BCG Daily Tuesday 21st July 2020
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The Young Offenders interview
Teenage rogues return older but just as outrageous.
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 21st July 2020Gilded Balloon takes stand against toxic culture
In recent weeks, the Gilded Balloon, one of our oldest Scottish comedy production companies, has taken the highly unusual step to publicly announce a life ban for the comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli after comedian Lulu Popplewell complained he tried to use his status to proposition her with sex at the Edinburgh Fringe last year.
Tom Wood, The Scotsman, 21st July 2020Review: Joz Norris
Though undoubtedly a more sombre affair than his previous shows there is still a great deal of daftness, including a recreation of an auction of his belongings, a fantastically odd bit involving a crying baby which might just have been a crying adult, a dance which he claims cost him one hundred pounds to be taught, and his stories about the period contain many a funny line too.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 21st July 2020Jack Whitehall: I'm Only Joking review
During a mini-rant about vegans in his new special, Jack Whitehall acknowledges that he's going after 'low-hanging fruit'. But it's not just one throwaway line about meat-deniers being physically weak that fits this category, but large swathes of this uninspiring show.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st July 2020Minister: BBC 'taking political correctness' too far
Media minister John Whittingdale said while some shows from the 1960s are now 'wholly unacceptable', he was surprised to see Little Britain removed.
The Express and Star, 21st July 2020Walliams' World's Worst Parents scores hat-trick
David Walliams and Tony Ross' The World's Worst Parents (HarperCollins) has topped the UK Official Top 50 for a third week running, selling 32,013 copies.
Kiera O'Brien, The Bookseller, 21st July 2020Derry Girls writer reveals plans for a movie
The Channel 4 sitcom's creator has said she has an idea for Derry Girls on the big screen.
Radio Times, 21st July 2020The Guide to the Hitchhiker's Guide: Secondary Phase
Shortly after the broadcast of the first series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in 1978 (42 years ago to be exact) it had almost immediately become apparent that the series was not just an unexpected success, but something of a phenomenon.
Jazzy Janey, The Comedy Blog, 21st July 2020Videos
TV & radio
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 2, Episode 7 - Sausage LossageWalter takes over Butch Butcher's sausage-making business.
The Debrief
Episode 2After a rare drunken night out on the town, Hannah and Mark clamber into a taxi and dissect the evening's events.