BCG Daily Monday 19th October 2020

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Press clippings

Janey Godley

Interview: Janey Godley

"If men tell me to shut up, then I tend to talk louder".

Xander Richards, The National (Scotland), 19th October 2020
Josie Long. Copyright: Idil Sukan

Live From the Grand Hall, BAC review

Lockdown stories, personal woes and a bit of politics.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 19th October 2020
Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen wanted to become a chef

Sacha Baron Cohen isn't afraid of breaking a few eggs to create a memorable moment on screen, but it's hard to imagine him in chef's attire unless perhaps he was satirising TV chefs. But the comedy auteur says his childhood dream of becoming a chef was turned to toast by culinary legend Raymond Blanc.

Patrick McLennan, Radio Times, 19th October 2020
Celebrity Juice. Image shows from L to R: Leigh Francis, Holly Willoughby, Melanie Brown

Keith Lemon: Holly Willoughby shouldn't have left show

Keith Lemon quipped that Holly Willoughby "shouldn't have left" Celebrity Juice after she said that it was the best show to be a part of.

Rose Hill, The Mirror, 19th October 2020
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen)

Sacha Baron Cohen: how he snuck into speech as Trump

Sacha Baron Cohen has detailed how he managed to sneak into a speech being made by Mike Pence while dressed as Donald Trump.

Sam Warner, NME, 19th October 2020
Susan Harrison

The Yes Queens review

Audience participation at arm's length via screen happily injects some welcome randomness into this six-person improvised sketch show.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 19th October 2020
Miles Ketley

Miles Ketley dies days before Truth Seekers begins

Miles Ketley, the chief executive of Simon Pegg's and Nick Frost's production company, Stolen Picture, has unexpectedly died at the age of 52. The executive previously was an executive producer on the Dad's Army movie and on Alan Bennett's The History Boys and The Lady In The Van. He was also executive producer on Stolen Picture's latest project, comedy-horror TV series Truth Seekers, which launches on Amazon Prime Video later this month.

Chortle, 19th October 2020
Truth Seekers. Image shows from L to R: Astrid (Emma D'Arcy), Gus (Nick Frost), Elton (Samson Kayo)

Amazon Prime launches Truth Seekers remote adventure

To mark the 30th October launch of Truth Seekers on Amazon Prime Video, fans of Nick Frost and Simon Pegg should get ready to embark on a paranormal investigation from the comfort of their homes. From 23rd October through 18th November, Prime Video will be hosting The Truth Seekers Remote Adventure.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th October 2020
Dara O Briain

Sixty seconds with Dara O Briain

Dara O Briain on the search for intelligent life-forms and the 'right-wing, left-wing comedy' debate.

Josh Stephenson, Metro, 19th October 2020
Alex Lowe

Interview: Alex Lowe on the Clinton Baptiste podcast

"You're not dependent on Oxbridge people to give you the nod."

Tom Forde, The Telegraph, 19th October 2020
Don't Hate The Playaz. Maya Jama. Copyright: Monkey Kingdom

Maya Jama raps about Zoom sex in lockdown

Maya Jama raps about Zoom sex in lockdown in the first look at Don't Hate The Playaz's third series.

Lucy Murgatroyd, The Sun, 19th October 2020
Brassic. Image shows from L to R: Vinnie (Joe Gilgun), Erin (Michelle Keegan), Dylan (Damien Molony). Copyright: Calamity Films

Brassic 'disgraceful' as crew dug up land near grave

A horrified mother-of-three has slammed Sky One's Brassic after crew dug up cemetery plot just a few feet away from her son's grave in Rossendale.

Susan Knox, The Mirror, 19th October 2020
Lily James

Lily James cancels Graham Norton appearance

Lily James has cancelled another TV appearance after being pictured kissing married co-star Dominic West.

The 31-year-old star was due to appear on this Friday's instalment of The Graham Norton Show, but BBC bosses have been forced to find a last-minute replacement after she pulled out.

Stephanie Soteriou, The Sun, 19th October 2020

The Comedy Arcade Podcast Q&A

This month saw the launch of comedian Vix Leyton's new podcast Comedy Arcade. It's part game, part panel show with all the guests beholden to the cast of a bingo ball.

Funny Women, 19th October 2020

Videos

TV & radio

Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Nev (Aqib Khan), Vinny (David Schaal). Copyright: Monumental Pictures

Ghosts

Series 2, Episode 5 - Bump In The Night

It's a nervous Mike's first night alone in the house, when some uninvited guests set the ghosts on a mission to defend their treasured home.

Comedy Central
9pm
60 min
Guessable?. Kiri Pritchard-McLean. Copyright: Tuesday's Child

Guessable?

Series 1, Episode 3

The regulars welcome Mark Watson, Phil Wang, Ellie Taylor and Kiri Pritchard-McLean into the loft to play an array of guessing games.

Hey Tracey!. Image shows from L to R: Max Mills, Harvey Mills

Hey Tracey!

Series 2, Episode 3

Joel Dommett hosts as Dane Baptiste, Judi Love, Harvey and Max Mills, Chris Taylor and Dawn Ward try to win some normal people £2,500 and some vegan condoms.

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