BCG Daily Sunday 2nd May 2021
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Spitting Image puppets to tread boards in West End
For many years, no public figure of a certain standing was safe from being lampooned by grotesque latex figurines on primetime TV. Now they will have to absorb potshots from the stage too. The satirical puppet show Spitting Image is bound for the West End with a live run likely next year.
Liam Kelly, The Sunday Times, 2nd May 2021Week in TV: This Time With Alan Partridge, Starstruck
Rose Matafeo's sitcom delights.
Euan Ferguson, The Observer, 2nd May 2021Extract: Geoff Norcott - Where Did I Go Right?
In this extract from his new book, Norcott reveals how witnessing the harm caused to his own family by the benefits culture saw him turn his back on Labour.
Geoff Norcott, Mail on Sunday, 2nd May 2021Alan Carr was once the victim of car crime
Alan Carr has revealed that his Mini Cooper was stolen during the 2011 London riots - then used in a ram-raid.
Chortle, 2nd May 2021Jongleurs announces comeback gigs
The reborn Jongleurs comedy club has announced its first batch of dates, featuring old-school comics as well as circuit stalwarts. One of the first events to be staged under the banner will be at the Blackpool Winter Gardens later this month featuring former EastEnders star Shaun Williamson alongside Bobby Davro, pictured, and Billy Pearce.
Chortle, 2nd May 2021Malcolm Hardee stole Freedie Mercury's cake - version 2
On 5th August 1996 (timed to coincide with that year's Edinburgh Fringe) Fourth Estate published I Stole Freddie Mercury's Birthday Cake, the autobiography of comedian, club-owner and anarchic bon viveur Malcolm Hardee. In it, among many other scarcely credible (but actually true) tales, he tells of the time he did, indeed, steal Freddie Mercury's birthday cake. Never one to under-anecdote, in 1995 Malcolm also told the same story in Funny Talk, an anthology of new writing (edited by Jim Driver) about and around the world of comedy and showbiz.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 2nd May 2021Count Binface on his London mayor bid
Count Binface may not triumph in London's mayoral poll but just by standing he has raised awareness of homelessness and the unique power of humour in British politics.
Count Binface, The Big Issue, 2nd May 2021Jamie MacDonald interview
"I stumbled on stage as a blind guy and then stumbled off five minutes later, a funny blind guy."
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 2nd May 2021Adrian Edmondson traps himself on window ledge
Star of British comedies The Young Ones and Bottom had to be rescued from the outside of his house by the fire brigade.
Edna Mohamed, The Guardian, 2nd May 2021TV & radio
The Machynlleth Comedy Festival
2021, Episode 2 - Live From Lockdown 3Join Kiri Pritchard-McLean for the another episode which sees Carys Eleri, Egg, Jordan Brookes, Tarot & Tim Key emerging into the new normal.
The Confessional
Series 1, Episode 3 - Clarke PetersThis week, Clarke Peters, famous for his roles as Lester Freamon in The Wire and Albert Lambreaux in Treme, surprises with his stories of youthful indiscretions, hidden loot and embarrassing his brother on the Borscht Belt.