BCG Daily Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Looking back at Episodes
Not quite pure parody, this meta comedy series pulls back the curtains on television and fame.
Amal Awad, The Guardian, 26th May 2020Corona and comedy's class divide
From care work to shelf-stacking, many stand-ups have taken up jobs to survive lockdown - highlighting how privilege has created a two-tier system in comedy.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 26th May 2020An Inbetweener on how to write a self-isolation sitcom
Not going out? Stuck indoors with the same old people every day, life under corona lockdown probably already feels like a perpetual - albeit rather dark - sitcom. So what better time to try to actually turn it into one? But how do you ensure you're a Royle Family and not a Mrs Brown's Boys? We grabbed Iain Morris, co-creator of The Inbetweeners and brand new football-based sitcom The First Team, for some handy dos and don'ts of penning the perfect laughfest during lockdown.
Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 26th May 2020Iain Stirling joins Celebrity Gogglebox
Iain Stirling and his girlfriend Laura Whitmore are to appear in the new series of Celebrity Gogglebox.
Chortle, 26th May 2020Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival goes online
The Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival is launching its 2020 summer series of Fringe shows powered by Cisco and streamed live on Twitch. It starts on Saturday 30th May, with its first-ever online show - a Pick of the Fringe gig featuring six top comedians.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th May 2020Ricky Tomlinson criminal convictions to be re-examined
Appeal court to look again at case of Royle Family actor after claims he may have been unjustly jailed.
Rob Evans, The Guardian, 26th May 2020Videos
TV & radio
Just William Pursuing Happiness
Episode 2 - JumbleThe story of how William first met his dog, Jumble.
Go Jetters
Series 3, Episode 34 - Go Jet Academy: Geo ChallengeThe Go Jetters test their geographic knowledge and teamwork in a maze of tricky trials.
My Teenage Diary
Series 9, Episode 4 - Jan RavensRufus Hound picks the lock on the teenage diaries of the comedian and impressionist Jan Ravens, and finds out about teenage crushes, slow dances and new years resolutions.
Rob And Romesh Vs
Series 2, Episode 4 - Cricket: The TestPart two of the South African tour for cricket newbies Rob and Romesh as they follow England's Test series as the match comes to a dramatic finale.
The Paddock
Episode 1Jamie Demetriou sings a song, Lolly Adefope auditions for the role of Black James Bond, Rosie Jones has some 'me time', and Sam Campbell gives a lesson on how to edit images in Ultromedia Please.
You'll Do
Episode 4 - Living Together with Nish Kumar and Amy AnnetteComedians Nish Kumar and Amy Annette join Catherine Bohart and Sarah Keyworth to chat setting alarms, nesting and admitting you're not perfect.