BCG Daily Tuesday 28th January 2020
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BBC: far from perfect but has given us great comedy
The daft ditties of Glasgow's Ivor Cutler and Monty Python's Ministry of Silly Walks might never have seen the light 'without the BBC, writes Aidan Smith.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 28th January 2020Alex Edelman interview
Alex Edelman on antisemitism, millennials and being treated badly by the Baftas.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 28th January 2020Nicholas Parsons' career in pictures
Nicholas Parsons' career as a consummate broadcaster began during wartime in the 1940s and continued until he was in his mid-90s.
BBC, 28th January 2020Ben Elton interview
"I've got lucky - people are sick of hating me"
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 28th January 2020Rosie Jones review
A big deal with or without that Greta Thunberg gag.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 28th January 2020Siân Davies talks coming of age in her late twenties
"We own it, we aren't afraid of laughing at ourselves."
Blizzard Comedy, 28th January 2020Police Cops: the comedy trio has a badass new show
The kings of high energy, lo-fi, genre-driven comedy are back for their third outing. And it's a grisly one.
Lydia Manch, Londonist, 28th January 2020Police Cops review
Could this be the most brilliantly stupid comedy show of 2020?
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 28th January 2020Review: Sandi Toksvig
Former Great British Bake Off presenter Sandi Toksvig has served up one final surreal treat with her one-woman show.
Thomas Parkes, The Express and Star, 28th January 2020HBO passes on Aisling Bea and Sharon Horgan comedy
Plans for a US comedy based on an idea by Sharon Horgan and Aisling Bea have hit the buffers.
Chortle, 28th January 2020Police Cops - Badass Be Thy Name review
It's not nuanced or clever - deliberately so - and not always as original as what the creators achieve in their best moments. Yet for all this, they make it a blast. Sound.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th January 2020Guz Khan interview
"Anyone can make a generic sitcom - but we want to present real issues"
Gary Ryan, NME, 28th January 2020Nicholas Parsons: broadcasting great without hesitation
The Just a Minute host and stalwart of TV and radio was, in the words of colleague Paul Merton, a 'generous, sweet man' who will be remembered with affection.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 28th January 2020Kiri Pritchard-McLean among first Pleasance shows
Kiri Pritchard-McLean, her podcast All Killa No Filla, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical and magician Ben Hart are among the first shows the Pleasance shows announced for this year's Fringe.
Theatre Weekly, 28th January 2020Carl Donnelly & Hannah Norris launch pregnancy podcast
Comedian Carl Donnelly and his wife, actor Hannah Norris, are launching a new podcast about pregnancy called The Keith Cheggers Podcast.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th January 2020RIP: Nicholas Parsons and other gentle men
I was at a crematorium in Hampshire today. For a celebration of the life of my cousin's husband, Michael. He was that seemingly rare thing: a kind, decent and gentle man. My cousin chose well marrying him. When I left, within less than a minute of me switching on my phone again, there was a BBC newsflash that Nicholas Parsons had died, aged. 96. And it started to rain. Truly.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 28th January 2020Videos
TV & radio
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 22, Episode 4On this week's programme guests Gemma Collins, Fin Taylor, Harriet Kemsley and Jordan Stephens join Jimmy, Rob and Katherine.