BCG Daily Friday 4th March 2022
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Still Game director reveals Chewin' The Fat characters were tipped for spin-off
"One of them was Ronald Villiers, the other was Karen Dunbar's hilarious biology teacher and then the old guys from Chewin' The Fat, as we would call them." Michael Hines shared the behind-the-scenes scoop during an interview on That's Plenty: A Still Game Podcast.
The Scottish Sun, 4th March 2022
Catherine Bohart at Soho Theatre review
After a disastrous couple of years, the Irish comic's standing tall - and making a great show about it.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 4th March 2022
Catherine Bohart review
This Isn't For You is full of shafts of sunlight despite the fact that her OCD got worse during lockdown.
Richard Maguire, The Reviews Hub, 4th March 2022
Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith reunite in stage comedy
Gatiss will direct his colleague in The Unfriend, a new play by Doctor Who and Coupling writer Steven Moffat that premieres at the Chichester Festival Theatre in May.
Chortle, 4th March 2022
Interview: Lost Voice Guy
After being crowned the winner of Britain's Got Talent, it's fair to say that Consett-born Lee Ridley's life has been full of craziness.
Cameron Wright, Narc Magazine, 4th March 2022
Work in progress Edinburgh run for Daniel Sloss
Catch this strictly limited season this August at Edinburgh's stunning new Just The Tonic NUCLEUS venue.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th March 2022
Hannah Gadsby: Vladimir Putin and Jimmy Carr are 'interchangeable'
Appearing on The Last Leg, the Australian comic said: "I think at the moment Vladimir Putin and Jimmy Carr are interchangeable. They both hate minorities, they don't like contributing to the public purse, and they see the same plastic surgeon."
Rachael O'Connor, Metro, 4th March 2022
When Michael Met Benny review
This sounds like a blatant pitch for one of Sky Arts' Urban Myths episodes: a dramatisation of what happened when Michael Jackson met Benny Hill.
Chortle, 4th March 2022Videos
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1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 21, Episode 3Des Clarke is joined by Geoff Norcott, Amy Matthews, Stuart Mitchell & Rachel Jackson.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 107, Episode 10Andy Zaltzman is joined by Mark Steel, Lucy Porter, Sindhu Vee and Danny Finkelstein to discuss war in Ukraine and the international reaction.
9pm30 min
Would I Lie To You?
Series 15, Episode 9Guest panellists Jo Brand, Sam Quek, Bobby Seagull and Joe Thomas join host Rob Brydon and regular captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack on the comedy panel show.
10pm60 min
10pm60 min
Dating No Filter
Series 2, Episode 4It's gin o'clock for Ellise and Elly as the young pair look for the perfect blend when they head out on a gin making date. Meanwhile, Josh and Zaina enter the dangerous world of Escape Rooms for their date - where the possibility of being trapped in a room with a 'definite no' becomes all too real. Observing from a safe distance will be the comic pairings of Josh Widdecombe and Rosie Jones, Chunkz and Yung Filly, Suzi Ruffell and Tom Allen and The Receipts.
10:35pm45 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 29, Highlights SpecialThe first of two compilations of highlights from the recent series, featuring a host of stars including Will Smith, Dame Judi Dench, Lady Gaga and Daniel Craig.