BCG Daily Monday 4th May 2020

Features

Press clippings

Tom Binns

Ivan Brackenbury launches Stay At Home Tour

Hospital radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury is doing his bit by setting out on virtual tour, while also staying at home.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th May 2020
Samantha Pressdee. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne

Samantha Pressdee launches dating reality show

Comedian Samantha Pressdee is calling for submissions from comedians for a new reality dating show. The show follows campaigner and comedian Pressdee as she launches her new #loveinlockdown campaign.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th May 2020

Neil Innes left £360,000 to his wife

Neil Innes left his entire estate of £360,000 to his wife Yvonne, probate records show.

Chortle, 4th May 2020
Funny Women Awards

Introducing comedy shorts producer Emily O'Neill

The deadline for the 2020 Funny Women Stage Awards has passed, but there is still time to enter the Comedy Shorts Awards! Funny Women is proud to introduce you to our 2020 Funny Women Comedy Shorts Award producer Emily O'Neill!

Emily O'Neill, Funny Women, 4th May 2020
Funny Women Awards

Introducing comedy writing awards producer Kate Stone

The deadline for the 2020 Funny Women Stage Awards has passed, but there is still time to enter the Comedy Writing Awards. Funny Women is proud to introduce you to our 2020 Funny Women Comedy Writing Awards producer Kate Stone!

Kate Stone, Funny Women, 4th May 2020
Shaun Of The Dead. Image shows from L to R: Ed (Nick Frost), Shaun (Simon Pegg), Liz (Kate Ashfield). Copyright: Working Title Films

Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg on Shaun Of The Dead

'An extra came up to me one day and said: "Straight to video, this one"'

Elizabeth Aubrey, The Guardian, 4th May 2020
Celebrity Juice. Image shows from L to R: Holly Willoughby, Leigh Francis, Melanie Brown. Copyright: Talkback

Holly Willoughby's raunchiest Celebrity Juice moments

A collection of Holly Willoughby's most outrageous moments over the past twenty-three series of Celebrity Juice.

Lucy Murgatroyd, The Sun, 4th May 2020
Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe. Charlie Brooker. Copyright: Matt Holyoak

Charlie Brooker: how Covid lead to the return of Wipe

The Wipe format "actually works pretty well under lockdown conditions", the presenter revealed.

Lauren Morris, Radio Times, 4th May 2020

Videos

Podcasts

TV & radio

Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. Tim Brooke-Taylor. Copyright: BBC

47 Years Without A Clue: A Tribute To Tim Brooke-Taylor

The late Tim Brooke-Taylor's friends and colleagues recall his long career in comedy, featuring some of his finest moments on the panel of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue.

Famalam. John MacMillan

Famalam

Short Special - Turf Wars Sketch

E19 Posse and Stratford Soldiers exchange tips for staying safe during the Coronavirus pandemic. Message Over.

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