BCG Daily Monday 23rd November 2020
News
Press clippings
Michael McIntyre: 'I'm used to viewers being cynical'
Michael McIntyre came up with the idea for his new TV show while sitting in the bath.
Steven McIntosh, BBC, 23rd November 2020Keith from The Office couldn't get a job as Keith
"There was a thing came through for an advert for Norwich Union and on the brief they said we want a sort of Keith from The Office character..." "I went along - and I didn't get it."
Chortle, 23rd November 2020Record deal for Munya Chawawa's Unknown P
Munya Chawawa has signed to Atlantic Records. The comedian, who's grown his fan base through online video, is to release an album as his alter-ego Unknown P, a posh drill rapper.
Chortle, 23rd November 2020John Fleming on podcasting with President Obonjo
Here's a chat I had last night with Malcolm Hardee Comedy Award winning performer President Obonjo aka Benjamin Bankole Bello for his podcast If Comedians Ruled The World. In the chat, I mention the Zircon satellite, which is incorrect. I think the satellite I should have mentioned was probably an ECHELON one.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 23rd November 2020'Four Weddings' voted Britain's most rewatchable film
The 1994 rom-com topped the Google Pixel poll with 49 per cent describing it as their favourite film to sit down and watch again. The movie saw off competition from Skyfall, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Monty Python's Life of Brian and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
Film News, 23rd November 2020Wrexham AFC to be backdrop of romantic comedy
Wrexham AFC is to be the backdrop of a forthcoming romantic comedy movie featuring Ricky Tomlinson, it has been announced.
The Leader, 23rd November 2020Videos
TV & radio
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!
Series 2, Episode 24 - The Great Beanotown Comic ConThe gang produce a hand-drawn comic which is a surprise hit all round Beanotown.
Go Jetters
Series 3, Episode 47 - Mission ManateeLars and Kyan swim through the shallows of Crystal River in Florida. Kyan tests his new swimming fin, while Lars watches a manatee and her baby cruise by.
Pleasure People
Meet the workers and shirkers at Scanty Bay Pleasure Park, as we join new recruit Maddie on the first day of her summer job. It's a big day for the park, as they prepare for a visit from Scanty's newly elected MP and the grand reopening of the log flume.
Guessable?
Series 1, Episode 8The regulars welcome EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy, Phil Wang, Cariad Lloyd and Larry Dean into their loft to play an array of games.