BCG Daily Friday 25th February 2022
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The Duke: Why my family stole a masterpiece portrait
"If we grabbed it and ran... which is the best way to go? We go that way," he says, pointing to my right, "and we can get to the second floor, then go to the men's toilet and there's a ladder. Hopefully there's a ladder in the back, the ladder from 1961." The man giving me advice on how to steal a painting from the National Gallery knows what he is talking about. It was his family that stole the famous portrait of Goya's Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.
David Sillito, BBC, 25th February 2022
Dawn French to star in London Palladium panto
She will play Dame Trott, Jack's mum in Jack And The Beanstalk, in a £2 million show that will run at London's most famous variety house for five weeks, joining its core Christmas gang: Julian Clary, Paul Zerdin, Nigel Havers and Gary Wilmot.
Baz Bamigboye, Daily Mail, 25th February 2022
Billy Connolly Does... review
Billy Connolly explained the rules as he fondly recounted his years of 'bad behaviour' in the first of a series of anecdotes, plus clips from his live shows, Billy Connolly Does... (Gold).
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 25th February 2022
Jim Broadbent on art heists, the BBC and his friend Roger Michell
"You wouldn't be able to sell it as a fiction - if you said 'I've written this story', no-one would believe it. It's gloriously unbelievable, the whole thing," marvels 72-year-old Oscar winner Broadbent.
The Scotsman, 25th February 2022
Mrs Brown's Boys has dealt another blow to the comedy snobs
A new Netflix film is a reminder that people like comics to be funny - not just clever.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 25th February 2022
Sex Education store where Otis shoplifted in closure mystery
Mystery surrounds the future of the Sex Education shop after the convenience store in the smash hit Netflix drama closed its doors before Christmas.
Gloucestershire Live, 25th February 2022
Quercus to publish Rich Hall's Nailing It this August
The memoir will be launched at the Edinburgh Festival in August 2022.
Off The Kerb, 25th February 2022
Justin Moorhouse announces new tour
Stretch & Think kicks off in Septemer.
Chortle, 25th February 2022
Movie review: The Duke
Comfortingly old-fashioned and cosy comedy fare.
Damon Smith, Breaking News Ireland, 25th February 2022
Stephanie Aird warns fans of scammers ahead of comedy shows
A Hartlepool comedian has urged fans to buy tickets for her show only from the official provider after scamming attempts.
Pamela Bilalova, Hartlepool Mail, 25th February 2022
Blackpool comedy club refuses refund to woman using Ukraine as excuse
Last night (February 24), Comedy Station Comedy Club owner Ryan Gleeson shared a thread of emails from an unhappy customer who he said had been trying to claim a refund for over a week. In the emails shared, the customer cited the war in Ukraine as their reason for not making the trip from Hull to Blackpool to attend a show tomorrow night (February 26).
Rebecca Lockwood, Lancs Live, 25th February 2022
Matt Chorley: Who Is In Charge Here? review
Chorley's a knowledgable political commentator, but struggles with the extra mile to convert that into a strong evening's comedy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th February 2022
This Is Going To Hurt disrespectful to women? No it isn't
Driving the book and the script is a commitment to do justice to people's experiences and lives.
Val Walsh, The Guardian, 25th February 2022
Screen Gems lands untitled London Hughes comedy
The film follows a woman who is transported to 19th century England where she becomes entangled in and upends the love affairs of the community with her modern sensibilities.
Justin Kroll, Deadline, 25th February 2022
Nigel Ng review
The comic who hit it big as Uncle Roger is a zesty stage presence but coasts into a comfort zone of easy cross-cultural wisecracks.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th February 2022
Fighting Talk among shows moved from 5 Live due to Ukraine coverage
Fighting Talk is among some of the non-news/sport programmes being dropped from the radio this weekend at BBC Radio 5 Live to allow the station to continue its news coverage of the situation in Europe. Several shows are being made podcast-only instead.
Radio Today, 25th February 2022
Sheffield MP calls for Jimmy Carr to be banned from performing at City Hall
MP for Sheffield Central, Paul Blomfield, has called on Sheffield City Hall to reconsider its booking of comedian Jimmy Carr after his joke about the Holocaust sparked outrage. Mr Blomfield was one of 100 MPs who signed a letter to Netflix demanding the Holocaust comment be removed from Carr's TV show His Dark Materials.
ITV, 25th February 2022
Dawn French on going grey and returning to live comedy
Dawn French opens up about her recent hair transformation, her inspirational mum and how she feels about returning to live comedy this year with a one-woman show.
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Fags, Mags And Bags
Series 10, Episode 4 - Florence Flouncingtons Who Lives In Flouncingtons Quadrant On The Flouncingtons EstateSanjay is keen to help his friend Grebo find his true self which prompts the Lenzie rumour-mill to go into overdrive.
1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 21, Episode 2Des Clarke is joined by Tiffany Stevenson, Ray Bradshaw, Jay Lafferty & Marc Jennings.
5:30pm30 min
Horrible Histories
Series 9, Episode 14 - Smash Hit SongsRattus has an idea that might make him millions - he is going to launch a streaming service. However, to make Ratify a success, he is going to need some great songs from history.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 107, Episode 9Andy Zaltzman is joined by among others Angela Barnes, Ian Smith, Geoff Norcott and Desiree Burch to discuss Putin's invasion of Ukraine and the reaction at home and abroad. The team also look at the end of COVID restrictions in England, Johnson's questionnaire from the Met, and Trump's new social media venture.
8pm30 min
Would I Lie To You?
Series 15, Episode 8Auctioneer Raj Bisram, comedian Deborah Frances-White, presenter Stephen Mulhern and Chaser Jenny Ryan join host Rob Brydon and regular captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack on the comedy panel show.
10pm60 min
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Dating No Filter
Series 2, Episode 3It's time to get some dancing shoes on for our hopeful singletons Aaliyas and Brandel as they hope to get passions racing on a salsa dancing date. Then it's over to Sam and Sara for some clay pigeon shooting. But will anyone... um, pull? Overseeing the actions are the comedy pairings of Suzi Ruffell and Tom Allen, Chunkz and Yung Filly, Joel Dommett and Emily Atack, and London Hughes and Versona Rose.
10:50pm50 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 29, Episode 21 - Benedict Cumberbatch, RuPaul, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Diane Morgan, Regard x Years & YearsBenedict Cumberbatch says the Oscars will be great no matter what happens; RuPaul says it's gut wrenching for drag queens slashed from his show; Daisy Edgar-Jones believes her new film isn't for the faint-hearted; Diane Morgan talks about the terrible jobs she's had; and Regard and Years & Years perform live in the studio.