BCG Daily Saturday 5th June 2021

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Wallace & Gromit: The Big Fix Up

Wallace & Gromit set for Preston statue

Wallace & Gromit are set to have their own "cracking" statue in animator Nick Park's home of Preston.

The comedy duo will be sculpted in a bid to draw more visitors to the Lancashire city as covid rules ease.

BBC, 5th June 2021
Feel Good. Image shows from L to R: Mae (Mae Martin), George (Charlotte Ritchie)

Charlotte Ritchie talks Feel Good and more

The actor has crammed three sitcoms and a game show into 2021 - and we're only halfway through.

David Craig, Radio Times, 5th June 2021
Celebrity Juice. Leigh Francis

Paddy McGuinness and Keith Lemon star in Vindaloo video

Football anthem Vindaloo is being remade for the Euros - with Danny Dyer and Paddy McGuinness on vocals. Scenes for the video were shot this week, with actor Will Mellor, comic Leigh Francis and dancer Bez belting out a new version of the spicy Fat Les hit.

The Sun, 5th June 2021
Feel Good. Image shows from L to R: Mae (Mae Martin), George (Charlotte Ritchie)

Mae Martin on their unlikely cultural icons

Ahead of the new series of their comedy Feel Good, Martin honours the characters they identified with.

Mae Martin, The Guardian, 5th June 2021
Yuriko Kotani

Yuriko Kotani: Brighton Fringe (WiP 2021) review

"Sarcasm... Love it". These three words delivered deadpan by our clown for the evening instantly reminded me why I had been so excited to see Yuriko Kotani back on stage.

Clownster, 5th June 2021
Mic Drop

The problems of social distancing in comedy clubs

Covent Garden's Top Secret Comedy Club has reopened its brilliant stand up nights but the social distancing measures are hard to stomach.

John James, My London, 5th June 2021
John Sessions

John Sessions left £1.4million estate to his siblings

Actor John Sessions left most of his £1.4 million estate to his siblings.

The TV star, known for stints on QI, Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Have I Got News For You, died aged 67 in November after a heart attack.

Most of his estate went to his twin Margaret and his brother William.

Andrew Young, Mail on Sunday, 5th June 2021
Ed Gamble

Ed Gamble: The 10 songs that changed my life

Comedian, podcaster and heavy metal fan Ed Gamble guides us through his musical history - from System Of A Down to Bell Witch.

Luke Morton, Kerrang, 5th June 2021
Musical Comedy Awards

10 hot new acts at Musical Comedy Awards

We caught up with Musical Comedy Awards producer legend Ed Chappel to talk through the acts who will be live on the biggest night of the year for tuneful comedians.

Rupert Dannreuther, To Do List, 5th June 2021

Tom Allen: I'm fascinated with idea of camp as protest

The comic and presenter reflects on his favourite Pride memories and stand-out LGBTQ moments.

Daniel Welsh, The Huffington Post, 5th June 2021

Videos

TV & radio

Radio 4
10:30am
30 min
You're Dead To Me

You're Dead To Me

Series 3, Episode 4 - Joan Of Arc

Delusion or divine intervention? Take a look at the life of French heroine Joan of Arc. Greg Jenner is joined by comedian Catherine Bohart and historian Dr Helen Castor.

Radio 4
3pm
60 min
The Last Of England. Copyright: Sparklab Productions

The Last Of England

In this darkly comic drama by Neil McKay, set on an overnight ferry to Santander, three 60-something friends try and fail to come to terms with life, death, truth and Brexit.

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