BCG Daily Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Steve Coogan: We ignore imbalance between rich & poor
Having spent a lot of time in Greece lately - filming his new movie Greed, and the final series of The Trip - Steve Coogan is in a suitably philosophical mood.
Paul Glynn, BBC, 18th February 2020Teenage Cancer Trust comedy night announced
The comedy host will be John Bishop.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th February 2020Theatre review: The Upstart Crow at Gielgud, W1
There are no flagons of ale on sale in the foyer but Ben Elton still turns a West End audience into noisily contented groundlings.
Clive Davis, The Times, 18th February 2020The Upstart Crow review at Gielgud Theatre
The stage version of Ben Elton's Shakespeare sitcom is elevated by a fantastic comedy cast.
Tim Bano, The Stage, 18th February 2020Caroline Flack makes a posthumous appearance in Greed
The cameo sees the former Love Island host presenting Steve Coogan's character Sir Richard McCreadie with a cheque.
Annie Lord, The Independent, 18th February 2020Review: The Upstart Crow (Gielgud Theatre)
Ben Elton's comedy makes the jump from TV screens to the West End stage, starring David Mitchell.
Sarah Crompton, What's On Stage, 18th February 2020The Upstart Crow review
The prime market for this stage version of the popular TV series will inevitably be those who are already diehard fans of the show and / or the multi-talented David Mitchell, making his belated West End debut. They will not be disappointed.
Philip Fisher, British Theatre Guide, 18th February 2020Greed: review
Greed is crude and uneven. But it is also a very funny film about a stratum of society which deserves every opportunity to be mocked. It also focuses on a very serious issue that deserves every opportunity to be altered.
Christopher Shrimpton, The Upcoming, 18th February 2020Upstart Crow: review
Sitcom Will's stage debut was no error of comedy.
Luke Jones, Daily Mail, 18th February 2020Theatre review: The Upstart Crow, Gielgud Theatre, W1
Ben Elton has never been the coolest of comedians but he has always known how to craft a joke and The Upstart Crow is crammed with them. It is not just funny, it is futtocking funny.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th February 2020Review: Upstart Crow in the West End
With the Only Fools musical and now Upstart Crow, are sitcoms slowly taking over London's West End?
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th February 2020Inside No. 9 series 5 episode 3 review
All change once again on Inside No. 9 as the anthology gives us social realism.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 18th February 2020Review: Just These Please: Suitable, VAULT Festival
Just These Please are a sketch troupe made up of Georgie Jones, William Sebag-Montefiore, Philippa Carson and Tom Dickson. Their show is called Suitable, which I assume is because when they are on stage they wear suits. Or maybe they are suited because the show is called "Suitable". CHICKEN AND EGG SITUATION. Anyway. They look suave.
Bryony Rae Taylor, The Play's The Thing UK, 18th February 2020Simon Evans review
Genially acidic stand-up show with a dynamite twist.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 18th February 2020Upstart Crow, Gielgud Theatre review
The script is non-stop gags, Shakespeare in-jokes and some gloriously anachronistic lines.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 18th February 2020Review: Rob Auton
"I often wonder what people say about this after they leave the room," muses Rob Auton after someone nips out of the Wardrobe Theatre towards the end of his set.
Robin Murray, The Bristol Post, 18th February 2020Upstart Crow at Gielgud Theatre review
Ben Elton's hilarious adaptation of the award-winning sitcom Upstart Crow is met with continual laughter and applause from long-standing fans and newcomers alike.
Francesca Lister-Fell, The Upcoming, 18th February 2020Greed review
Steve Coogan is monstrously entertaining in this thinly veiled caricature of besmirched Topshop supremo Sir Philip Green.
Larushka Ivan-zadeh, Metro, 18th February 2020Videos
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