BCG Daily Monday 13th January 2020
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Jessica Fostekew interview
When her trainer called muscly women 'unfeminine', the standup turned her outrage into a hilarious show full of sweat, barbells, chalk and childbirth.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 13th January 2020
Ncuti Gatwa talks about his experience of homelessness
The Scottish-Rwandan actor who stars as Eric Effiong in the hit Netflix show Sex Education has spoken out about his experience with homelessness.
Catherine Anderson, The National (Scotland), 13th January 2020Leicester Comedy Festival Gala Preview Show review
A mixed bag in mixed bill. Ian Stone ends evening on a high note.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 13th January 2020
Greg Proops: I won't make jokes about women any more
Even celebs are off-limits as he finds 'evil white men' are better targets.
Chortle, 13th January 2020
New comedy podcasts from Radio X launched
Radio X has launched six brand new comedy podcasts including shows from Matt Morgan, Heidi Regan, Tom Houghton, Maisie Adam & Tom Lucy and more...
Radio X, 13th January 2020
How J-Lo inspired Fleabag
Accepting the Critics' Choice Award for best comedy series for Fleabag, Waller-Bridge said: "This is a bit of a random shout-out. But you have no idea how you can accidentally inspire people just by doing your work, and somebody inspired this show in a way that you'll never know, and that's J-Lo!"
Chortle, 13th January 2020
Comedians on their famous lookalikes
Bridget Christie, Frank Skinner, Ben Miller, Rylan Clark-Neal and Jade Thirlwall channel the famous people they get mistaken for.
The Guardian, 13th January 2020
TV review: The Tuckers, BBC One Wales
Some critics have suggested that the sitcom is a negative portrayal of working class Welsh valley stereotypes. I don't have a problem with that (though of course I'm not from the Welsh valleys). I'd have just liked it to have been funnier.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th January 2020
Magic Goes Wrong show evacuated due to suspicious item
London's Vaudeville Theatre was evacuated on Saturday night due to reports of a "suspicious item" in the area.
Giverny Masso, The Stage, 13th January 2020
Interview: Mariana Feijo
Today we talk to stand up comedian Mariana Feijó.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 13th January 2020
Live review: Bec Hill - Out Of Order
Hill is an extremely engaging comedian and her happy, carefree manner is incredibly infectious, she's someone who will have you smiling from the very first second and laughing an enormous amount as well.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 13th January 2020
Trygve Wakenshaw: Only Bones v1.4 review
Trygve Wakenshaw's solo show packs plenty of creativity into a bare-bones staging but ultimately feels self-indulgent.
Dave Fargnoli, The Stage, 13th January 2020
Review: Magic Goes Wrong (Vaudeville Theatre)
All in all, Mischief Theatre have done it again with another fun night at the theatre where more goes right than wrong . . . or should that be more goes wrong than right?
Tony Peters, West End Wilma, 13th January 2020
The story behind Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
Twenty years ago, an entire comic universe - full of 'real people doing real things' - was formed in an unknown comedian's Bolton bedroom. Will we ever return to the Phoenix Club asks Tom Fordy.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 13th January 2020
New museum to showcase comedy memorabilia in Blackpool
Stan Laurel's bowler hat, costumes belonging to Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise and one of Tommy Cooper's props are to go on display in a new entertainment museum on Blackpool's Golden Mile.
Chortle, 13th January 2020
Theatre review: Magic Goes Wrong
What's missing is the unexpected -- this is a series of uneven sketches on the same running gag, although there is also some proper, brilliant magic too.
Claire Allfree, Metro, 13th January 2020
Brian Blessed interview
Dressed in pyjamas and wellies, the great actor talks about his astronaut training in Russia, the original Cats - and putting his might behind his daughter Rosalind's very personal plays.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 13th January 2020
Group, BBC One Scotland, review
The problem with Group is it lacks laughs. There are moments when you will smile, particularly at the passive-aggressiveness of some of the female characters ("You're the one person who will never be too busy to pick up the phone"), but laugh out loud moments come there none.
Alison Rowat, The Herald, 13th January 2020
My first home: Dom Joly
There were 120 credit cards under the floorboards of the comedian's Notting Hill pad, but it oozed cool.
Oliver Stallwood, Metro, 13th January 2020
Cold Feet review: Less than the sum of its parts
More than two decades since Cold Feet first arrived on screens, the new series is a curiously uneven watch - and not as much like putting on a comfy old cardy as you'd imagine.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 13th January 2020
Cold Feet, series 9, episode 1, review
A superior soap opera packing a real punch.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 13th January 2020
Dapper Laughs to make theatrical debut
Daniel O'Reilly is better known to some as the controversial character Dapper Laughs, is now set to make his theatrical debut alongside fellow his former Celebrity Big Brother house mate Paul Danan in gritty crime thriller Time.
Theatre Weekly, 13th January 2020Videos
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4pm30 min
Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics
Series 5, Episode 4 - Homer: The IliadNatalie performs a comedy routine about Homer's Iliad, an epic work about gods, Greeks and Trojans, men and women, mothers and fathers and lovers.
4:30pm30 min
The Infinite Monkey Cage
Series 21, Episode 1 - Science of LaughterProfessor Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince are joined by Frank Skinner, Professor Sophie Scott and Professor Richard Wiseman as they look at the science of what makes us laugh.
6:30pm30 min
The Unbelievable Truth
Series 23, Episode 3David Mitchell is joined by Marcus Brigstocke, Lou Sanders, Cally Beaton and Neil Delamere are the panellists lie on the subjects of chocolate, the human body, the Netherlands and rats.
6:30pm30 min
9pm60 min
Cold Feet
Series 9, Episode 1Adam finds himself in hot water at work, while his relationship with Karen continues to affect the group. Jenny's finished her cancer treatment, but her struggle is far from over. David begins to see Mary in a new light.
10:35pm30 min
Group
Group is a comedy about addicts' weekly sessions. About our addiction to seeking a better version of ourselves, and the need to tell the world about it. Everyone needs an audience.