BCG Daily Wednesday 22nd May 2024
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Nish Kumar, Sam Campbell, Helen Bauer play Angel Comedy charity rooftop show
Angel Comedy is bringing back our third much-anticipated street party.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd May 2024Bob Flag, one of the true originals of British comedy
Kim Wells pays tribute to Bob Flag who died last August, aged 92. Kim compered the Earth Exchange Cabaret in Highgate, North London, from 1980 to 1989, one of the very first alternative comedy venues in London. Bob frequently performed there, both as part of a musical comedy duo and with Kim doing a mind-reading act. Kim also guested at two of Bob's regular venues - the Kings Head in Islington in the 1980s and the Lincoln Lounge in Kings Cross in the late 1990s and the Noughties.
Kim Wells, Chortle, 22nd May 2024Rewatching Notting Hill, the truly unbelievable part is Hugh Grant's house
The social world that the film depicted has not aged well.
Laura Beers, CNN, 22nd May 2024Inside No. 9: Mulberry Close review
The episode resorts to lazy shock value in an underwhelming final act.
David Craig, Radio Times, 22nd May 2024Inside No. 9: Mulberry Close review
One of the most technically innovative episodes of Inside No. 9 the series has attempted, Mulberry Close is alternately suspenseful and hilarious, with a pitch-perfect final sting.
Nick Bartlett, Critical Popcorn, 22nd May 2024Inside No. 9: Mulberry Close review
In a word: perfection.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 22nd May 2024Videos
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Trying
Series 4, Episode 1 - The Send OffA loss brings the family together - and also threatens to tear it apart.
Hold The Front Page
Series 2, Episode 5 - Bradford: Telegraph & ArgusThe West Yorkshire city of Bradford is famous for curry, culture and crime. This week the boys are tasked with finding "good news" stories to improve the city's reputation.
Painting Birds With Jim And Nancy Moir
Series 2, Episode 3 - Northern Ireland: PuffinThe couple make their way to Co Antrim in search of the puffin. Along the way, they meet experts, and create works with local artists and actor Stephen Mangan.
Inside No. 9
Series 9, Episode 3 - Mulberry CloseThere's a new couple at No 9. The residents of Mulberry Close are keen to welcome their new neighbours, but there's something about Damon and Val that doesn't seem quite right.
Gary Little: At Large
Episode 4 - Out of the Frying Pan, and Into the PyreTurning 60, ex-con and stand-up comedian Gary has turned his attention to heirlooms, send-offs for prison pals, and trying not to take his Dad's final, shocking words to heart.