BCG Daily Friday 3rd January 2020
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Noel Fielding teases return of The Mighty Boosh
Noel Fielding has hinted there will be more of The Mighty Boosh in the new decade.
Charlotte Krol, NME, 3rd January 2020Katherine Parkinson lands roll in Good Life stage show
Jeremy Sams has written a play based on Esmonde and Larbey's work. He will direct a production that has so far cast Katherine Parkinson as Barbara Good.
Baz Bamigobye, Daily Mail, 3rd January 2020Imagine: Lenny Henry: Young, Gifted and Black, review
A remarkable - and occasionally uncomfortable - look at the many faces Lenny Henry.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 3rd January 2020Interview: Martin J Dixon
On the 14th January, The Phoenix Remix is hosting it's first ever live show and over the next few weeks we sit down with some of the acts that are performing at the show to find out more about them and what they have in store for the audience. Today we talk to stand up Comedian and TV Producer - Martin Dixon.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 3rd January 2020Dracula viewers spot spooky Inside No. 9 Easter egg
Titled 'Blood Vessel', the second instalment of the three-part series saw Dracula and a host of new characters sail a ship to England, with the Count struggling to keep his fangs in his mouth. Throughout the episode, the ship's captain and his crew kept alluding to an ill passenger who was resting in room 9.
Chris Edwards, Digital Spy, 3rd January 2020Joz Norris interview
"Every time I buy jelly beans I think I'm expressing the essence of who I am."
Blizzard Comedy, 3rd January 2020Hints that Inside No 9 will return soon
Acclaimed anthology series Inside No 9 looks set to return for a fifth series sooner rather than later in 2020. More details have been revealed about two episodes, "The Referee's a W***er" and "The Stakeout".
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd January 2020John-Luke Roberts interview
The comedian, actor and writer on the things that make him laugh the most.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 3rd January 2020The story behind One Foot In The Grave's finest hour
Thirty years after David Renwick brought cringe comedy to the masses with One Foot In The Grave. Tom Fordy looks at the making of his masterpiece: The Trial.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 3rd January 2020Podcasts
TV & radio
Maureen & Friends
Series 1, Episode 2More comic monologues, musings and anecdotes from the Maureen Lipman, on topics ranging from Balkan windscreen washers to a cock-eyed look at the spirit of Christmas.
The News Quiz
Highlights Special - Best Of 2019The News Quiz team starts the year with a look back at the best bits of News Quiz in 2019. A review of a busy year of doing or dying and some musical chairs in The News Quiz hot seat too.
The Goes Wrong Show
Series 1, Episode 2 - The Pilot (Not The Pilot)Amateur dramatics group The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society stages a Second World War drama, rarely performed because of its historical inaccuracy and poor research.
The Graham Norton Show
Series 26, Highlights Special - Graham Norton's Good Show Business GuideSometimes the best thing in a talk show is the business in-between. Here, some of the world's biggest stars prove they can do so much more than chat when they are on the famous red sofa. Examples include Tom Cruise directing a dangerous action sequence with members of the audience, Margot Robbie demonstrating her tattooing skills, Chris Pratt showing off his magic tricks, Will Smith and Kevin Hart motivating the people. Plus, Taylor Swift faces the massed ranks of her Twitter fans, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson delivers his well-known catchphrase in style, Tom Hanks reprises his most famous role and Olivia Colman showcases her majestic voice.