BCG Daily Wednesday 3rd June 2020
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Connolly: I'll never apologise over religion routine
Half a century on from being denounced in the pulpits and pilloried for being a "blasphemous buffoon", Billy Connolly remains unrepentant over his controversial routines lampooning religion.
Alison Rowat, The Herald, 3rd June 2020ComedySportz Manchester - interview
This month we are celebrating the improv Scene in Manchester and all month we are talking to ComedySportz to find out all about it! This week we talk about how the prestigious American brand came to the UK and how it ended up in Manchester...
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 3rd June 2020Mo Gilligan calls out C4's Black Lives Matter response
Lockdown Academy host accuses broadcasters of 'being very quiet'.
Alex Farber, Broadcast, 3rd June 2020Jen Brister: Meaningless review
A furiously funny blast of rage.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd June 2020Days Of The Bagnold Summer review
A delightfully downbeat comedy.
The Financial Times, 3rd June 2020TV preview: The Other One, BBC One
Whether by luck or judgement the BBC is on a roll at the moment with sitcoms featuring strong female casts.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd June 2020New children's book from Julian Clary
Julian Clary is to publish the fifth book in his Bolds series.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd June 2020Bradley Walsh: Happy 60th Birthday, review
Walsh deserves better than this disappointing birthday present.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 3rd June 2020The Other One: funny, rude and piercingly sad
In this comedy of affairs and second wives, we see the family as I like to see it: generous, expansive, richly humane.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 3rd June 2020TV & radio
Michael Frayn's Magic Mobile
Episode 4Comedic monologues and dialogues from the mind of Michael Frayn, featuring thunderous reports from Olympus about a surprising reshuffle of the Pantheon, and a new version of the Ten Commandments.
Quanderhorn
Quanderhorn 2, Episode 6 - I Heregy Thind You GulkyQuanderhorn is tried for treason by Churchill, and sentenced to death. Guuuurk rejoins the team, and they race to the rescue in a hijacked Martian tripod.
Bradley Walsh: Happy 60th Birthday
In honour of his 60th birthday, this special programme celebrates the illustrious career of Bradley Walsh, from stand-up comedy and presenting, to quiz shows and acting.
Code 404
Series 1, Episode 6With Major's AI finally living up to the hype, Carver and Kelly come clean about their relationship. The team lies in wait to catch The Juggler.
What's Funny About...
Series 1, Episode 4 - BlackadderPeter Fincham and Jon Plowman talk to John Lloyd and Sir Tony Robinson about the making of the comic historic saga. They discuss the endless problems they had when making the first series ("the show that looked a million dollars and cost a million pounds"), and the importance of failure. They also open up about the tensions amongst the team, the "ladder of stupidity" in Blackadder's world, and the real story behind that famous final scene.
Where To, Mate?
Series 1, Episode 4 - "...twelve ceramic owls..."Ben is doing his best to resist the advances of an overly flirtatious passenger and Bernie and Milton continue their friendship as they they reflect on whether it is right to take a an old lady's ceramic owls.