BCG Daily Tuesday 1st September 2020
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Things said about the BBC 'targeting left-wing comedy'
It's probably to be filed under 'we'll believe it when we see it' but in the meantime here are our favourite responses.
The Poke, 1st September 2020Comics react to reports of BBC cutting left-wing comedy
A number of prominent voices on social media reacted to the report.
Roisin O'Connor, The Independent, 1st September 2020Are there actually more left than right wing comics?
A debate has kicked off on social media surrounding what is being interpreted as 'left-wing' comedy following reports of comments from the BBC's new director-general Tim Davie.
Greg Evans, The Independent, 1st September 2020Review: Jimmy Carr @ Unity Arena, Newcastle
Slightly rusty in places with his delivery, presumably this being his first live show in months, Carr delivers exactly what you think he's going to; intelligent one-liners which cut close to the bone of sensitive topics.
Damian Robinson, Narc Magazine, 1st September 2020Paul Whitehouse protests theatre shutdowns
Paul Whitehouse is to stage a protest with fellow members of the cast and crew of the Only Fools And Horses musical to draw attention to the plight of theatre industry workers this week.
Chortle, 1st September 2020The worst response to Leftie comics would be a balance
Good right-wing comics exist and deserve far more exposure, but it should be the quality of the gag - not the teller's angle - that matters.
Tom Harris, The Telegraph, 1st September 2020Iannucci shares set he did of just Tory MPs' jokes
But possibly the best thing to come out the left-wing/right-wing BBC comics debate is this Armando Iannucci tweet, in which he remembered when he tried out Tory MPs' jokes on an unsuspecting audience, pretending it was new material.
The Poke, 1st September 2020BBC plan for balanced comedy is both dangerous & stupid
Comedy needs to punch up - supporting the people in power doesn't do that.
Wil Jones, JOE, 1st September 2020Shappi Khorsandi on the BBC and right-wing comedy
High on Tim Davie's list of shows deemed 'too left-wing' is Mock The Week. When I was on the show, I was told I must do my 'Iranian material' - that didn't feel left-wing to me.
Shappi Khorsandi, The Independent, 1st September 2020Katy Perry calls marriage to Russell Brand a 'tornado'
Katy Perry has moved on with a new baby with fiancé Orlando Bloom. But she made a rare comment about her short-lived marriage to comedian Russell Brand, nine years since their split.
Caroline Feraday, The Sun, 1st September 2020Women allege rape against James Veitch
A rising star with a book deal and a viral TED talk, Veitch is accused of sexual assault by multiple former graduates who reconnected after learning about his HBO Max special.
Kim Masters, Hollywood Reporter, 1st September 2020Insider: Right-wing comics not funny enough for BBC
The BBC does not book rightwing comedians for its shows because they are not funny enough, according to an individual involved in making some of the corporation's best-known comedy programmes.
Jim Waterson, The Guardian, 1st September 2020BBC propaganda / satire stopped being funny ages ago
Changing the Corporation's pandering, predictable approach to comedy needs more than new material - it requires a revolution.
Robin Aitken, The Telegraph, 1st September 2020The BBC's smug lefties won't be laughing now
Too much broadcast comedy is painfully woke and the new DG is right to demand shows that tickle everyone's fancy.
Libby Purves, The Times, 1st September 2020BBC's 'left-wing' comedy purge is political myth-making
Even in its "left-wing" guise this is so transparently a confection serving the status quo that it is surprising that anybody takes it seriously.
Morning Star, 1st September 2020Blackpool comedy club shuts down negative review
The Comedy Station Comedy Club have issued a lengthy and sharp rebuttal to an audience member after he left a negative online review.
Dominic Moffitt, Lancashire News, 1st September 2020My First Little Book of Intersectional Activism review
Andrew Doyle's hilarious Twitter parody returns with a book of Titania McGrath's woke icons.
Greg Jameson, Entertainment Focus, 1st September 2020The Duchess review
Katherine Ryan's semi-autobiographic tale is acquired taste.
Tilly Pearce, Metro, 1st September 2020Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
The Lenny Henry Show
Episode 2Another helping of character-based sketch comedy from Lenny Henry - including Gideon de Witt, the politician who can never answer a question straight, Mr Stone, the former Special Forces operative-turned-teacher, and paranoid Aaron, who sees crime everywhere. There's also the trailer for a gritty new Netflix movie that's heaven sent and more from Deakus discussing British-ness, while Delbert and Winston talk racist statues, and there's another song from Northern grime artist The Yorkshire Moor, this time celebrating all things Northern.
Two Weeks To Live
Episode 1Kim sets out into the real world for the first time on a secret mission. But after encountering hapless brothers Nicky and Jay at their local pub, a seemingly harmless prank sets in motion a series of events that sees them all on the run from murderous gangsters.