BCG Daily Friday 18th March 2022
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The Phantom Of The Open review
Impostor at the Open who'll hack his way into your heart.
Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 18th March 2022
The Phantom Of The Open: Gentle comedy makes the cut
True-ish comedy celebrates 'world's worst golfer'.
Donald Clarke, The Irish Times, 18th March 2022
Knifeman slashed bouncer's cheek at Bernard Manning's Embassy Club
A 'hostile' man slashed the bouncer's check with a knife before fleeing a fight at Bernard Manning's Embassy Club last week, according to a council report.
Joseph Timan, Manchester Evening News, 18th March 2022
Is Catherine Tate's new film missing a director credit?
If you want to review the film, you have to buy a ticket after the movie is released, like anyone else. This is, traditionally, not considered an optimistic omen. Bleeding Cool has also noted the accompanying poster is missing a very important credit, that of the movie's director, Josie Rourke. Credited as the director of The Nan Movie in all previous publicity, Rourke has not posted anything on her social media regarding the film.
Rich Johnston, Bleeding Cool, 18th March 2022
Abigail's Party is still the ultimate FOMO drama
This new staging of Mike Leigh's 1977 play at Watford Palace Theatre takes a while to get going, but the ending retains its power to shock.
Claire Allfree, The Telegraph, 18th March 2022
Monkey Barrel announces its 2022 Edinburgh Fringe programme
This year will be the venue's biggest festival yet, with more than 70 acts across eight rooms, including former free venues The Hive and Carnivore coming into the fold.
Chortle, 18th March 2022
Hannah Gadsby at the Palladium review
A comedian at the top of her game.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 18th March 2022
New comedy club to promote talent in the Highlands & Islands
The Chieftain Comedy Club in Inverness will meet monthly at the city's Chieftain Hotel, in Millburn Road, and aims to help established and new comedians with writing and performing.
Val Sweeney, The Inverness Courier, 18th March 2022
Six The Musical to be staged at Hampton Court Palace
The comic musical will be performed at Henry VIII's iconic west London palace this summer.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 18th March 2022
The BBC's Little Britain edits make no sense
No blacking up, but transphobia is fine? Attempts to sanitise the sketch show for more 'modern' audiences are self-defeating - and reveal a twisted hierarchy of offence.
Ella Whelan, The Telegraph, 18th March 2022
The Nan Movie review
Brutally unfunny outing for Catherine Tate's sweary old lady.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 18th March 2022
The Nan Movie review
Catherine Tate's 'comedy' is as interminable as it is revolting.
Robbie Collin, The Telegraph, 18th March 2022
The Nan Movie review
The Nan Movie is a terrible film with a much better film hiding inside it. And Catherine Tate should have made that film instead.
Rich Johnston, Bleeding Cool, 18th March 2022
The Phantom Of The Open review
Mark Rylance plays golfing imposter Maurice Flitcroft in a buoyantly comedic take on this astonishing true-life tale.
Emma Simmonds, The List, 18th March 2022
The Nan Movie review
Weirdly, thanks to the skills of Tate and Parkinson, The Nan Movie does a better job with its dramatic beats than it does with its comedy.
Ian Freer, Empire, 18th March 2022
The Nan Movie review
It is not an easy film to be bothered about.
Tom Beasley, Film Stories, 18th March 2022
Bill Bailey: Why the BBC rejected my Eurovision song
Bill Bailey has revealed his bid for Eurovision was rejected by the BBC for being 'too silly'.
Chortle, 18th March 2022
The Nan Movie review: 3/10
I was anticipating a possible car crash. Why is there no director credited for the movie? And what did I get? I got two very different films. One utterly excellent, the other a terrible atrocity for the eyes and ears.
Rich Johnston, Bleeding Cool, 18th March 2022
How The Royle Family changed comedy forever
This was comedy like I'd never seen it before. It arrived in an era when studio sitcoms were the only form of comedy.
Luke Knowles, The Custard TV, 18th March 2022
Coronation Street fans spot Derren Litten
Benidorm creator Derren Litten appeared on the cobbles as Maria Connor's political nemesis Bernard Barnes.
Carl Greenwood, The Sun, 18th March 2022
Little Britain was right to axe Blackface but wheelchair users are still the butt of the joke
Little Britain has now returned to BBC iPlayer with offending scenes axed to 'reflect the changes in the UK's cultural landscape'. However, Paul Newman, 45, from Portsmouth, has been left questioning why other characters, such as wheelchair user Andy, were left in.
Jill Robinson, The Sun, 18th March 2022Videos
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