BCG Daily Friday 26th June 2020
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Romesh: diversity in TV isn't where it should be
The comedian and presenter discusses why progress on diversity is behind schedule and producing The Ranganation in lockdown.
Jesse Whittock, Broadcast, 26th June 2020Days Of The Bagnold Summer has a lovely script
Simon Bird offers an assured directorial debut with this gentle and sweet coming-of-age movie.
Based on a comic novel, which in turn was based on a short story, the film stars Earl Cave and Monica Dolan as mother and son Daniel and Sue Bagnold.
Jamie East, The Sun, 26th June 2020Comedians indoors getting creative: part 15
Includes new work from Fatiha El-Ghorri, Esther Manito, Lou Sanders and Alice Frick
Funny Women, 26th June 2020As a black writer in a white industry, we need support
Working in the world of TV, a small core of black writers, including myself, often find ourselves dismissed and undermined. It is time for change says Daniel Lawrence Taylor.
Daniel Lawrence Taylor, The Guardian, 26th June 2020Faber acquires Lenny Henry's diversity manifesto
Faber is to publish Access all Areas: The Diversity Manifesto for TV and Beyond by comedian and writer Sir Lenny Henry and media diversity specialist Marcus Ryder next year.
Ruth Comerford, The Bookseller, 26th June 2020There's no HR department in comedy and predators thrive
I don't know a single female act who doesn't have an unsavoury story about abuse or harassment says Kiri Pritchard-McLean.
Kiri Pritchard-McLean, i Newspaper, 26th June 2020Douglas Gray obituary
The Alberts' anarchic comedy show, An Evening of British Rubbish, with an exploding camel and moth-eaten dogs, ran in the West End in 1963. It became an inspiration for both Monty Python and The Goodies.
The Telegraph, 26th June 2020Jimmy Carr shows off the results of hair transplant
Jimmy Carr has shown off the results of a secret hair transplant after being left looking like a "snooker playing vampire".
The 47-year-old comic will debut his new look on tomorrow night's episode of Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer.
The Sun, 26th June 2020As a single parent, my support bubble saved me
As a single parent to a five-year-old daughter, it's been a difficult time.
Alexis Strum, Metro, 26th June 2020Videos
TV & radio
No More Jockeys
Set 1, Episode 3 - Set 1, Game 3Mark and Tim have won one game each so far, so Horne has catching up to do.
Fags, Mags And Bags
Series 9, Episode 2 - Bishop's FingerRamesh grows jealous after his fiancé Malcolm gets close to Lenzie's new butcher Nathan Laser, after he sponsors her women's football team.
Breaking The News
Series 16, Episode 1Des Clarke is joined by Miles Jupp, Athena Kugblenu, Jay Lafferty and Gareth Waugh.
Dead Ringers
Series 20, Episode 3As lockdown eases the team look at important issues such as the possibility of a next wave, the test-and-trace system, and how one of the most famous scenes in comedy would work in a Covid-secure environment.
The Other One
Series 1, Episode 3Cathy proposes they get Colin a memorial bench but, as Cat doesn't have the money, she has to improvise. Cathy also agrees to teach Cat how to ride a bike, which doesn't go quite to plan.
Big Zuu's Big Eats
Series 1, Episode 7 - Josh WiddicombeBig Zuu and the boys are going international - flying all the way to the Isle of Man to cook the perfect meal for comedian Josh Widdicombe.