BCG Daily Monday 22nd March 2021
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Working From Home review
Johnny Vegas's chaotic pub quiz is a winner.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 22nd March 2021New Douglas Adams book reveals his predictions
In his personal notes, the author of the 1979 sci-fi classic The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy predicted a handheld electronic book reader and machines connecting multiple players to the same digital game.
Adam Sherwin, i Newspaper, 22nd March 2021Borat sequel wins Writers Guild Of America award
The Adapted Screenplay award to Sacha Baron Cohen and his team for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, boosting the Amazon sequel to Oscar frontrunner status.
Denise Petski, Anthony D'Alessandro, Dade Hayes, Deadline, 22nd March 2021Lovdev Barpaga apologies over offensive Jewish joke
Referencing the famous poem 'roses are red, violets are blue', he rhymed the lines with a shocking comment about a Jew. He later apologised on Twitter, admitting the line was 'highly offensive' and 'inappropriate'.
Stephanie Balloo, The Birmingham Mail, 22nd March 2021Daisy Francis on being a comedy agent
Management - what does it represent? (Do you see what I did there?) When I set up Daisy Francis Comedy Management (DFCM) I felt it was crucial to carve out the model I wanted for my agency and think carefully about what role I would play. The job title seemed obvious at the time. Surely, "Agent". But then the more work I did, the more I designed the inner workings of DFCM, the more I felt limited by my title. The title I had given myself. So why not change it? But what to?
Daisy Francis, Funny Women, 22nd March 2021Lollies to go ahead this year, Scholastic confirms
The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (Lollies) is set to make a comeback this year, after being cancelled due to Covid in 2020. Michael Rosen is set to return as head judge and will be joined on the shortlisting panel by actor, writer and comedian Stephen Mangan.
Ruth Comerford, The Bookseller, 22nd March 2021Can you love a stand-up special about loathing?
James Acaster's Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 is an outstanding show about the worst year in his life. (His girlfriend left him for Mr. Bean, and it went downhill from there.)
Jason Zinoman, The New York Times, 22nd March 2021Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Just A Minute
Series 86, Episode 5Gyles Brandreth acts as host. Paul Merton, Sheila Hancock, Tony Hawks and Pippa Evans talk without hesitation, deviation or repetition.
Welcome Strangers
Series 2, Episode 3In our third outing of the series, we'll be joining a tour guide whose clients rarely go home unsatisfied; Bloody-Eyes-Maud, the ghost from the chain letter you ignored in the 90s; a paramedic obsessed with pain (in the French sense of the word); some animals of surprising shapes and sizes and angles; an unprofessional flying naked baby; a warehouse that raises alarm bells; and many more.
The Stand Up Sketch Show
Series 3, Episode 7Routines by comedians including Alfie Brown, Adam Rowe, Felicity Ward, Kemah Bob, Huge Davies, Elf Lyons, Matt Richardson and Chris Washington are reconstructed as sketches.