BCG Daily Friday 30th April 2021
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BBC Three's Starstruck is a sweet and funny romcom
It's a bit like Fleabag, only minus the self-loathing, the existential angst and, most noticeably, the Hot Priest.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 30th April 2021Soho Theatre announces reopening programme
Soho Theatre has announced its reopening season featuring live theatre, live comedy and live cabaret.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th April 2021Massive new tour for Mark Watson
This show has been some time in the making, thanks to all that unpleasantness with the virus. He's rarely looked forward to anything in his life. All those 41 years of it to date.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th April 2021Gary Delaney adds new dates to tour
After performing no fewer than 160 shows on his last circuit of the country, Gary Delaney might be expected to take a bit of a breather now. But he has spent the lockdown period burrowing through the looking-glass and emerging with his laatest show. Welcome to Gary In Punderland.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th April 2021Fern Brady announces 2022 tour
25 dates for Autistic Bikini Queen.
Chortle, 30th April 2021Alexander Armstrong made cathedral music ambassador
Alexander Armstrong has been announced as ambassador for Cathedral Music Trust.
Rosie Pentreath, Classic FM, 30th April 2021Hugo Chegwin interview
The actor, writer and People Just Do Nothing star on the things that make him laugh the most.
The Guardian, 30th April 2021Is This Time's Partridge the best Alan Partridge?
OK, maybe not the absolute best. But like a fine wine (one Alan would - can we shock you? - actually like very much), Steve Coogan's creation has improved with age, as he becomes more and more outdated.
Thomas Barrie, GQ, 30th April 2021This Time With Alan Partridge review
It's not exactly the most relaxing comedy to watch, but there are comic gems in the rich feast of awfulness.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th April 2021Rose Matafeo interview
Rose Matafeo on Starstruck, fangirling and the romcom renaissance.
Caitlin Danaher, Royal Television Society, 30th April 2021Bloods review
The series looks for comic potential in the emergency services through the antics of two mismatched colleagues.
Suzi Feay, The Financial Times, 30th April 2021Rose Matafeo remembers heckler's Ginger Spice insult
"I expect that I should get more hecklers, but I never did until this gig"
Will Richards, NME, 30th April 2021Saxondale is Steve Coogan's mid-life masterpiece
Why Coogan's portrait of a rock roadie in suburbia is one the most affectionate, acutely observed and affecting things he's ever done.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 30th April 2021This Time With Alan Partridge review
Welcome back, excruciating agony!
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 30th April 2021This Time With Alan Partridge review
Finally, some agonising TV worth watching.
Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 30th April 2021This Time With Alan Partridge review
Still an exquisite send up - but with a little too much Coogan.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 30th April 2021This Time With Alan Partridge review
Another triumph of awkwardness for North Norfolk's iconic digital DJ as modern mores threaten to topple this king of chat.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 30th April 2021Ricky Gervais films After Life in Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield has featured heavily in the first two seasons of After Life, with the Old Town Registration Office, in Windsor End, serving as the set for the Autumnal Leaves Care Home.
Bucks Free Press, 30th April 2021Johnny Vegas on reuniting with Sian Gibson
"We're like a pair of comfortable slippers".
David Craig, Radio Times, 30th April 2021Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
No More Jockeys
Live Specials 2021 - Live Game 1Alex Horne, Tim Key and Mark Watson take a break from the main match to play a series of live games streamed for a live audience.
Alfie Moore: It's A Fair Cop
Series 6, Episode 1 - Dog TheftIn this first episode of the brand new series, Alfie tackles the topical crime of dog theft which has seen a huge rise in cases during the Covid pandemic.
The Flatshare
Episode 10In the final climactic episode there is much to celebrate: Leon turns up with a huge, apologetic, bunch of flowers and exciting news from the Court of Appeal is on its way.
The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected
Series 8, Episode 1Mark Nelson and his panel - Justin Currie, Ken Bruce and Jo Caulfield - decipher the good from the bad, with a few unexpected twists along the way.
The News Quiz
Series 105, Episode 3Andy Zaltzman and panellists Elis James, Ria Lina, Helen Lewis and Simon Evans square up to the week's headlines.
The Machynlleth Comedy Festival
2021, Episode 1 - The Machynlleth Stand-Up Showcase 2021 - Part 1Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts a night of stand-up comedy, with Leila Navabi, Leroy Brito, Esyllt Sears and Athena Kugblenu.
Trip Hazard
Series 1, Episode 4 - AngleseyRosie is joined by fellow comedian Jenny Eclair for an outdoorsy adventure on the beautiful island of Anglesey in Wales. The pair discover they'd make terrible farmers when they try their hand at sheep herding and visit the island's many Neolithic stone sites.
Have I Got News For You
Series 61, Episode 4Alexander Armstrong takes to the guest host's chair for the 36th time, more than any other guest host. Meanwhile Joe Lycett makes his debut on the programme, and Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark appears too.
This Time With Alan Partridge
Series 2, Episode 1Now the main man on BBC magazine show This Time, Alan is relishing his career Indian summer. However, with rumours of changes behind the scenes, he begins to wonder if his position might already be in jeopardy.
The Graham Norton Show
Series 28, Highlights SpecialThe second of two compilations of highlights from the recent series, featuring a host of stars.