BCG Daily Tuesday 23rd March 2021
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Rosie Jones: Covid to prompt change for disabled people
Comic Rosie Jones believes disabled people's experience of the pandemic will bring about a movement as powerful as Black Lives Matter or MeToo. "Six in 10 people who have died of Covid were disabled", she tells us. "There have been a lot of people let down during the pandemic."
Emily Prescott, Evening Standard, 23rd March 2021John Cleese auctions $69.3 million NFT artwork
"The world has gone terminally insane," Monty Python's John Cleese told Vanity Fair on the topic of getting into NFTs. So naturally, the comic actor known for silly walks is now selling a ludicrously expensive NFT of his own: a Vonnegut-esque drawing of the Brooklyn Bridge made on an iPad Pro.
The Verge, 23rd March 2021Uncle to be adapted for South Korea
BBC Studios has announced the first-ever commissioning of comedy series, Uncle, as a local format in South Korea.
Jon Creamer, Televisual, 23rd March 2021Loyiso Gola on his new Netflix show
He started out learning his craft on a school work experience programme. Now the comic is about to make history with the first stand-up special from Africa.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 23rd March 2021Kerry Godliman interview
The After Life and PRU star and comic recounts her love of anarchic late night live TV, from Friday Night Live to The Word.
Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 23rd March 2021Ricky Tomlinson & Shrewsbury 24 clear their names
Members of the so-called Shrewsbury 24, which included Ricky Tomlinson, who were convicted for picketing nearly 50 years ago have won a bid to clear their names at the Court of Appeal.
Sam Tobin and Danya Bazaraa, The Mirror, 23rd March 2021Covid lockdown: The comedians who kept us laughing
Meggie Foster, Steff Toddand Lucia Keskin were among those who went viral on social media.
Imran Rahman-Jones, BBC, 23rd March 2021Jarlath Regan: laughter is essential for mental health
Jarlath Regan has said that laughter is essential for mental health during the pandemic.
Elsa McEvoy, The Irish Sun, 23rd March 2021Jack Whitehall to host 4th BRIT Awards
Jack Whitehall will be back to host the BRIT Awards as the slightly delayed but much-needed bash comes back on 11th May.
Simon Boyle, The Sun, 23rd March 2021TV & radio
Reluctant Persuaders
Series 4, Episode 4 - Ask the Man Who Owns OneCopywriter Joe spirals into depression when an advert is ridiculed in the press, so Amanda and Hardacre compete to cheer him up and prove to the other that they are the more gifted mentor. Teddy has worries of his own as he attempts to care for a new pet.
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
Series 1, Episode 8Mel Giedroyc and Lou Sanders are joined by David Baddiel, Rob Rinder and Sophie Duker.
Fortunately... With Fi And Jane
Series 1, Episode 11 - Rock Peddlers And Radio Snooker, With Vick HopeJane Garvey and Fi Glover chat to Radio 1's Life Hacks presenter Vick Hope. She talks about about her role as a judge for this year's Women's Prize for Fiction, as well as Spanish evening classes, her neighbours' curtain habits and giving anatomy lessons to Scott Mills.