BCG Daily Thursday 20th February 2020
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Press clippings
Julie Walters reveals shock of bowel cancer diagnosis
Dame Julie Walters has revealed her shock at being diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer.
BBC, 20th February 2020David Mitchell: 'I see myself as a coward'
The former Peep Show star felt right at home playing a lily-livered journalist in Michael Winterbottom's film Greed. He talks about marriage, capitalism - and Armageddon.
Tim Jonze, The Guardian, 20th February 2020Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont interview
With hints of Curb Your Enthusiasm, real-life married couple and successful comedians Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont have opened up the doors to their home, their family and their friends in Meet The Richardsons, a new six-part scripted comedy based on their life.
I Talk Telly, 20th February 2020TV preview: Comedy Playhouse - Bumps, BBC One
Sometimes a sitcom has success written all over it. King Gary and Scarborough both had potential to be hits. Bumps feels like an instant hit. If the BBC doesn't commission a series they don't need their Fallopian tubes testing, they need their brains testing.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2020Catherine Cohen interview
"I did 28 shows at Edinburgh Fringe and almost lost my mind".
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 20th February 2020Let's grow an improv troupe: workshops and feedback
It's time to run some workshops. These don't have to be as focused as the below suggests, you can simply run your normal format and enjoy the rehearsal. But if you're wanting something more focused while, for example, working towards a show or working on specific skills, this should help with that.
Bobby Anderson, Phoenix Remix, 20th February 2020Review: Upstart Crow is 'a rollicking ride'
There are a few fluffed lines and cringeworthy moments, but overall, it's a rollicking ride that both fans of the TV show and complete newbies will enjoy.
Michaela Clement-Hayes, West End Wilma, 20th February 2020TV preview: Intelligence, Sky One
It is not surprise that Sky has already ordered a second series.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2020Toby Young: Why did I volunteer to do stand-up?
It was on my 'bucket list', but that doesn't mean it was a sensible thing to do.
Toby Young, The Spectator, 20th February 2020Interview: Rufus Hound on starring in Boy in the Dress
Stand-up turned actor Rufus Hound talks to Gill Sutherland about his career, DIY, politics, and being a dad -- onstage in the RSC's Boy in the Dress and in real life.
Gill Sutherland, Stratford Herald, 20th February 2020Loyiso Gola review
Pissed-up Brits in a heatwave. Gun-totin' Americans. Loyiso Gola isn't going to win any awards for innovative subject matter, but it's the way he tells 'em.
Will Noble, Londonist, 20th February 2020Over £20,000 raised for Leicester Comedy Festival
Geoff Rowe said "Whilst the festival continues to grow and develop each year, we need continued support to keep the thing going, and engage with as many community groups as possible."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2020Frances Cuka obituary
Prolific character actor on stage and screen, comedy fans will recognise her as Friday Night Dinner's Grandma Nelly Buller.
Michael Coveney, The Guardian, 20th February 2020Greed review: a smart satire of the super-rich
Steve Coogan stars in Michael Winterbottom's exploration of corrosive capitalism, Greed.
Rosie Fletcher, Den Of Geek, 20th February 2020Greed, review
Steve Coogan dazzles in satire of the uber-rich, but the film often misses the mark.
Demetrios Matheou, i Newspaper, 20th February 2020Steve Coogan on Greed
'The press had empowered me by emptying my closet of skeletons'.
James Mottram, i Newspaper, 20th February 2020Videos
TV & radio
The Russell Howard Hour
Series 3, Episode 13Russell chats to Eni Aluko about her record-breaking football career and After Life's Kerry Godliman about her new stand-up tour.
CelebAbility
Series 4, Episode 6Stacey Solomon leads three friends in a series of games against Katherine Ryan, Kieron Richardson, Denise Van Outen and Lauren Steadman.
Newsjack
Series 22, Episode 2Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined this week by Joe Barnes, Ciaran Dowd and Emily Lloyd Sani, as they look in Donald Trump's obsession with badgers, ask if Dominic Cummings is the new Thomas Cromwell then who is the new Henry VIII, and we meet a feminist sex robot.
Top Of The Bill
Episode 4 - Deborah Frances-White on FleabagComedian and writer Deborah Frances-White booked a somewhat reluctant Phoebe Waller-Bridge to do a ten minute spot in a dusty basement theatre in Soho in 2012. Part stand up, party story-telling, that night marked the first public appearance of the cultural phenomenon Fleabag.
Fern Brady Goes Viral!
Episode 2This episode sees Fern discovering how to get rich without leaving the house, wrapping her ears round the whispery world of ASMR, using make-up to help her glow like a princess and getting into a flame war with a five-year-old child.
Lucy And Gina's Special Relationship
It''s over a decade since old friends Lucy Porter and Gina Yashere caught up. Now they re-establish their relationship, as they compare lives that are literally half a world apart.
Intelligence
Series 1, Episode 1When Jerry - an American NSA agent - joins a team at GCHQ tackling cyber crime, junior analyst Joseph is particularly excited. But Director of Cyber Security Christine is less keen with the shakeup and wants to know the real reason Jerry is over here. Meanwhile, Jerry looks to make his mark by leading a series of team building exercises.
Intelligence
Series 1, Episode 2When Joseph accidentally deletes the department personnel files the whole team are forced to redo their aptitude tests. Afraid of having to take a polygraph, Jerry manoeuvres to take over and run the test procedure himself. But when Jerry suspects that Christine may be hiding feelings for him he reluctantly agrees to taking the polygraph providing Joseph can secretly twist the results.