BCG Daily Thursday 19th March 2020
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Feel Good review
Mae Martin comedy packs interesting themes, but the romance is lacking.
Mr Josh, The News Trace, 19th March 2020Kate & Koji review
It's not brilliant, but I'd like it to do well. Somehow, though, in post-Brexit Britain I can't see it being a mainstream hit, though I'd love to be proved wrong. Whatever the Guardian might say I think its heart is in the right place.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th March 2020Why Anneka Rice got the urge to find her waxwork head
Ahead of her second stint at raising a laugh for Radio 4 in Help! My Head's in Wookey Hole, she gave BBC News an honest reflection on her experience of fame.
BBC, 19th March 2020Kate & Koji, review: a poor imitation of Rising Damp
Perhaps it will be a hit. The success of Mrs Brown's Boys shows there is definitely an appetite for big-hearted, broad comedy accompanied by audience laughter. But I'm not sure that sympathy for asylum seekers sits comfortably in that genre.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 19th March 2020Kate & Koji review
Kate & Koji is funny - and funny enough to make me snort with laughter. The script is well-honed by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, who wrote Outnumbered. But what raises this show far above the ordinary are the performances by Brenda Blethyn and Jimmy Akingbola as the title characters.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 19th March 2020Review - Tom Stade: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet!
Playful yet dark cautionary tale from comedy's bad boy.
Jay Richardson, The List, 19th March 2020Review - Rhys James
Talk about comic timing. On Friday, Rhys James was cracking coronavirus gags to a sold-out but half-empty Leicester Square Theatre. A couple of days later, the theatre closed indefinitely, owing to... Christ, do we even need to say it?
Will Noble, Londonist, 19th March 2020Mawaan Rizwan named one of the '30 under 30' to watch
Mawaan Rizwan has made the 30 Under 30 list of hotly-tipped movers and shakers compiled by financial magazine Forbes.
Chortle, 19th March 2020Tanya Moodie interview
As she wins a TV breakthrough award for playing alpha mum Meg in the BBC comedy, the actor talks about faith, focus and her passion for the stage.
Ellen E. Jones, The Guardian, 19th March 2020TV review: Feel Good, season 1 episode 1
It's rare for the first episode of a sitcom to feel fully formed, often they take a while to find their feet and for the characters to develop in to being realistic individuals, or if not realistic, at least bloody funny. So we should cherish Mae Martin's sitcom debut as it comes out of the gate feeling like it's a world which has existed for a long time, and all of the characters are perfectly realised from the very beginning.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 19th March 2020Feel Good's the queer friendly romcom we need right now
Romantic comedies are the best, and anyone who says otherwise is deluded and wrong IMO. And at a time like this, I think we could really do with some comedic, slightly mushy relief. Enter: Feel Good, a new Channel 4 comedy series written by and starring stand up comedian Mae Martin.
Paisley Gilmour, Cosmopolitan, 19th March 2020Interview: Robert Popper
No one is more surprised at the success of the Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner than its creator, Robert Popper.
Stephen Armstrong, The Times, 19th March 2020Daisy May Cooper expecting second child
This Country's Daisy May Cooper has shared some happy news with fans by announcing that she's pregnant with her second child.
Amy Johnson, Yahoo, 19th March 2020Review: Feel Good has Fleabag vibes
Mae Martin writes and stars alongside Lisa Kudrow in a clever six-episode show about chasing straight girls and chasing highs.
Jude Dry, IndieWire, 19th March 2020Videos
TV & radio
Class Dismissed
Series 5, Episode 4 - The Dramatic AnnouncementMr Christopher makes a dramatic announcement but is fuming when no-one seems bothered.
Moving The Goalposts
Mattie is finding words more and more difficult to find. She is bloody-minded, startling truthful but has a wicked sense of humour too.
Meet The Richardsons
Series 1, Episode 4The Richardsons finally get to attend the showbiz event of the year: the Jonathan Ross Halloween party. Lucy's excited, especially when she meets Jason Donovan at the party, but she's not as excited as Jon who has an audition to be a voice in a Pixar film - his lifelong dream.
Breeders
Series 1, Episode 3 - No AccidentAlly attempts to acclimatise to Michael's continued presence while Paul, suspected of intentionally hurting his mum, begins to question if his accident-prone son's frequent injuries might actually be his fault.
Newsjack
Series 22, Episode 6Kiri Pritchard-McLean, with help from Ed Easton, Chiara Goldsmith and George Fouracres, continues to cover the news with material written by the public - albeit with no public in the room as the coronavirus means recording without a studio audience. This week a look at high fashion during the virus, meet the last items on the shelves in the supermarket, and a look at virtual work friends.
Alfie Brown's School Of Wrong
Comedian Alfie Brown finds himself deep in conversation with Marie Le Conte on the subject of British politics and politicians and the inner workings of their meeting rooms, bars and secret nooks.