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BCG Daily Monday 14th December 2020

News

Christopher Walken. Copyright: Pierre Vogel TV

Christopher Walken confirmed for Stephen Merchant's The Offenders

Christopher Walken has been confirmed as leading the cast of Stephen Merchant's BBC comedy drama The Offenders, which has resumed filming.

Dating No Filter. Copyright: Monkey Kingdom TV

Comedians in control in Sky's Dating No Filter

Sky One is making a UK version of hit US format Dating No Filter. The show sees comedians setting up people on dates and then commenting on the results.

BBC Comedy Association News

BBC Comedy Association launched to support creators

The BBC Comedy Association has been launched. Featuring bursaries, competitions and broadcast seasons, the corporation aims to support British comedy creators through a range of initiatives.

Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions Online

Rowan Atkinson to star in Netflix series Man Vs Bee

Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson is making a new Netflix series called Man Vs Bee. He plays a character battling a bee in a luxurious mansion in the 10-part physical comedy series.

Features

Arthur Askey. Copyright: BBC Features

Novelty Jukebox: Arthur Askey - Hello Playmates (1957)

In this edition of Novelty Jukebox it's big hearts and silly songs with Arthur Askey and 1957's Hello Playmates.

BCG Pro

BBC Comedy Association Pro

BBC Comedy Association opportunities

A summary of the opportunities available via the newly formed BBC Comedy Association.

Press clippings

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Owl Power

Gone Fishing review

Need a comedy straight man to crack the jokes? Bob's your uncle!

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 14th December 2020
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Owl Power

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Christmas Fishing review

Comic babble and the odd catch in the throat.

Carol Midgley, The Times, 14th December 2020
The Comeback. Image shows from L to R: Ben Ashenden, Alexander Owen, The Pin. Copyright: Oliver Ross / Feast Creative

The Comeback review

There's plenty of charm, but don't fall for the hype.

Clive Davis, The Times, 14th December 2020
John Sessions

John Sessions remembered by William Boyd

The novelist recalls his friend, the actor and joyful comedian who suffered badly from stage fright and was too shy to publish his own stories.

William Boyd, The Guardian, 14th December 2020
The Vicar Of Dibley. Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Dawn French wasn't the first choice for Dibley

The hit 90s comedy recently returned to the BBC for a series of lockdown specials and producer Peter Bennett-Jones has opened up on some behind-the-scenes secrets, revealing that Richard Curtis never actually wrote the role of Geraldine Grainger for Dawn.

Rebecca Lewis, The Sun, 14th December 2020
The Comeback. Image shows from L to R: Ben Ashenden, Alexander Owen, The Pin. Copyright: Oliver Ross / Feast Creative

Review: The Comeback

No sooner has The Comeback hit the West End stage than it will be forced to close, as London goes into Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions from Wednesday.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th December 2020
Robin Ince. Copyright: Timothy Ginn

Robin Ince's carnival of comics, comets & The Cure

From Harry Hill to Helen Sharman, Ince's Christmas mashup of comedy, science and music - Nine Lessons and Carols for Socially Distanced People - reached dizzy heights.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th December 2020
The Vicar Of Dibley. Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

The Vicar Of Dibley in Lockdown, review

Did the Vicar taking a knee warrant such pearl-clutching?

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 14th December 2020
R.I.P - Rest In Peace

Tributes as comedy producer David Johnson dies at 60

The words of comedy and theatre have today paid tribute to ebullient producer David Johnson, who died yesterday at the age of 60.

Chortle, 14th December 2020

Voice cast for The Brilliant World Of Tom Gates

Multi-award-winning actress and comedian Catherine Tate and prolific TV actor Mark Bonnar lead the talented voice cast for The Brilliant World Of Tom Gates.

Screen Scotland, 14th December 2020

Videos

Get Noticed Online

Get Noticed!

4 mins, 21 secs

Work meetings can be tough - to succeed as a career woman, you need to be a tough lad.

Image shows from L to R: Nicola Dempsey, Rosie Dempsey Online

Flo & Joan: The 2020 Song

2 mins, 18 secs

Here is Flo & Joan's take on 2020.

Jake John-Taylor Online

The Guy That Almost Ruined Band Aid 1986

1 mins, 55 secs

Everyone's heard of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? but have you heard of the guy who almost ruined it?

Lola-Rose Maxwell Online

When you're trying to track a parcel

1 mins, 52 secs

A sketch about how hard it is to track a parcel.

Podcasts

My Dad Wrote A Porno. Image shows from L to R: James Cooper, Jamie Morton, Alice Levine

My Dad Wrote A Porno: My Dad Wrote A Christmas Porno 5 (Part 2)

46 minutes

In the second half of Rocky's festive chapter It's a Blinkin' Life, Belinda continues to discover the consequences of life without her in it.

TV & radio

My5 11am
45 min
Chuckle Time. Image shows from L to R: Paul Elliott, Barry Elliott. Copyright: So Television

Chuckle Time

Episode 7

Clip show hosted by the legendary Chuckle Brothers, Paul and Barry.

My5 11am
45 min
Chuckle Time. Image shows from L to R: Paul Elliott, Barry Elliott. Copyright: So Television

Chuckle Time

Episode 8

Clip show hosted by the legendary Chuckle Brothers, Paul and Barry.

My5 11am
45 min
Chuckle Time. Image shows from L to R: Paul Elliott, Barry Elliott. Copyright: So Television

Chuckle Time

Episode 9

Clip show hosted by the legendary Chuckle Brothers, Paul and Barry.

My5 11am
45 min
Chuckle Time. Image shows from L to R: Paul Elliott, Barry Elliott. Copyright: So Television

Chuckle Time

Episode 10

Clip show hosted by the legendary Chuckle Brothers, Paul and Barry.

My5 11am
45 min
Chuckle Time. Image shows from L to R: Paul Elliott, Barry Elliott. Copyright: So Television

Chuckle Time

Episode 11

Clip show hosted by the legendary Chuckle Brothers, Paul and Barry.

My5 11am
45 min
Chuckle Time. Image shows from L to R: Paul Elliott, Barry Elliott. Copyright: So Television

Chuckle Time

Episode 12

Clip show hosted by the legendary Chuckle Brothers, Paul and Barry.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Saddled. Image shows from L to R: Mark (Greg McHugh), Robbie (Gerry McLaughlin), Sue (Sally Reid), Francis (Robin Laing), Jack (Richard Rankin), Dawn (Lucianne McEvoy), Brennan (Richard Gadd)

Saddled

Series 2, Episode 3 - There's No U in Team

Francis decides to take The Easy Riders team bonding session onto national television.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue logo. Copyright: BBC

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue

Series 74, Episode 1 - Lockdown Recording 1

A special lockdown recording of the programme features Marcus Brigstocke, Rachel Parris, Miles Jupp, Rory Bremner, Jo Brand and Andy Hamilton with Jack Dee in the chair.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 6:30pm
30 min
The Musical Life Of.... Copyright: The Rubber Chicken

The Musical Life Of...

Series 2, Episode 3 - The Mabinogion

Can the entire Mabinogion, the classic Welsh prose story, be squeezed into 30 minutes? Let's find out.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:55pm
10 min
The Vicar Of Dibley. Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

The Vicar Of Dibley

The Vicar Of Dibley In Lockdown, Episode 2

The vicar learns that it is better to write her sermons sober, experiences the joy of going outside again and remembers her wonderful verger Alice.

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