BCG Daily Friday 1st January 2021
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Shappi Khorsandi: Yep, I'm all set for 2021
I've gone from dismissing the very notion of virtual gigs at the start of the first lockdown, to wondering how I ever coped with touring all over the country.
Shappi Khorsandi, The Independent, 1st January 2021Opinion: my talking head comeback
If you tune into Five on Friday, January 1 from 9pm you will definitely see Michael McIntyre in their documentary, Michael McIntyre: In His Own Words. You might also see some of me if I've made the edit.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st January 2021Opinion: the comedy week I will never forget
2020 might be a year we want to forget, but there is one week that I will never forget. Maybe it was a premonition and like a squirrel storing up nuts I wanted to get some comedy in the bank, but the week before Covid-19 really hit the UK I saw many more live shows than I usually see in a week in London.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st January 2021Comin' Over Here tops sales and download charts
But Stewart Lee/Asian Dub Foundation track only makes No 65 overall.
Chortle, 1st January 2021Eddie Izzard: "I don't think JK Rowling is transphobic"
Speaking to The Telegraph, the stand-up veteran shared his views on the Harry Potter author and previewed his upcoming streamed show.
The Telegraph, 1st January 2021David Johnson obituary
Theatre producer who took cult acts and controversial shows to bigger audiences.
Mark Ravenhill, The Guardian, 1st January 2021Eddie Izzard: "Call me she or he"
Every day this month, the unstoppable comedian is running a marathon - then doing stand-up. His goal? To 'make humanity great again'.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 1st January 2021James Corden unveiled as new face of Weight Watchers
James Corden has been signed up as the face of WW - the new name for Weight Watchers. The Gavin & Stacey actor, a star of late-night TV in America, told fans he was "sick and tired" of failing to lose weight every year - saying it was making him sad.
Jamie Downham, The Sun, 1st January 2021Iain Stirling and Laura Whitmore share wedding picture
Love Island's Laura Whitmore has revealed the first picture of her wedding to co-star Iain Stirling.
Jamie Downham, The Sun, 1st January 2021Bookworm: Author Kathy Benjamin puts the fun in 'Funeral'
It's Your Funeral! isn't your usual funeral planner. Nope, this planner is made for the person who cha-cha'd through life, catching every adventure, looking for the next party, and who doesn't want to go until Last Call is announced.
Terri Schlichenmeyer, Marco Eagle, 1st January 2021TV & radio
No More Jockeys
Christmas & New Year Specials - New Year's Day 2021 GameA special one-off No More Jockeys with Alex, Tim and Mark to mark the new year.
Breaking The News
Series 17, Highlights Special - Corona Free Breaking the NewsDes Clarke brings you the best of Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz and to give everyone a break, this will be a Covid free zone.
Austentatious
Episode 2 - Undead and Unwed: Part TwoA festive world premiere of an incredible 'lost' Jane Austen ghost story, full of wit, flirtation and dastardly behaviour - and cooked up on the spot by the UK's finest improv troupe.
The News Quiz
Series 104, Highlights Special - Best Of 2020Andy Zaltzman gives 2020 the treatment it deserves in this compilation episode of News Quiz highlights from planet earth's latest annus horribilis.
Taskmaster
Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2021, New Year Special - The Fastest DuckFilm actor John Hannah, Channel 4 news anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy, actress Nicola Coughlan, television and radio presenter Rylan Clark-Neal and renowned dancer-now-Strictly head judge Shirley Ballas complete a series of tasks in the hard-fought, high-stakes, ridiculous game show. Assistant Alex Horne helps coax the contestants, but it's Taskmaster Greg Davies who determines the victor, who win his golden eyebrows.
Michael McIntyre: In His Own Words
An affectionate look back at the comedian's life and career thus far in a documentary charting his early struggles to launch his showbusiness career through to hosting the Royal Variety Performance and his arena-filling tours. Contributors include McIntyre himself, alongside Jonathan Ross, Eamonn Holmes, Marcus Brigstocke, Rob Rinder, Kate Copstick and Andi Osho.
Mrs. Brown's Boys
Christmas 2020, New Year Special - Mammy's Memories?More hilarity and hi-jinx from Agnes and her family as they cope with life after lockdown.
Frankie Boyle's New World Order
Special - Frankie Boyle's 2020 New World OrderFrankie Boyle returns with his New World Order end of year special where, with the help of Miles Jupp, Sophie Duker, Ken Cheng, Rob Delaney, Holly Walsh and Kiri Pritchard-McLean, he dissects the bewildering year that was 2020.