BCG Daily Thursday 16th July 2020
Press clippings
Coronavirus: Stand-up comedians call for financial help
Comedians have called for their work to be recognised as an art form so the industry can qualify for a slice of a bailout package.
Matthew Murray, BBC, 16th July 2020
Coronavirus: how Covid-19 hit the comedy industry
A look at how the virus has affected comedy on both sides of the Atlantic, with interviews with Mark Watson, Kate Smurthwaite and Eleanor Conway.
Sooraj Shah, BBC, 16th July 2020
Bill Bailey on finding laughs in lockdown
"I've turned the Skype ringtone into a dance track"
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 16th July 2020
A seriously silly history of art and comedy colliding
Can comedy ever be art? From the crucifixion in puppet form to Vic Reeves on dada, we celebrate the daftness that can ensue when one spills over into the other.
Hettie Judah, The Guardian, 16th July 2020
The Drive-In Club gigs also cancelled
Organisers have pulled the plug on a second raft of drive-in comedy ventures, blaming insufficient ticket sales.
Chortle, 16th July 2020
Geoff Norcott recreates Fringe in front room
Geoff Norcott is doing an online run of a brand-new online stand-up show on August 6/7/8th at 8pm.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th July 2020
Showcase Cinemas to show Fleabag live show
Showcase Cinemas has announced that it will be screening a series of theatre productions, including the stage version of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag as part of its Event Cinema offering.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th July 2020
Adil Ray opens up on childhood racism
The Citizen Khan actor has opened up on his own experiences with racism as he revealed he was the "second Asian kid" at "a very white school" - his older brother was the first - and he explained how his mother taught her sons to deal with the issue after he was "called the p-word".
Female First, 16th July 2020
David Walliams criticised after pants video resurfaces
David Walliams is being criticised for a resurfaced video of the comedian humiliating a 16-year-old boy by pulling his trousers and pants down on stage, when performing a Little Britain live show in Australia.
Annabel Nugent, The Independent, 16th July 2020
There She Goes, series 2, episode 2, review
All parents have been there - but not quite like this.
Chris Bennion, The Telegraph, 16th July 2020Videos
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Podcasts
TV & radio
7:15am10 min
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 2, Episode 4 - PranksyThe after-school art club is under threat of imminent demolition.
6:30pm30 min
ReincarNathan
Series 2, Episode 2 - EelNathan is brought back to life as an eel in a river in Norfolk. He's desperate to join the cool adolescent eels as they migrate across the Atlantic to spawn in the Caribbean. But it's too much too soon for Nathan. Will he ever learn to do the right thing and make it back to human again? Romesh Ranganathan guest stars.
9pm30 min
QI
Series R, Episode 8 - ReflectionsSandi Toksvig asks questions on the theme of reflections this week, with Joe Lycett, Zoe Lyons, Liza Tarbuck and Alan Davies trying to come up with interesting answers - while avoiding the most obvious ones.
9:30pm30 min
There She Goes
Series 2, Episode 2 - President's DayRosie is obsessed with Christmas, despite the fact that it is only mid-February, forever wanting to watch festive films on repeat and even dragging Simon to buy a tree. In the flashbacks to 2008, Emily and Simon are no longer talking, except to argue.