BCG Daily Sunday 23rd August 2020
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Press clippings
'It's a scary time for stand-up comedians'
Suzi Ruffell, Abandoman and Jayde Adams on the problems in the live comedy scene.
Paul Glynn, BBC, 23rd August 2020Alan Davies interview
'I've become a huge enemy of silence and secrecy'. The comedian and actor has written a raw and compelling book about his early life, including the abuse he suffered from his father.
Jude Rogers, The Observer, 23rd August 2020Famalam season 3 review
It's a shame the new series of Famalam has run into a racism storm on its release, as the row over offensive Jamaican stereotypes certainly doesn't reflect the more savvy wit that generally pervades this almost all-black sketch show.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd August 2020Seann Walsh quits Twitter and labels site 'poisonous'
Seann Walsh has said he is quitting Twitter, and that the platform had helped make the last few years of his life "absolute hell".
The Herald, 23rd August 2020Stand Comedy Club starts redundancy process
Frankie Boyle, Kevin Bridges, Limmy and Fern Brady are among the comics leading calls for a Scottish Government bail-out of The Stand Comedy Club - as it emerged that the "vast majority" of staff are to be made redundant unless it is thrown a lifeline.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 23rd August 2020Edinburgh Unlocked review
A carnival of comedy from the festival that never was.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 23rd August 2020Harry Hill's World Of TV review
Where have we seen this before? Harry Hill offering his surreal commentary on scenes from television... But Harry Hill's World Of TV differs from the phenomenon that was TV Burp in several ways.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd August 2020Harry Hill's World of TV review
While his new series might lack the surrealness of TV Burp, Hill is always great fun when poking fun at television - first stop, the Queen Vic.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 23rd August 2020Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing review
A soothing, poignant day out with two of our most gifted comic performers.
Ed Cummimg, The Independent, 23rd August 2020Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, review, BBC2
Series three promises to be as tender and funny as ever.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 23rd August 2020Harry Hill's World of TV, BBC2, review
The TV Burp comedian failed to recreate the magic of the ITV clip show eight years on.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 23rd August 2020Gone Fishing review: one of the best things on the BBC
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse are back on the river and tackling life's big questions in this blessedly unchanged format.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 23rd August 2020ITV bans Spitting Image from showing Boris's 'Johnson'
ITV bosses have banned the all new Spitting Image from flashing the Prime Minister's tiny Johnson. The network, which is due to screen the rebooted series later in the year, commissioned a saucy trailer for the new version of the cult show.
Andy Halls, The Sun, 23rd August 2020Luke Beddows interview
Luke is the co-creator of the hilarious BAFTA winning CBBC sketch show, Class Dismissed, whilst also living a double life as a secondary school English teacher.
The Comedy Loser, 23rd August 2020Videos
TV & radio
Famalam
Series 3, Episode 1Find out how to make White People Chicken, pull back the curtain on Interracial Adverts and discover what happens when you try to reveal spoilers for a TV series.
Famalam
Series 3, Episode 2Prince Alyusi brings his brand of philanthropy to a wider audience, superhero Night Owl battles her most dangerous foe and the E19 Posse teach an important lesson. A Golden Ticket allows black people to be white for a day, and adventurer Wolf Chambers faces his toughest challenge yet...
Famalam
Series 3, Episode 3Detective Moses Mountree returns to Midsomer, an African Warlord faces a new threat and we meet an unscrupulous Pastor. Meanwhile, crooner Thaddeus Price croons a romantic song to his girlfriend and social media addict Peter becomes a viral sensation.
Famalam
Series 3, Episode 4Idris Elba proves he is a dab hand at everything, a police officer displays her comedic timing while Mozart invents a new hit. Movie star Babatunde Warrington invites a film crew to his bachelor pad, while rap star Yemi Chedda adopts a child.
Famalam
Series 3, Episode 5Fat Sam goes in search of romance, while Sean and Leslie get married. Movie star Babatunde Warrington shoots a music video and our favourite African Aunties return for more fun.
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Series 3, Episode 1 - Salmon (River Tweed, Scotland)The third series of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing begins with Paul and Bob taking a trip to the River Tweed in Scotland, where they continue their quest to catch a salmon.
Harry Hill's World Of TV
Episode 1 - SoapsHarry looks at soap operas, from 1954's The Grove Family through to Crossroads, and Albion Market, to Coronation Street and EastEnders.