BCG Daily Saturday 16th May 2020
Press clippings
The Thick of It cast & creators look back at the sitcom
The comedy that gave us Malcolm Tucker was funny because it was true, but for politicians it was harrowing, says Ed Cumming. He speaks to Armando Iannucci, Peter Capaldi, Rebecca Front, Chris Addison and others about marzipan dildos, loudmouth spads, and ministers with no status or power as the show turns 15-years-old.
Ed Cumming, The Independent, 16th May 2020Daniel Kitson sets up new ticketing for gigs
Daniel Kitson is to rearrange the sale of tickets for his upcoming online gigs after the ticketing system could not handle the spike in traffic when tickets went on sale on Friday.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th May 2020Myra Dubois gets thumbs up from Britain's Got Talent
The quickfire club regular scored four yeses after a mix of stand-up - comparing Simon Cowell's teeth to a newly fitted kitchen - and a distinctive rendition of the Annie Lennox hit Why.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th May 2020Books: Robert Webb steps back in time
If Come Again sounds outlandish, that's because it is, but it's unabashedly so.
Chris Dobson, The Herald, 16th May 2020Videos
TV & radio
Fighting Talk
Series 17, Special - End of the Premier League Season SpecialComedian Iain Stirling, football presenter Natalie Paweleck, football commentator and former Chelsea player Pat Nevin and sports journalist Jim White join Colin Murray to celebrate and commiserate what would have been the end of the Premier League season.