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BCG Daily Monday 13th July 2020

News

Michael McIntyre TV

Michael McIntyre to host BBC game show The Wheel

Michael McIntyre is to host a new "feel-good" Saturday night BBC One game show called The Wheel.

Edinburgh Fringe 2020 Live

Virtual Edinburgh Fringe plans revealed

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has unveiled digital plans to replace the cancelled August festival.

Jordan Brookes Shop

Edinburgh Unlocked audiobook to be released

Edinburgh Unlocked, an audiobook featuring Edinburgh Fringe performers, is to be released this August to help raise money for the festival.

Comedy Central Online

Comedy Central to launch Edinburgh Fringe online series

Comedy Central At The Edinburgh Fringe will be a series of virtual shows broadcast on Comedy Central's social platforms in August.

Features

Bilal Zafar Live

Bilal Zafar talks about his Twitch success

His career had lost momentum and his mood was dark. Then lockdown struck, and Bilal Zafar found himself with the unlikeliest change of direction: managing a surreal virtual soccer team on an old video game. Now he's getting loads of viewers and even selling replica shirts. Which is a far cry from the not-fun TV work he was offered before.

Press clippings

Dane Baptiste. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne

Car Park Comedy, Henley review

A review of Dane Baptiste, Hal Cruttenden, Suzi Ruffell and Christian Reilly.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 13th July 2020
Tim Brooke-Taylor

Rory Bremner hails lost funnyman Tim Brooke-Taylor

When he was a schoolboy in Edinburgh, Rory Bremner queued to have his Goodies album signed.

Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 13th July 2020
Dane Baptiste. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne

Company mixes up Dane Baptiste with Richard Blackwood

Actor/comedian Dane Baptiste has been sent a picture of himself for him to approve for a press announcement. Except that he was sent a picture not of himself but of actor/comedian Richard Blackwood.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th July 2020
Pleasance Courtyard

Pleasance launches crowdfunder campaign

The Pleasance Theatre Trust, which is reponsible for the Pleasance venues at the Edinburgh Fringe, has launched a crowdfunder campaign.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th July 2020
Jenny Eclair

Jenny Eclair: new stand-ups won't survive without help

The sadness of the situation is unbearable, says Jenny Eclair. What else do you do when the only thing you know how to do is make people laugh?

Jenny Eclair, The Independent, 13th July 2020

Videos

Owain Roach Online

Vows

1 mins, 55 secs

Maybe we would do things differently if only we knew...

Lew Fitz Online

Zoom Dating Fails

2 mins, 27 secs

We've all been on bad dates. Plug in a pandemic, social awkwardness and extreme boredom and let's get used to the 'new normal.'

TV & radio

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 7:15am
10 min
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!. Copyright: Beano Studios

Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!

Series 2, Episode 1 - Beat The Bus

New teacher Miss Mistry is taking Class 3C on a trip to Flumes 'o' Doom theme park.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 24, Episode 5

David Mitchell is joined by Henning Wehn, Lou Sanders, Sindhu Vee and Neil Delamere as they lie on the subjects of guns, magic, berries and crocodiles.

YouTube 9pm
120 min
Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa. Stuart Goldsmith

Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa

Episode 28

Jenny Collier, John Robertson and Tom Parry are the guests.

BBC Two 10pm
15 min
Comedians: Home Alone. Tim Key

Comedians: Home Alone

Episode 7

Gavin & Stacey star Mathew Horne reveals how life in isolation is familiar territory for an actor, Tim Key provides food for thought from his kitchen and Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke perform another showstopping lip sync battle.

BBC Scotland channel. Copyright: BBC 11:45pm
15 min
Jealous Alan. Image shows from L to R: Angela Hendry (Elysia Welch), Alan Anderson (Ryan Hunter), Stuart Cummings (Jack Stewart)

Jealous Alan

Short film. Alan's jealousy drives him to foil his friend's relationship.

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