BCG Daily Saturday 29th August 2020
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Sugden never discussed Mrs Slocombe's 'pussy' at home
While many households up and down the country would discuss the innuendo as they chuckled at the show, it was never mentioned in the actress' own home.
Stephanie Soteriou, The Sun, 29th August 2020Katherine Ryan: cosmetic surgery, sexism & The Duchess
Ballsy, filthy and loud, she made headlines recently when she called out macho bias on TV comedy shows. Katherine Ryan is the fearlessly acerbic Canadian comic who knows exactly what she wants - be it cosmetic surgery or equal billing with the men.
Janice Turner, The Times, 29th August 2020Steve Coogan reveals plans to stage Fringe comeback
Alan Partridge star Steve Coogan has revealed he wants to return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new show - nearly 30 years after he shot to fame at the event.
Brian Ferguson, Edinburgh Evening News, 29th August 2020Jimmy Carr to host comedy gig in car boot field
Jimmy Carr is to perform in a field in rural Leicestershire this weekend to support Just The Tonic, the comedy chain that helped start his career.
BBC, 29th August 2020The 30 shows to look forward to this autumn
Includes comedies The Duchess, Spitting Image and Taskmaster.
Phil Harrison and Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 29th August 2020Get Duked! review
Four millennials on enforced DoE manoeuvres are pursued by an angry aristo in Ninian Doff's sharp feature debut.
Simran Hans, The Guardian, 29th August 2020Adam Buxton interview
The podcaster, comic and radio host has made a career out of his insecurities. But uncovering a family secret has helped him find peace.
Hadley Freeman, The Guardian, 29th August 2020The Fast Show: Bloomin' Catchphrases review
So much more than a bunch of one-liners.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 29th August 2020The Fast Show Blooming Catchphrases review: brilliant!
So much more than a standard clips show, this wonderful trip down memory lane proved to be as emotional as it was amusing.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 29th August 2020Get Duked! review
The zany trip your Duke of Edinburgh's Award should have been.
Nick Levine, NME, 29th August 2020Videos
TV & radio
You're Dead To Me
Series 1, Episode 4 - The Witch CrazeGreg Jenner is joined by comedian Cariad Lloyd and historian Suzannah Lipscomb to look at the truth behind the European Witch Craze, which led to the deaths of thousands of women.
The Fast Show: Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases
Episode 1 - Just A Load Of Blooming CatchphrasesPaul Whitehouse, Charlie Higson, Arabella Weir, John Thomson, Simon Day and Mark Williams reunite to remember more than twenty-five years of a true icon of British comedy.