BCG Daily Tuesday 12th July 2022
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Sally Phillips on daring to star in a sex comedy film
Older women may finally be having the last laugh at the cinema this summer - Sally Phillips is starring in the second film in a matter of weeks about middle-aged women enjoying sex.
Helen Bushby, BBC, 12th July 2022
Is the Fringe too expensive for performers?
It is often hoped to be the beginning of a great career. And while the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has catapulted many actis to fame, for others, it has left them with debt and misery. Now it has been reported in the Guardian that some have pledged to avoid it altogether.
Kara Kennedy, The Herald, 12th July 2022
Why TikTok reels are reshaping comedy
Comedians are finding they're not just adapting for an audience when producing online content, they're adapting for an algorithm.
Liam Pape, The Spectator, 12th July 2022
Celya AB interview
The stand-up on who makes her laugh, what she misses most about home, and learning to tune out bad advice from drunk people.
Liam Pape, The Guardian, 12th July 2022Edinburgh 2022: BriTANicK Q&A
BWW catches up with BriTANicK to chat about coming to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 12th July 2022Edinburgh 2022: Sian Clarke Q&A
BWW catches up with Sian Clarke to chat about bringing The Sian Clarke Experience to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 12th July 2022
The BroadwayWorld Edfringe Survival Guide
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe can be a bit daunting even if you're a regular, so BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue has compiled her top tips for navigating the festival.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 12th July 2022
The Baby review
Gory horror-comedy that takes the pressure of motherhood to the extreme.
Leila Latif, British Film Institute, 12th July 2022
More shows added to Podcast Festival
More shows have been added to the Cheerful Earful podcast festival coming to London this Autumn.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th July 2022Free mental health support at the Edinburgh Fringe
The Laughing Horse Free Festival, thanks to support from the Fringe Resilience Fund, will be running a mental health support programme for performers and anyone else working at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to help keep everyone who needs it mentally healthy this Fringe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th July 2022
Finlay Christie: Is Tik-Tok good for comedy?
Finlay Christie on what digital comics can learn from older stand-ups - and vice-versa.
Finlay Christie, Chortle, 12th July 2022
How the devil are you, Danielle Walker?
I've always told stories but some self awareness clicked in when I was 20ish around why people were laughing at the stories.
Punchline UK, 12th July 2022He was almost Harry Potter, podcaster and comedian Red Richardson reveals all
Harry Potter may have made a household name of Daniel Radcliffe but it could have been very different. Edinburgh Fringe favourite Red Richardson was very nearly cast as the wizard, just failing to land the wand-wielding role.
The Scotsman, 12th July 2022
Fringe 2022: Here are 11 recent Live At The Apollo stand-up comedians set to play
If you're a fan of the BBC stand-up comedy show there'll be plenty to chances to see a range of familiar faces take to the microphone at venues across the city this August.
David Hepburn, Edinburgh Evening News, 12th July 2022
7 five-star comedians to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
Can they be the 'Best of the Fest' again this year?
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 12th July 2022
Why does Penny Mordaunt hate Dad's Army?
Charles Moore has dug up quite the quote from Tory leadership hopeful Penny Mordaunt today. In her 2021 book Greater: Britain After The Storm she reveals that she hates Dad's Army and the other sitcoms written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft.
Gareth Roberts, Unherd, 12th July 2022
Next up reveals some of the Edinburgh Fringe shows it will be live streaming
Comedy streaming site NextUp has revealed some of the Edinburgh Festival shows it will be streaming this August.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th July 2022
Kalpna Patel-Knight appointed in new Head of Entertainment Commissioning role
Kate Phillips, Director of Unscripted, has announced that Kalpna Patel-Knight will take on the newly created Head of Entertainment commissioning role following an internal restructure of BBC Television's senior leadership team, which saw the recent closure of the Director of Entertainment role.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th July 2022
Sally Phillips interview
My parenting objective is to get through the day without anyone getting a rash.
Nicole Vassell, The Independent, 12th July 2022
Edinburgh 2022: Garrett Millerick Q&A
BWW catches up with Garrett Millerick about bringing Just Trying to Help to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 12th July 2022Edinburgh 2022: Fills Monkey Q&A
BWW catches up with Fills Monkey to chat about bringing We Will Drum You to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Broadway World, 12th July 2022
Edinburgh 2022: Myra Dubois Q&A
BWW catches up with Myra Dubois to chat about bringing A Problem Shared to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 12th July 2022Edinburgh 2022: Emily Wilson Q&A
BWW catches up with Emily Wilson about bringing Fixed to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 12th July 2022
Edinburgh 2022: Crybabies Q&A
BWW catches up with Crybabies to chat about bringing Bagbeard to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 12th July 2022Edinburgh 2022: Hannah Pilkes Q&A
BWW catches up with Hannah Pilkes to chat about bringing A Woman on the Verge to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 12th July 2022
Edinburgh 2022: Katie Pritchard Q&A
BWW catches up with Katie Pritchard to chat about bringing Disco Ball to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 12th July 2022
Edinburgh 2022: Alasdair Beckett-King Q&A
BWW catches up with Alasdair Beckett-King to chat about bringing Nevermore to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 12th July 2022
Edinburgh 2022: Colin Hoult Q&A
BWW catches up with Colin Hoult to chat about bringing The Death of Anna Mann to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 12th July 2022Katie Pritchard interview
Disco Ball is a coming-of-age story written and performed by an adult who is learning to accept herself in all of her imperfect humanhood and celebrate that knowing yourself can bring you so much joy and happiness!
