BCG Daily Monday 30th August 2021
Press clippings
Sunday with Nick Frost
'I go through a jar of Nescafé a week'.
Rachel Corcoran, The Observer, 30th August 2021Corbynist comedy: the curious idyll of Jupiter Rising
In the course of her set at Jupiter Rising, a festival of "cutting-edge music and performance" held outside Edinburgh, the comedian Josie Long ran through some things she hates. For instance: Keir Starmer ("not a fan"), Boris Johnson ("blood on his hands"), landlords ("parasitic... I hope you die"), lockdown novelists ("scabs"), and anyone who kvetches about the "woke brigade", who "don't exist" beyond the heads of people in Kent. ("Why not picket the Boys' Brigade? At least they're an actual brigade.")...
Cal Revely-Calder, The Telegraph, 30th August 2021EastEnders star Kara Tointon completely transforms
EastEnders star Kara Tointon is a dead ringer for Kate Middleton as she plays the Royal.
The actress, who was cheerful Cockney Dawn Swann in the soap, is starring as the Duchess of Cambridge in the stage show The Windsors: Endgame.
Jamie Downham, The Sun, 30th August 2021Alex Horne on Taskmaster
'Greg is sort of the eye candy in the show'.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 30th August 2021Review: I Miss Amy Winehouse
This is an affectionate piece which has wit, warmth, and a celebration of womanhood on the sticky floors and in the smoky rooms of teenage drinking dens.
Louise Penn, LouReviews, 30th August 2021So You Think You're Funny Final 2021 review
Total respect to the ten finalists. Over 450 acts entered and this time heats had to take place via Zoom. So when it came to stepping onto the stage after MC Mark Watson's warm introductions they were doing it with minimal stage time under their belts.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th August 2021Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
Sunshine And Laughter
Episode 1Ernie Wise and Eric Morecambe meet when they appeared as young teenagers in one of Jack Hylton's variety shows in Swansea and discover they are kindred spirits.
Still So Awkward
Episode 6 - Lilianova HamptonovitchLily spends the day in character as a Russian aristocrat, Seb tries to live on £5, Frankie is determined to wear too-small boots, Jeff breaks Samson's invention and Josh gets mad.
The Unbelievable Truth
Series 26, Episode 6David Mitchell is joined by Lucy Porter, Frankie Boyle, Sally Phillips, and Neil Delamere as they lie on the subjects of moths, football, singing, and shopping.
Ghosts
Series 3, Episode 4 - I Love LucyAlison has invited Lucy to come to Button House for a sleepover, but after a concerning meeting with the solicitor, Alison must work out if Lucy is really who she says she is.
Channel Hopping With Jon Richardson
Series 2, Episode 5Jon gives his take on the world's wildest TV, with Rosie Jones and regular guest Judi Love. Featuring poverty porn game show Repo Games, sex education shows, and South Korean TV.
The Last Leg
The Last Leg Of Tokyo 2020, Episode 7Clara Amfo and Ollie Hinds are in the studio, whilst Rosie Jones checks out the archery skills on show in Tokyo.
Edinburgh Unlocked
Series 1, Episode 3Sanjeev Kohli hunts down the best one liners with Masai Graham and Adele Cliff, Leah MaCrae spills some secrets from her big, fat, fabulous diary. Just These Please sing us a song in the street, there's performance from Swallow the Sea Caravan Theatre, Weird and Wonderfull-ness from Rosco McClelland and Rachel Jackson finds out about post-pandemic dating with Eleanor Conway.