BCG Daily Tuesday 15th September 2020
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New comedy venue launches in London
One of London's best loved comedy clubs Laugh Out London (Third best comedy club in London - Time Out) returns to a new socially distanced venue. Join them at Costa Del Tottenham as they host the best comics in the country for just £5 per person.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th September 2020Acts announced for BBC stand up shows
Some of the acts have been revealed for the forthcoming six-part series, BBC Presents: Stand Up For Live Comedy. Shows will come from venues around the UK including London, Belfast, Glasgow and Bristol. The show will be released on BBC Three, with a repeat on BBC One the following week.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th September 2020Adam Buxton: 'I'm worried that I'm spiralling'
Comedian and podcaster Adam Buxton talks to Alice Jones about therapy, grief, and how he coped with a midlife crisis by writing a memoir.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 15th September 2020Micheal McIntyre reveals the jokes he regrets telling
The 44-year-old admitted he does have some regrets about the gags he's made at his wife's expense.
Catherine Earp, Digital Spy, 15th September 2020Michael McIntyre interview
Marc Chacksfield, ShortList, 15th September 2020From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast, review
There are 18 'generously durated' episodes providing nearly seven hours of material. They're a hoot.
Veronica Lee, i Newspaper, 15th September 2020Thursday Murder Club hits charts top spot for 2nd week
Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Viking) has renewed its membership to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a second week, selling 34,485 copies in its first full week on sale.
Kiera O'Brien, The Bookseller, 15th September 2020Michael McIntyre: Showman review
For a benign observational stand-up, Michael McIntyre can be a surprisingly divisive figure among comedy aficionados. This review - and indeed his first Netflix special - is not going to change your mind either way as to the merits of his work.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th September 2020Michael McIntyre: Showman review
The horizons may be narrow in the British stand-up's special but nobody does this sort of material better.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 15th September 2020Naomi Cooper: Funny Women Awards finalist interview
The finalists for the Funny Women Awards 2020 have been announced. This year the competition has been held virtually, and this also goes for the final which will be streamed live from the Comedy Store in London on Tuesday 22nd September at 7.30pm. MoodyComedy is chatting to this year's finalists. First up: Naomi Cooper.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 15th September 2020Will the BBC's new boss deal with left-wing comedy?
Scrapping a few shows or introducing quotas won't tackle the actual issues in BBC panel comedy. It's easy for comedians to fall to the same old jokes to please the same old audience - why would they ever change when their material gets applause night after night? But this discourse about comedy is really part of a wider issue about making the corporation actually reflect the entirety of the UK.
Reece Goodall, The Boar, 15th September 2020Review: Michael McIntyre, Showman, Netflix
This is classic observational comedy, which will all be relatable to almost everyone. Well, almost all of it. He just needs to point his wife in the direction of some cheaper shoe websites.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th September 2020Writers talk Newsjack
BBC's Newsjack opens up for submissions for its 23rd series this week. To help you prepare for a successful series (more on what that means later), I reached out to regular Newsjack contributors on Twitter - tips, advice, one liner examples, goals and of course, a whole LOAD of persistence!
The Comedy Loser, 15th September 2020Jane Horrocks: Ab Fab 'wouldn't be made now'
Jane says meddling bosses would now bar creator Jennifer Saunders from writing some of the most scandalous plots and punchlines from the series, which first hit screens in 1992.
Andy Halls, The Sun, 15th September 2020Writers talk Newsjack
I reached out to regular Newsjack contributors on Twitter - tips, advice, one liner examples, goals and of course, a whole LOAD of persistence!
The Comedy Loser, 15th September 2020Videos
Podcasts
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Go Jetters
Series 3, Episode 44 - Cave Train Trouble, SloveniaLars zooms to the rescue when Glitch and Tala go off the rails in search of a baby dragon.
The Lenny Henry Show
Episode 4A black man in a dangerous situation tries to make sure he does not die first, Batman learns to be woke, and the first installment of an unusual Jamaican game show.