BCG Daily Tuesday 22nd March 2022

Netflix Bank Of Dave movie filming takes over Leeds

Leeds Central Square was used for filming scenes of the upcoming movie Bank Of Dave, which stars Rory Kinnear and Joel Fry.

Newark, Newark sitcom 'a homecoming' for Mathew Horne

Gavin And Stacey star Mathew Horne is back on the box but, this time, in a sitcom closer to home.

Final acts announced for Wells Comedy Festival

Reginald D Hunter, Spencer Jones, Aaron Simmonds, Olga Koch, Sean McLoughlin, Sunil Patel and Babatunde Aleshe are announced as the final acts to join the bill for Wells Comedy Festival 2022.

Jason Byrne announces Unblocked tour

Jason Byrne has announced his new UK tour, Unblocked, which hits the road this autumn.

Brass Eye's outtakes show the brutal TV comedy was the tip of an iceberg

With rare footage and personal insights, the documentary Oxide Ghosts is a must-see for fans of Chris Morris's satire, which is 25 years old.

Cast announced for The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ - the Musical

Queen's Theatre Hornchurch today announce full casting for their brand new fresh and joyful musical adaptation of The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ - the Musical (28 April - 21 May 2022).

How to make your sitcom funnier by starting in the middle

Don't start at the beginning which is a terrible place to start.

Del Boy and Rodders face the end: inside Only Fools' darkest hour

A 1981 episode, "The Russians Are Coming", combined nuclear fears with real-life heroism to devastating effect. Time for a rewatch?

The Guilty Feminist Live review

Stranger Things actor Millie Bobby Brown discusses her experiences on male-dominated sets, alongside hosts Susan Wokoma and Deborah Frances-White's stand-up comedy.

Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off final 2022 review

The year has rolled around to the Leicester Square Sketch Off final, this year streamed by NextUp for an online audience as well as the theatre crowd, although it might have been a crowd of drinkers who accidentally found themselves in front of stage, such was the drunk and chatty behaviour of a few would-be personalities.

Jessie Cave gives birth to fourth child

Comedian and Harry Potter star Jessie Cave has revealed she's given birth to her fourth child.

The 34-year-old actress, who played Lavender Brown in the hit film series, posted a series of adorable pictures from hospital tonight.

Alex Edelman in praise of Four Lions, 'the Muslim Blazing Saddles'

It feels like a movie that shouldn't work, but it does. You just hear the premise: a movie about five Muslim suicide bombers in the U.K. written by three white guys. You'd think it would be offensive, and you'd never believe it'd get made, but the fact that it's done with so much love and so much pathos, it felt very warm and handmade and loving, and it just seemed like it was a perfect high-risk-maneuver satire.

Stewart Lee: Snowflake/Tornado review

Stewart Lee takes Netflix comedians, Tony Parsons and his own health to task in an unstoppable two-part show.

Mark Drakeford condemns 'abhorrent' Jimmy Carr joke

The Welsh First Minister has condemned as "abhorrent" a joke made by Jimmy Carr as the comedian prepares to perform in Cardiff next Monday.

Shameless actor Maggie Fox dies after 'sudden accident'

Coronation Street and Shameless star Maggie Fox has died after an accident.