BCG Daily Tuesday 7th January 2020
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Press clippings
Tom Davis interview
He swapped life as a builder for singing Disney songs in drag. Now the 6ft 7in comic is set to conquer the mainstream with family sitcom King Gary.
Alexi Duggins, The Guardian, 7th January 2020Interview: Comediasians
Today we talk to an improv troupe that are battling it out in Question Roulette Improv Battle - Comediasians.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 7th January 2020Ladylikes talk social pressure and sketch comedy
"Comedy is often the best way to make people sit up and listen."
Blizzard Comedy, 7th January 2020Phoebe Waller-Bridge interview
"Karaoke tells you a hell of a lot about your mates"
Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 7th January 2020Statues of movie stars will fill Leicester Square
Life-sized statues of Mary Poppins, Mr Bean, Batman and Gene Kelly will appear in Leicester Square from late February, as part of a star-studded new centrepiece for London's famous cinematic quarter.
Will Noble, Londonist, 7th January 2020Blake Ayshford commissioned to write BBC pilot
Blake Ayshford is writing a pilot for the BBC, a comedy-drama set in the near future in which an Uber-like app provides emotional labour for time-poor people.
https://www.if.com.au/blake-ayshford-commissioned-to-write-bbc-comedy-drama-pilot/, IF, 7th January 2020Podcasts
TV & radio
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 22, Episode 1Jimmy Carr hosts the panel show, with Rob Beckett, Katherine Ryan, Richard Osman, Tom Allen, Sophie Hermann and Sophie Duker what occurred in 2019.
Rob Beckett's Savage Socials
New Year SpecialThe comedian counts down the biggest moments that broke the internet in 2019, and looks ahead at what to expect on our timelines in 2020.