BCG Daily Sunday 11th July 2021
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Press clippings
Bradley Walsh reveals he needs an operation
Bradley Walsh has revealed his secret health battle that changes his appearance. The 61-year-old has opened up about suffering from blepharitis, which gives him red, swollen and itchy eyelids during nasty flare-ups.
Amanda Devlin, The Sun, 11th July 2021An interview with Nathan Cassidy
That the ineffable Nathan Cassidy survived the lock down & is returning to the Fringe is no surprise.
Mumble Comedy, 11th July 2021Copstick: Comedy's doomed because we have to be woke
"I fear a deepening quicksand of prescription in which the art and craft of comedy is arguably sinking."
Chortle, 11th July 2021Review - Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Macbeth
Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Macbeth is another sure-fire hit for existing fans and a brilliant introduction for newbies to the series. Whether you are a dedicated theatre fan or just want a night out, if you love to laugh then this show is for you.
Andrew Houghton, A Younger Theatre, 11th July 2021Taboo review
The critic may have a horse in this race. Not only to protect the transgressive force of comedy which she holds so dear, but she, too, has been threatened with 'cancellation' after she was accused of being a 'rape apologist' a few years ago for unsympathetic comments about date-rape of an apocryphal teenager who 'dolls herself up, covers herself in make-up, goes out [and] gets shit-faced'. But she and her contributors throw up many interesting questions about the nature of comedy, the flirtations with offence that can give comedy its bite, the need for taboos for that line to exist, the unfair burden of representation on the shoulders of some comedians, and so much more,.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th July 2021Cambridge Comedy festival review
Mark Watson keeps head above water in washed-out Friday.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th July 2021TV & radio
Taboo
Why can we no longer just laugh? Kate Copstick and special guests form a comic offensive on the rise and rise of taboos in comedy. NB: Not for the easily offended!