BCG Daily Monday 3rd August 2020
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John Cleese, livestream from Cadogan Hall review
More of an erudite lecture than a show.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 3rd August 2020John Cleese: Why There Is No Hope review
In a global livestream, the former Python delivers alimony gags, a bit of PC-baiting - and an amusingly grumpy lecture on how nobody knows anything.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 3rd August 2020Review - John Cleese: Why There Is No Hope
Fascinating ideas, but they need teasing out.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 3rd August 2020Aberdeen comedy festival called off
October gigs called off as social distancing makes it unviable.
Chortle, 3rd August 2020Sydney Lotterby obituary
Sydney Lotterby, who has died aged 93, was a prolific producer and director of many classic television sitcoms, including Porridge, Open All Hours and Yes Minister.
Anthony Hayward, The Guardian, 3rd August 2020Stand-up comedy and the quest for cultural credibility
Arts Council England (ACE) has recently taken the unprecedented step of including comedy as a form of theatre under the terms of the Culture Recovery Fund, part of the emergency response package to help cultural institutions recover from the blow they have taken during the pandemic. But the council has expressly stated on its website that this was mandated by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and does not mean comedy clubs will be eligible for future ACE funding.
Sebastian Bloomfield, The Conversation, 3rd August 2020Videos
TV & radio
Bloody Eisteddfod
Episode 1Detective Inspector Daf Dafis of Dyfed Powys Police just likes to keep things steady in his square mile in rural Montgomeryshire. But with the National Eisteddfod bringing its challenges and his old college friend Gethin Teifi turning up, it's not going to be a quiet week.
Horrible Histories
Series 8, Special - Beastly Bodily Functions SpecialDoctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken regret joining Rattus for a special show about bodies.
Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa
Episode 31With Ben Bailey Smith, Knightmare Live and Yuriko Kotani.
Duck Daze
Dark comedy about a woman preparing for her father's funeral.