BCG Daily Saturday 14th March 2020
Press clippings
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 2020Katie & 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 2020Viewers 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 2020The 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 2020Laugharne 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 2020Laura 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 2020Videos
TV & radio
Fighting Talk
Series 17, Episode 26Presenter 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.