BCG Daily Monday 31st August 2020
Press clippings
TV review: Harry Hill's World Of TV
Dr Finlay? Now there's a gent who could fix the corona crisis.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 31st August 2020Mixed bill, 21Soho review
Opening of new club is cause for celebration, with performances from Aurie Styla, Olga Koch, Jordan Brookes and Fern Brady.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 31st August 2020Keep on keeping on
I take some comfort and a great deal of pride in the possibility that the 2020 Funny Women Awards is one of a very few comedy awards to continue running this year in the face of the global pandemic and total lockdown. It feels good and I couldn't have done it without the incredible team around me.
Lynne Parker, Funny Women, 31st August 2020Review: Get Duked!, Amazon Prime Video
I know we are running short of new product because of lockdown, but have we got this desperate yet? Get Duked! is a mess of a film that has plenty of energy but not much in the way of style as it follows the adventures of four hapless lads who get more than they bargain for when they set off to do the Duke of Edinburgh award in the Highlands.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st August 2020Breeders resumes production
Following a 16-week suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the second season of FX and Sky's acclaimed comedy series Breeders has resumed production.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st August 2020Frank Skinner follows footsteps of Boswell and Johnson
Frank Skinner is set to co-present a documentary about literary figures James Boswell & Samuel Johnson.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st August 2020Review: Jason Manford @ Unity Arena, Newcastle
Manford tell the jokes, they work, and many of us breathe a sigh of relief; comedy in a large outdoors venue can work. It just needs the very best of jokes.
Damian Robinson, Narc Magazine, 31st August 2020Live comedy return reminds that online's no substitute
Local performers have struggled to fill the gap even though the field is wide open this month, writes Kate Copstick.
Kate Copstick, The Scotsman, 31st August 2020BBC's new boss threatens to axe Left-wing comedy shows
New Director-General Tim Davie believes the BBC's comedy output is seen as too one-sided, and unfairly biased against the Tories, Donald Trump and Brexit.
Bill Gardner, The Telegraph, 31st August 2020