BCG Daily Friday 21st May 2021
Press clippings
Taskmaster review
Should you be looking for a show that treats its stars with utter disrespect, Taskmaster (C4) is just the ticket.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 21st May 2021We Are Lady Parts, Channel 4 review
Nida Manzoor's smart sitcom breaks new ground.
Adam Sweeting, The Arts Desk, 21st May 2021John Robertson to stage 50 hour version of Dark Room
John Robertson is to stage a 50-hour online performance of his interactive gaming stand-up show The Dark Show next week.
Chortle, 21st May 2021Trying, Apple TV+ review
Esther Smith triumphs anew in adoption-centred comedy-drama.
Matt Wolf, The Arts Desk, 21st May 2021Mike Wozniak: saluting the king of our hearts
Tick tock, it's Wozniak o'clock! Taskmaster series 11 may be over, but one contestant will forever have a special place in our heart.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 21st May 2021Samantha Baines writes her second children's book
The Night the Moon Went Out, which will be published in August, is about a girl who goes on a mission to fix the moon with her owl friend, when it suddenly goes out one night.
Chortle, 21st May 2021Indoor and outdoor shows set to be staged by Traverse
One of Edinburgh's leading year-round cultural venues has revealed it is planning to stage indoor and outdoor shows at this year's Fringe - if current social distancing restrictions are eased.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 21st May 2021Backstage with... stars of parenting comedy Trying
An interview with Rafe Spall and Esther Smith.
Claire Gregory, Sky News, 21st May 2021Shappi Khorsandi: cancel culture is ruining comedy
When those who are not risk takers declare a comic is 'cancelled', well, excuse me if I think the noble, raw art of stand-up comedy is something they neither know or care about.
Shappi Khorsandi, The Independent, 21st May 2021Revisiting Shaun Of The Dead
If someone asked you to name just one British horror comedy - just one among a filmography filled with buckets of blood and Yorkshire tea in equal measure - I'm almost positive your mind would cast itself to one iconic picture...
Rebecca Sayce, Capers Magazine, 21st May 2021David Walliams writing a new TV series with Matt Lucas
David Walliams has revealed he is writing a new TV series with Little Britain co-star Matt Lucas.
The comedians worked together on the popular sketch comedy show between 2003 and 2007 on television.
Liam Llewellyn, The Sun, 21st May 2021Rare Beasts review
Billie Piper's debut viciously mauls romcom conventions.
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 21st May 2021Rare Beasts review
Billie Piper's film is underwritten and overacted.
Kevin Maher, The Times, 21st May 2021Trying Series 2 review
With Esther Smith and Rafe Spall back in delightful form, it would be hard to find a better pair to build a heartwarming comedy around.
Steve Greene, IndieWire, 21st May 2021Pride And Prejudice* (*Sort Of) transfers to West End
An irreverent reworking of Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice is transferring to the West End's Criterion Theatre in October.
Written by Isobel McArthur, Pride And Prejudice* (*Sort Of) was first seen at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018.
Theo Bosanquet, What's On Stage, 21st May 2021Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
The Theo The Mouse Show
Episode 5 - The Ah Ay GameWendy teaches Theo about the different sounds the letter A makes and Theo goes on a TV Quiz Show.
No More Jockeys
Live Specials 2021 - Live Game 4With Alex Horne, Tim Key and Mark Watson having each won a game, who will win the decider?
Alfie Moore: It's A Fair Cop
Series 6, Episode 4 - Vehicle StopThis week's topic is a vehicle stop - when do the police have a right to stop your car?
The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected
Series 8, Episode 3This week Mark is joined by Clare Grogan who made a terrible first impression during a high profile breakfast, Chaser Paul Sinha who tells us what it's really like on the red carpet, and joining in from L.A. Greg Proops remembers the joys of getting a cheap haircut in Glasgow.
Precious Little Thing
Willow and Nicole's journeys collide in the dead of night when they unexpectedly meet in the garden of a London mansion. Both desiring something from inside No. 92, they join forces to break in. But once they do, and get caught by the Nanny, Bian, it's soon revealed that they haven't been completely honest with each other.
The News Quiz
Series 105, Episode 6Andy Zaltzman and panellists including Anand Menon, Geoff Norcott, Eleanor Tiernan and Felicity Ward square up to the week's headlines.
The Treason TV Show
Series 3, Episode 8 - Compilation EditionHighlights from the third series of the hugely successful satirical comedy show.
Have I Got News For You
Series 61, Episode 7Richard Ayoade guest presents - his sixth time in the host's chair. Joining the actor and comedian as the two guest panellists are broadcaster and writer Richard Osman and the former co-chairwoman of the Conservative Party, Baroness Warsi.
This Time With Alan Partridge
Series 2, Episode 4Alan gets the chance to showcase the harder edge of his broadcasting chops by delivering an expose of the chemsex phenomenon and drama therapist Izzy Barnes leads a live workshop in the This Time studio.