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Kylie Brakeman interview
Linda Hollywood's Big Hollywood Night started out as a one-minute comedy sketch that I posted online during the pandemic about a highly strung agent taking calls as she drives down Sunset Blvd. And now she's live!
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Linus Karp interview
My partner describes it as a "Ted Talk from hell", which may be pretty accurate.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Lucy Frederick interview
This year my show is about being a fat bride.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Luke Wright interview
This is simply the VERY best 55 minutes of poetry I can do.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Mason King interview
In essence, the theme of the show is in the title... we play games with your mind... but in a fun kind of way!
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Michelle Kalt interview
The show is about the time I went through a very Swiss (= obnoxiously peaceful) break-up and, specifically, about what happened afterwards.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Milo Edwards interview
Voicemail is a show fundamentally about life-changing events and specifically the most life-changing event of all: death.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Myra DuBois interview
It's a live, inter-active self-help seminar where I shall be curing the ails and woes of my adoring AdMyras, plus a special surprise celebrity wellness seeker each day!
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Nick Everritt interview
Nick Everritt: Quiet is a stand-up show which lovingly mocks the tropes and conventions of the Edinburgh hour.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Patrick Spicer interview
It's a super fun light show about thinking there's something horribly and fundamentally wrong with you, and having no idea how to find out what it is or how to fix it.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Paul Vickers interview
A Twonkey show is just I, it's not a play.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Scott McPherson interview
It's observational and intriguing insights into everyday subjects.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Shazia Mirza interview
I was meant to start the tour in March 2020 but then the pandemic happened and all of a sudden everything I'd written was irrelevant, out of date and uninteresting. So I've re-written it about 11 times and decided now that this is what I'm going to do.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022The Great Baldini interview
'The Great Baldini' is a magical superstar, a relict of the music halls and a theatrical performer of the old school.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Toby Isaacs interview
Like many others, this show was going to be my debut at Edinburgh Fringe 2020, where the theme focused on trying to change the world. Then world change was forced upon us all.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Will Duggan interview
Iceberg is a show about rage, and the wide scope of things that we put under the umbrella of rage.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Yuriko Kotani interview
It's a show about myself, a Japanese person living in London.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Zach Zucker interview
First and foremost, it's going to be (a) spectacular (industry showcase) and you're all going to love it. Or you might hate it!
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Showstopper! interview
We're back! And we are thrilled to be returning to Edinburgh where this whole adventure began.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Jake Cornell and Marcia Belsky interview
Man and Woman is the story of two absolutely insufferable theatre types who have written a show they believe is quite profound & empowering to women.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Your Aunt Fanny interview
Your Aunt Fanny are an all-womxn theatre company from the North East of England.
On The Mic, 12th July 2022Sue Perkins apologises for sharing false claims about MP
Sue Perkins is one of a number of high-profile Twitter users forced to apologise to Conservative MP Brendan Clarke-Smith for sharing false claims about a photograph of him, taken more than a decade ago.
Order Order, 12th July 2022Interview with satirical ventriloquist Conrad Koch
Double EMMY nominated ventriloquist Conrad Koch talks about Apartheid, coming to Edinburgh Fringe for the first time, and how his upbringing has influenced his work.
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 12th July 2022Interview with Dave Johns, comedian, actor, and star of 'I, Daniel Blake'
"Theatre and being an entertainer seemed a billion miles away from my life... A teacher took us to see Death of a Salesman, which totally blew me away! That was it, I was hooked!"
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 12th July 2022Interview with Emmanuel Sonubi, comedian
We speak to comedian Emmanuel Sonubi about his Edinburgh Fringe debut, and whether cancel culture has a place in the social narrative.
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 12th July 2022Interview with Eryn Tett, model and award-winning comedian
"This year has just gone from zero to one hundred in terms of work and opportunities coming back.... I'm now trying to think back to those locked-down few months and handpick some bits from that life to bring back."
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 12th July 2022Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes: 'The Rwanda policy doesn't make sense'
Discovered while working in a pub, the comic has to take holiday allowance from her legal work to make her Edinburgh Fringe debut next month.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 12th July 2022Comedy newbie Q&A: Emily Wilson
The subject of today's Q&A is Emily Wilson.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 12th July 2022Monkey Bedtime review
Gives a whole new meaning to "monkeying around" before bedtime.
Kirkus, 12th July 2022Videos
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Damned Andrew
Episode 4 - The Best Day Of Their LivesWhen Andrew makes a desperate attempt to close the transdimensional portal in their flat, they wind up trapped in a nostalgia labyrinth with Gabriella and Pad.
10pm30 min
Two Doors Down
Series 5, Episode 3 - Brother MichaelAlan's brother is getting married, and he is the best man, although it turns out nobody has any confidence in his abilities to do anything other than order two puddings at the meal. With the rings to keep safe, a list of chores to do and Colin showing off his sexy stripper moves, a pre-ceremony gathering soon descends into chaos.
10:40pm45 min
Everything I Know About Love
Episode 6 - MakeoversMaggie and Birdy seek to rekindle their closeness with makeovers, baking cookies and trips down memory lane, only for tensions to finally explode in a big way.
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Fortunately... With Fi And Jane
Series 2, Episode 26 - Substitute Spectacles And Elocution Lessons, With Nikki FoxFi and Jane chat to Nikki Fox, BBC disability correspondent. Nikki speaks to Fi and Jane about Access All, the podcast she hosts with Emma Tracey looking into disability, mental health and much more.