BCG Daily Saturday 3rd October 2020
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Spitting Image review - welcome return
Welcome return for comedy that revels in giving offence.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 3rd October 2020Bean: a silent comedy success story
Rowan Atkinson's creation has become a social media sensation.
The Times, 3rd October 2020James Acaster reveals why he bombed at the Palladium
Recalling the event on White Wine Question Time, Acaster told Kate Thornton trying out new material on Tonight At The London Palladium in 2017 probably wasn't his best idea.
Jayne Cherrington-Cook, Yahoo, 3rd October 2020Spitting Image review
Lampooning characters who are already patently ludicrous proves mighty hard.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 3rd October 2020Spitting Image review
The difference between Spitting Image now and Spitting Image then is that the former is fatally constipated by being politically correct and the latter didn't give a glorious damn.
Jan Moir, Daily Mail, 3rd October 2020Spitting Image review
If you thought that President Trump and Boris Johnson were already such crafty caricatures of themselves that satire against them was futile, the new Spitting Image makes you think again.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 3rd October 2020Roger Law on bringing Spitting Image to BritBox
"What's going on, it's just terrifying when you stop to think about it," says Roger Law, one half of the original creative pair that made Spitting Image the benchmark for wrecking-ball satire in the 1980s and 90s. "I suppose that's the reason I wanted to go back to it. The time is definitely right."
Benji Wilson, Radio Times, 3rd October 2020The joy of Taskmaster, TV's funniest show
By setting comedians surreal challenges and watching them lose the plot, Greg Davies and Alex Horne have created a hit. As the series returns, they explain its twisted appeal.
Luke Holland, The Guardian, 3rd October 2020Janey Godley interview
Janey Godley is a comedian, author, voiceover artist, actress, social media guru and self-confessed "Trump-annoyer". She is also a survivor of abject poverty, child sex abuse, domestic violence and the murder of her mum.
Isla Aitken, Border Telegraph, 3rd October 2020Review: Spitting Image, Britbox
The return of Spitting Image is an interesting one. Much has been made of how the divided society we live in now is similar to the one in the 1980s when this first aired. But even if that is the same, and I'm not sure it is, comedy has changed. Well, at least the delivery of comedy has changed.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd October 2020Videos
TV & radio
Fighting Talk
Series 18, Episode 4Sports promoter Eddie Hearn, sports presenter Josh Denzel, broadcaster and presenter Charlie Webster and comedian Mike Bubbins join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.
Spitting Image
Series 21 (BritBox Series 1), Episode 1In the first episode we find out how Donald Trump got coronavirus, deep dive into the presidential debate, and see what Prince Andrew has to say for himself.
Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club
Episode 4With Huge Davies, Sikisa and Rosie Jones. Plus, special guest Katherine Ryan will be trying out some new material.