
Science has given us great communicators like Carl Sagan, able to convey the complex, awesome mysteries of the universe with wonder and perfect clarity. Count Arthur Strong is not one of them.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th November 2019Review: The Comedy Store, Warrington
Reviews of Lou Conran, David Hadingham, Larry Dean and Steve Gribbin.
Female First, 4th November 2019Live review: Paul Currie - Trufficle Musk
Five minutes in to Paul Currie's latest show and he'd already taken to the stage wearing a dress before stripping down to his white underpants and rotating on a circular rotate-y thing (and yes, it is incisive writing like that which earns me the big bucks) and then sung a song using an old typewriter as a musical instrument, and by this point I was already convinced that not only was I going to enjoy his show an enormous amount but that it might be one of the best I've seen all year.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 4th November 2019Count Arthur Strong review
The formula is looking frayed.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 4th November 2019The End of the F***ing World review
Coal-black comedy makes a killer return.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 4th November 2019The End of the F***ing World, review
TV's blackest comedy is as dry, wry and hopelessly romantic as ever.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 4th November 2019End Of The F***ing World series 2 spoiler-free review
Channel 4's bleak, bold and funny series returns in style.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 4th November 2019The End of the F***ing World season 2 review
Two fingers up to Romeo and Juliet endings.
Flora Carr, Radio Times, 4th November 2019Why Miranda is more daring than Fleabag
Miranda Hart's creation - now a decade old - doesn't rely on filthy jokes for laughs.
Peter Franklin, Unherd, 4th November 2019Review: Unnatural Distaster
A particularly enjoyable moment during the show is when Charlie Billingham and outgoing President Hamish Lloyd Barnes give the audience a 'lesson' in comedic transition scenes.
Sophie Reason, Durham Student Theatre, 4th November 2019Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
GiggleQuiz
Series 1, Episode 6 - Keith Fitt's JugglingKeith Fitt tries to juggle and quiz at the same time.
The Museum Of Curiosity
Gallery 14, Episode 6 - Meeting Eighty-SixJoining John and Bridget are psychotherapist Philippa Perry, wildlife cameraman Doug Allan, and architect Carlo Ratti.
Plebs
Series 5, Episode 7 - The New FlatThe boys face uncertainty when Landlord evicts them without notice from their flat. Marcus hopes his parents, who are visiting for the weekend, will help him onto the property ladder. But his dad has other plans for their savings. Jason's smooth-talking lands him a cushy job as an estate agent.
Motherland
Series 2, Episode 5 - Le WeekendThe gang is delighted when Kevin books a cottage for them to spend half term in the countryside with all their kids. But it's not as nice as the pictures online suggested, and it's not long before tempers begin to fray.
Dave Gorman: Terms And Conditions Apply
Episode 3 - Udder FudgeSally Phillips, Desiree Burch and Jessica Knappett join Dave to try to unscramble the seemingly scrambled.
The End Of The F***ing World
Series 2, Episode 1Two years after the events on the beach, in comes Bonnie - a troubled outsider with a mysterious connection to Alyssa.
The End Of The F***ing World
Series 2, Episode 2Alyssa claims to be fine after everything that happened but events from her past are about to catch up with her.
Tourist Trap
Series 2, Episode 2Wow! Wales are moving into gene tourism as they partner a DNA testing company.