BCG Daily Tuesday 5th May 2020
News
Press clippings
Comics star in Women's Aid fundraiser
Stand-up comedy night isobelly laughs is going online for a lockdown special on Thursday, May 7 at 7.30pm.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th May 2020BBC3 & BBC comedy chiefs tell indies 'not to cut cloth'
Fiona Campbell and Shane Allen adopt 'business as usual' approach to commissioning.
Max Goldbart, Broadcast, 5th May 2020Rob Beckett vs Romesh Ranganathan: comics in lockdown
Comedy dream team Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan have an onscreen rapport that is not fake - they really are the best of pals. They've missed working, and each other, during lockdown. With their second series together about to air, we eavesdropped on the pair getting their frustrations out.
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 5th May 2020Director Tom Kingsley on editing during lockdown
"I do miss the chat, but we are effectively using Google Docs for notes and WhatsApp to send over video clips - we aren't being slowed down," says Kingsley.
Broadcast, 5th May 2020Vic Reeves on booze, guns and his rock'n'roll years
'Lager and fags were our main vices'.
Emine Saner, The Guardian, 5th May 2020Yesterday net profit statement breakdown
Deadline was slipped a net profit participant sheet on Yesterday, and according to that document, the Beatles-themed romance movie is still in the red by as much as $88 million.
Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 5th May 2020Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Great Lives - Victoria Wood
Daniel Rigby discusses the life of Victoria Wood, whom he starred with in 2011's Eric & Ernie, with Matthew Parris and Jasper Rees, author of the upcoming authorised biography.
My Teenage Diary
Series 9, Episode 1 - Shazia MirzaRufus Hound returns for another series of honest, intimate and hilarious interviews, with famous guests reading from their genuine teenage diaries. For the start of the ninth series, comedian Shazia Mirza reads from her diary, from when she grew up as a Muslim girl in 90s Birmingham.
Rob And Romesh Vs
Series 2, Episode 1 - BalletThe boys have been given exclusive behind the scenes access to the Birmingham Royal Ballet Company who put them through their paces as they find out the hard way just how tough ballet is. They meet one of the greatest dancers of his generation and the Birmingham Royal Ballet's creative director, Carlos Acosta, and they will even be given roles in a real performance of Swan Lake?
I'll Get This
Series 2, Episode 4Nigel Havers, Alex Brooker, Sally Lindsay, Georgia Toffolo and Desiree Burch play a series of games, with the overall loser picking up the bill for the whole group.
Russell Howard's Home Time
Episode 8In this show, Russell talks to Katherine Ryan about her new podcast; actor Joe Gilgun about Brassic; and hears music from Zuzu.
You'll Do
Episode 1 - Modern Love with Joel Dommett and Hannah CooperComedian Joel Dommett and model Hannah Cooper join Catherine Bohart and Sarah Keyworth to talk about their marriage, taking out the bins and sliding into the DMs.