BCG Daily Saturday 14th March 2020

Press clippings

Fern Brady

Fern Brady on stand-up, sexism and stripping

As the Glasgow Comedy Festival launches into its 18th year, Fern Brady recalls her best (and worst) gigs. Plus: other shows to see.

Ashley Davies, The Times, 14th March 2020
Kate & Koji. Image shows from L to R: Kate (Brenda Blethyn), Koji (Jimmy Akingbola). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Katie & Koji doesn't shy away from the truth

Although from very different worlds, it's soon evident they share similar traits, including a dogged determination to never back down.

The Herald, 14th March 2020
Mrs. Brown's Boys. Image shows from L to R: Buster Brady (Danny O'Carroll), Grandad Brown (Dermot O'Neill), Dino Doyle (Gary Hollywood), Rory Brown (Rory Cowan), Cathy Brown (Jennifer Gibney), Mark Brown (Pat Shields), Betty Brown (Amanda Woods), Winnie McGoogan (Eilish O'Carroll), Dermot Brown (Paddy Houlihan), Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), Maria Nicholson / Brown (Fiona O'Carroll). Copyright: BBC / BocPix

Viewers complain about Mrs. Brown replacing MOTD

With Gary Lineker and his team of BBC pundits out of a job for a few weeks, it was announced that Brendan O'Carroll's comedy show would be the thing to be shown in Match of the Day's 10.25pm time slot. One tweeter wrote: "Mrs Brown's Boys is worse than Covid-19. Have a heart."

Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 14th March 2020
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Cat (Danny John-Jules), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Lister (Craig Charles), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn). Copyright: UKTV

The Red Dwarf chronicles - Series I

Over the years no sitcom has changed more than Red Dwarf. The series has been constantly evolving for 32 years, probably more than any other TV show.

Jazzy Janey, The Comedy Blog, 14th March 2020
The Laugharne Weekend

Laugharne Weekend Festival postponed

The Laugharne Weekend Festival, which was due to take place in South Wales at the end of March, has been postponed until October 2.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th March 2020
Laura Lexx. Copyright: Karla Gowlett

Laura Lexx's Jurgen Klopp fantasy goes viral

Brighton-based stand-up Laura Lexx tweeted the following: "If I ever met Jurgen Klopp I'd say omg if we have a baby we should call it Klipp, just so he'd raise an eyebrow at me and tell me I'm a moron and I'd be so naked by the time he'd finished doing that." And sure enough it went viral. In less than a day the tweet has received nearly a thousand retweets and nearly 30,000 likes.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th March 2020

Videos

TV & radio

BBC Radio 5 Live
11am
60 min
Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

Series 17, Episode 26

Presenter and football pundit Mina Rzouki, sports broadcaster Greg Brady, journalist and presenter Martin Bashir and comedian Ivo Graham join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

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