BCG Daily Monday 5th October 2020
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Mrs Brown's Boys 'in crisis' as two stars quit over pay
Damien McKiernan and Gary Hollywood have reportedly stepped down from their roles as Dino and Rory on the popular BBC show. The pair complained about their pay after it emerged that they were getting less money than some of the show's other stars.
Ed Gleave & Daniel Morrow, Daily Record, 5th October 2020Spitting Image, BritBox, review
Wordy, predictable and safe - but the puppets are still good.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 5th October 2020Matt Forde: Sturgeon hard to mock but Johnson a cartoon
Nicola Sturgeon is difficult to satirise as she is too "stateswoman-like", whereas Boris Johnson is already a "cartoon character", a leading comedian has said. Matt Forde, who writes for the new series of Spitting Image and voices some of the puppets, said imitating the First Minister presented a "challenge" while Johnson is already silly enough that "there's not much exaggeration needed".
Xander Richards, The National (Scotland), 5th October 2020Rebecca Front: You can do dark jokes without offending
The actor talks to Alexandra Pollard about people heralding the death of comedy, being a catastrophiser amid a pandemic, and her new film, psychological horror Repression.
Alexandra Pollard, The Independent, 5th October 2020Comedy club director sends couple insulting messages
A Nottingham couple were left "disgusted" by messages they received from the owner of a comedy club when they asked for a ticket refund. Just The Tonic's director Darrell Martin said 'he rattled my cage and I responded'.
Anna Whittaker, The Nottingham Post, 5th October 2020Matt Forde claims leaders 'should shudder, not laugh'
Spitting Image's Boris Johnson and Donald Trump impersonator have claimed the UK and US leaders 'should shudder, not laugh' at 'grotesque' sketches.
Liam Llewellyn, The Sun, 5th October 2020Celebs think they can be comics? What a joke
Steve N Allen writes: "As a professional stand-up, who has been working on the circuit for years, I find the idea of celebrities learning the art of comedy in a two-part reality series pretty insensitive".
Steve N Allen, The Independent, 5th October 2020French & Saunders reunite for new podcast
Legendary double act Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders have reunited for their very own new podcast, Titting About.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th October 2020Jimmy Akingbola on Sorry, I Didn't Know
"Every broadcaster said it was not right for its audience."
Hanna Flint, i Newspaper, 5th October 2020BGT lands complaints over Nabil Abdulrashid
Ofcom reported that 733 viewers got in touch to vent abut comedian Nabil Abdulrashid's jokes about race.
Lucy Needham, The Mirror, 5th October 2020One Taskmaster contestant left Greg Davies "speechless"
The Taskmaster host has revealed that one celebrity contestant managed to shock him during a challenge in the upcoming series.
Lauren Morris, Radio Times, 5th October 2020Emily Atack reveals sexually explicit messages
"I'm sent wanking videos, harassed via DM and told I'm 'being watched'. So why haven't I called the police?" The actress and comedian writes for Grazia about how the dark world of online sexual harassment is spilling into her offline reality.
Emily Atack, Grazia, 5th October 2020Videos
TV & radio
The Museum Of Curiosity
Gallery 15, Episode 5 - Meeting Ninety-TwoAlice Levine and John Lloyd are joined by comedian Ken Cheng, jewellery designer Theo Fennell and Supernanny Jo Frost from the Museum's lost property office.
Mo Omar: Becoming Welsh
Stand-up comedian Mo Omar explores his Welsh Identity, and examines all the ways in which he has become Welsh since moving from Somalia to Cardiff as a child.
Ghosts
Series 2, Episode 3 - Redding WeddyAlison and Mike hit a new obstacle to nailing down the next event booking, which supportive yet straight-talking event planner Martin informs them is the only thing standing in the way of booking their first potential client, Claire.
Guessable?
Series 1, Episode 1Sara Pascoe, alongside team captains Alan Davies & Darren Harriott with able assistant John Kearns, welcome presenter Clare Balding and comedians Jason Manford, Russell Kane and Dane Baptiste.
Hey Tracey!
Series 2, Episode 1Joel Dommett returns with the cold-calling comedy quiz in which his virtual PA connects celebrities to real people around the UK in the search for answers. Megan McKenna, Roman Kemp, Mark-Francis Vandelli, Melvin Odoom, Verona Rose and Christine McGuinness try to win some normal people £2,500 and a pet-food dispenser.