BCG Daily Friday 26th February 2021
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Stand Up and Deliver, Channel 4 review
Comedians teach celebrities the art of stand-up.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 26th February 2021Stand Up And Deliver review
When I watch stand-up on TV, I can never shake the feeling that I'm staring through a tiny window at a figure far away.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 26th February 2021Stand Up And Deliver, C4 review
I don't know if the best celeb comic gets a prize, but Jason Manford deserves an award for patience above and beyond the call of duty.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th February 2021Stand Up & Deliver review
Never laughed at a Tory? That could change.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 26th February 2021Comedians feature on fake stamps for charity campaign
Rosie Jones, Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley and Francesca Martinez have been commemorated on stamps. However, it's nothing to do with the Royal Mail - but a campaign urging the NHS to stop treating people with cerebral palsy like second-class citizens.
Chortle, 26th February 2021Whitehall reveals his hysterical childhood drawings
Jack Whitehall shared a series of hysterical drawings of celebrity icons, including Liam Gallagher, Cindy Crawford, Katie Price, Tupac, Dwayne Johnson and John Lennon, from his time at the prestigious Marlborough College in Wiltshire. 'I think I should stick to comedy,' concluded Jack after flicking through his old sketchbook on Instagram on Thursday.
Lydia Spencer-Elliott, Daily Mail, 26th February 2021Rosamund Pike reveals her boobs were Photoshopped
Rosamund Pike has revealed her boobs were Photoshopped bigger on the Johnny English Reborn movie poster.
The Gone Girl star warned digital body-tuning is altering society's perceptions of what a realistic body image is.
Dan Cain, The Sun, 26th February 2021Curtis Pritchard leaves fans in hysterics
Curtis Pritchard should probably stick to his day job as he leave fans cringing after trying his hand a stand-up comedy.
The Celebs Go Dating star left the audience cringing as he opted for some very blue humour in the hopes of getting a laugh.
Shannon Power, The Sun, 26th February 2021UK's trans stand-ups find comedy in hostile climate
With opposition to transgender issues regularly expressed by mainstream British figures, the country's trans comedians are often just trying to assert their humanity.
Alex Marshall, The New York Times, 26th February 2021How Two Pints Of Lager broke comedy's class ceiling
Noughties hit Two Pints of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps broke new ground and set its cast of working-class Northern kids up for huge success.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 26th February 2021Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: read the screenplay
Read the entire script (pdf).
Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 26th February 2021Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
No More Jockeys
Set 3, Episode 6 - Set 3, Game 6Tim and Mark have won two games each. Alex is hoping to win his second as well... provided that Buckinghamshire Broadband doesn't cut out again.
Breaking The News
Series 18, Episode 3Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz, and is joined by guests Fred MacAulay, Zoe Lyons, Maisie Adam & Gareth Waugh.
The Now Show
Series 58, Episode 1Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Jessica Fostekew who relays her time volunteering in a vaccination centre. Ken Cheng talks about his experiences as a Chinese Briton plus music from Beardyman...
The Graham Norton Show
Series 28, Episode 20 - Kate Winslet, Stanley Tucci, Orlando Bloom, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Aisling Bea, Silk City, Ellie GouldingKate Winslet jokes about overindulging during lockdown, Stanley Tucci says he and Colin Firth helped each other through unhappy times, Orlando Bloom talks about singing to his daughter, Kingsley Ben-Adir says he really wanted to play Malcolm X, Aisling Bea talks about her antidote to comedy, and Silk City featuring Ellie Goulding perform live in the studio.