BCG Daily Friday 28th August 2020
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Jessie Cave 'raped at 14' by tennis coach
Jessie Cave has claimed that she was raped by her then tennis coach at the age of 14.
The 33-year-old shared the allegations on Thursday in Episode 1 of her new podcast, We Can't Talk About That Right Now, which she co-hosts with her younger sister, Bebe.
Gillian Wolski, Yahoo, 28th August 2020Get Duked! Funniest film of the year
From the Diary of Wimpy Kid-esque opening titles to a duel with a fork and the results of cutting heroin with chicken soup, this The Hills Have Eyes-meets-Hot Fuzz is a mirth-filled minor masterpiece. I just wish they'd kept the film's original, much more appropriate title - Boyz in the Wood.
James Croot, Stuff.co.nz, 28th August 2020Get Duked! review
The unapologetic amateurism becomes deadening.
Kevin Maher, The Times, 28th August 2020Comedians indoors getting creative: part 24
Including double act Egg, and Saima Ferdows.
Funny Women, 28th August 2020Gbemisola Ikumelo interview
With her award-winning short set to become a BBC sitcom and an appearance in a big US sitcom on the way, the comedian is having a major year - and she's only getting started.
Micha Frazer-Carroll, The Guardian, 28th August 2020BBC hits back at Jamaican foreign minister
The BBC has hit back at the Jamaican foreign minister for branding the comedy Famalam "outrageous and offensive".
Liam Llewellyn, The Sun, 28th August 2020Creative Scotland offers lifeline to comedy industry
A statement today says that culture and heritage sectors are to benefit from a £59 million funding package to protect jobs and help the industry weather the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th August 2020Richard Stott gets arts council funding
Comedian Richard Stott, has been awarded Arts Council England funding for a unique project that will include a combination of sixteen workshops and live performances, both in person and online.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th August 2020Comedian's child pornography conviction revealed
Dylan Jones, now 53, received a 12-month suspended sentence in 2017 under his real name of David Parton after police found 549 indecent images of children on his computer when they visited his home in Penarth, near Cardiff. He remains on the sex offenders' register.
Chortle, 28th August 2020Romesh Ranganathan on returning to live stand-up
For the first minute or so, I try to remember how to deliver coherent sentences - but people are laughing.
Romesh Ranganathan, The Guardian, 28th August 2020Comedy Central at the Edinburgh Fringe: remote but live
Our plan to recreate the energy of the UK's leading comedy festival was a technical challenge like no other.
Chris Jones, Broadcast, 28th August 2020Strictly signs up Bill Bailey and Caroline Quentin
Strictly Come Dancing bosses have signed up actress Caroline Quentin and funnyman Bill Bailey.
They were two of the show's top targets for the delayed 2020 series, which will start in October rather than September.
Andy Halls, The Sun, 28th August 2020My Beautiful Laundrette stage production to be streamed
Curve Leicester's filmed stage version of My Beautiful Laundrette will be streamed online.
The Pet Shop Boys - Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe - composed music for the show, which is co-produced by Curve, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Everyman Theatre Cheltenham and Leeds Playhouse. The piece is adapted for the stage by Hanif Kureishi, based on his screenplay.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 28th August 2020Ghosrts interview with director Tom Kingsley
"The stories are way more action packed, we see more of the ghosts' backstories, the scripts are more ingenious, and there's one episode in particular that will blow your mind."
Idiots Assembled, 28th August 2020Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
No More Jockeys
Set 1, Episode 12 - Set 1, Game 12Set point: Horne. The set continues after Alex used all of his challenges up in the previous game, resulting in Mark now having four victories to his name compared to Alex's five and Tim's two. Is the fightback still on?
Mr Muzak
Series 2, Episode 1 - Football's Coming HomeAttempting to entertain the crowd at a football match is a hard enough gig as it is, but when you hate the game as much as Nigel does it's an even trickier ask. Factor in Pav's desire to make a quick buck, Stan's paranoia that the Russian's are still after him and Rachel's obsession with Gary Lineker's Twitter account, and it's a recipe for a pitch invasion.
Breaking The News
Series 16, Episode 10Joining Des Clarke this week are Lucy Porter, Raymond Mearns, Maisie Adam and Marc Jennings.
Summer Comedy Festival
Episode 6 - Darren HarriottDarren Harriott curates his ideal festival: a magical carnival of surprise called The Festival of the Unexpected. Featuring trombonists, acrobats, wrestling and opera, it's a whimsical journey through Darren's favourite things with his favourite people. Also, there are vampires.
TV Flashback
Series 3, Episode 9 - ScienceComedian Tudur Owen rewinds the funniest, most fascinating clips from half a century and more of Welsh television. This time he's pushing back the boundaries of science and discovering a world of arcade games, bionic councillors and Welsh rocket men, full of lively characters from the nation's TV past.
We Love...
Episode 2 - We Love Are You Being Served?Grace Brothers shut up shop over thirty years ago but for one night only we are reopening that infamous department store, climbing into the lift and going up to celebrate everything we love about Britain's brashest bawdiest sitcom, Are You Being Served?.
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 19 (Channel 4: Series 20), Highlights SpecialAnother new compilation of the best bits from recent series of 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
Comedy Central At The Edinburgh Fringe
Highlights SpecialJamali Maddix hosts a special highlights episode of the digital series which saw 10 rising comedians perform stand-up sets in front of a virtual audience.