BCG Daily Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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Max and Ivan interview
Comedy duo Max and Ivan can't wait to bring their critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe show back north of the border.
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 22nd January 2020
Armando Iannucci: I doubt the licence fee will survive
The satirical genius behind The Thick of It and Veep talks to Ed Cumming about the man in the White House, adapting David Copperfield, his new sci-fi comedy Avenue 5, and the fate of the Beeb in the age of streaming.
Ed Cumming, The Independent, 22nd January 2020
Josh Widdicombe on his latest stand-up tour
Josh Widdicombe has become a fixture on our TV screens in recent years, but that was never his plan.
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 22nd January 2020
Comedy Women in Print judges revealed
Comedy performers Joanna Scanlan, Lolly Adefope and Pauline McLynn have joined the judges for the UK's only award celebrating witty female writers.
Chortle, 22nd January 2020
Your Aunt Fanny talk about their shameless sketch show
"We're drawn to things that are dark and weird."
Blizzard Comedy, 22nd January 2020
Armando Iannucci on 'colour-blind casting'
Director Armando Iannucci has said he hopes his decision to cast Dev Patel, a British actor of Indian heritage, for the titular role in The Personal History of David Copperfield changes minds in the film industry. He said it was "tragic" to think that in many such films Patel would be overlooked for a similar role. The satirist - who campaigned for a second Brexit referendum - also told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire he "absolutely" now accepted Brexit.
Victoria Derbyshire, BBC, 22nd January 2020
The Personal History of David Copperfield review
A much needed update to a classic story, Armando Iannucci paves the way for the modern period piece.
Becky Kukla, The Digital Fix, 22nd January 2020
Eddie Izzard on Terry Jones
Jones was uninhibited, energetic, kind, curious - and a great person to spend time with, says the comedian.
Eddie Izzard, The Guardian, 22nd January 2020
Was Little Britain ever really funny?
It was always unclear who the joke was on in Matt Lucas and David Walliams's sketch show. Twelve years on, the way minorities are demonised in Britain is no laughing matter.
Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 22nd January 2020
Terry Jones was as funny as anyone in Monty Python
As sharp as his comrades but possessing of an indefatigable decency, Jones was always the heart of Monty Python, writes Ed Power.
Ed Power, The Independent, 22nd January 2020
Review: The Personal History of David Copperfield
Dev Patel leads a vast ensemble cast that is the great strength of this adaptation.
Danny Leigh, The Financial Times, 22nd January 2020
Terry Jones might have been the most important Python
The writer, director and actor has died aged 77. Without his conceptual framework, Monty Python might not have worked at all.
Eddie Robson, The New Statesman, 22nd January 2020
Review - The Personal History of David Copperfield
It is a rollicking ride. A bit too rollicking, if I'm honest, careening through the 350,000 word novel at breakneck speed.
Susan Singfield, Bouquets & Brickbats, 22nd January 2020
Impressionist Matt Forde offers some Brexit relief
Although Forde's commentary is clever, it's the impressions that really entertain, so we wish there were more -- actually, a lot more -- of them peppered throughout the show. The commentary is good, but at times sinks into complex monologues which last slightly too long and get too serious, compared to the whimsy of the fantastic impersonations.
Hannah Foulds, Londonist, 22nd January 2020
Terry Jones: Michael Palin pays tribute to Python star
Sir Michael Palin has paid tribute to his fellow Monty Python star Terry Jones.
BBC, 22nd January 2020
Theatr Colwyn holds minute silence for Terry Jones
A one minute silence as held in Colwyn Bay to remember one of its most famous - and funniest - sons.
Duncan Rieder, Rhyl, Prestatyn & Abergele Journal, 22nd January 2020
Greatest Underrated Comedy of the Previous Decade #1
Sometimes you feel a comedy series deserved more recognition, and in the last decade we had quite a few series that never quite reached their full potential, or, through no fault of their own went under the radar.
Rhianna Evans, The Comedy Blog, 22nd January 2020Videos
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11:30am30 min
Conversations From A Long Marriage
Series 1, Episode 1 - Why Didn't You Ask Me To Dance?Roger and Joanna are invited to a party with old friends but return home with a burning question: why didn't you ask me to dance?
6:30pm30 min
Obsessions
Series 2, Episode 3Recorded in Manchester, Joe Lycett is joined by BBC Manchester presenter Chelsea Norris and comedian Jack Carroll as they share their own personal obsessions.
11pm30 min
The Skewer
Series 1, Episode 3The non-PC actor Laurence Fox is depicted in a Mr. Men story, Prince Harry is in a football-like transfer to Canada, and a new virus in China are among the things being skewed.