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BCG Daily Wednesday 19th March 2025

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FING. Image shows left to right: David Walliams, Iona Bell Film

David Walliams' children's book FING becomes Sky film

Sky are in production on FING, a film adaptation of the 2019 children's book by David Walliams. The cast list includes Taika Waititi, Penelope Wilton and Blake Harrison.

FYI

Jamie Demetriou. Copyright: Michael Shelford Film

Jamie Demetriou in The Moment

Jamie Demetriou has joined the cast of Charli xcx's The Moment, a music mockumentary shooting in London about "the life of a pop star in the lead-up to her first headline arena tour", which offers a look "at the inner workings of the music industry and explores how subculture is mutated by commercial success."

Features

Miles Jupp Live

Cancer comedy special! Richard Herring, Mark Steel, Miles Jupp - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Our live comedy columnist Mark Muldoon sees three comedy shows about cancer in one week. Is that too much? What will he learn? Let's find out, as he sees Richard Herring, Mark Steel and Miles Jupp.

A Cock And Bull Story. Image shows left to right: Rob Brydon - Toby Shandy (Rob Brydon), Steve Coogan - Tristram Shandy & Walter Shandy (Steve Coogan) Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #349

To get top marks you'll need to know Popsy Wopsy, the working title of Only Fools And Horses, who Dr Gordon Thorpe was, and more.

Press clippings

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan and Charlotte Ritchie join crime drama Legends

Steve Coogan and Ghosts star Charlotte Ritchie have joined the cast of a new Netflix series based on a real-life an undercover customs operation.

Chortle, 19th March 2025
Stage door sign on a brick wall

Dracula, a Comedy of Terrors review

Definitely worth staking out.

Jonathan Evans, The Spy In The Stalls, 19th March 2025
Connor Burns. Credit: Melody Joy

Connor Burns offers Glaswegians chance to win night out

He challenged locals in the city centre last week to make him laugh, with the funniest jokers rewarded with tickets to a Glasgow International Comedy Festival (GICF) gig.

Sandhya Suresh, Glasgow Evening Times, 19th March 2025
Iain Stirling

Iain Stirling interview

Iain Stirling on enduring love of stand-up, Love Island memories and his love of Oor Wullie.

Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 19th March 2025
Charli xcx

First pictures of Charli XCX on set of new film The Moment

Onlookers at the Nobu hotel in London spotted Charli filming scenes there, including one where she was hailing a black cab ahead of a sell-out gig at the O2 Arena.

Ellie Henman, The Sun, 19th March 2025

Last One Laughing review

'I've no idea how we're going to get six shows out of this,' Carr admits to his teammate backstage. And by the end of the second episode (no more were available to review), we are wondering much the same thing.

Jane Darcy, The Reviews Hub, 19th March 2025

Videos

Image shows left to right: Sam Hocking, Rachel Nicholson Online

Unisex

9 mins, 12 secs

A young couple navigates a first date. Loosely inspired by real experiences...for better or worse.

Last One Laughing Series 1 cast and logo. Image shows left to right: Richard Ayoade, Daisy May Cooper, Lou Sanders, Harriet Kemsley, Roisin Conaty, Joe Lycett, Bob Mortimer, Jimmy Carr, Sara Pascoe, Judi Love, Joe Wilkinson, Rob Beckett. Credit: Amazon Studios TV

Last One Laughing UK - Comedians share their funniest career moments

3 mins, 47 secs

Some of the comedians involved take on a series of questions.

Michael Spicer Online

Quick chat about benefit cuts

2 mins, 40 secs

A man who has had his benefits cut and PIP taken away asks the Government what his options are.

Podcasts

RHLSTP with Richard Herring. Image shows left to right: Richard Herring, Amy Gledhill

RHLSTP with Richard Herring: RHLSTP 553 - Amy Gledhill

56 minutes

#553 Penis Seam - Rich has come up with a scheme where all his listeners can live in central London and make money - or one of us gets £20...

TV & radio

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 4:45pm
5 min
Supertato

Supertato

Series 3, Episode 18 - Teething Problems

Evil Pea is annoyed by Supertato's winning smile, so she takes all the toothpaste in the supermarket!

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 6:25pm
30 min
High Hoops

High Hoops

Episode 3 - The Mute The Cute Defence

The chance of a trophy has Aoife focused on a win. However, Charlotte is distracted, and Aoife has to 'mute the cute' if Charlotte is going to be back on her game.

Sky Max. Copyright: Sky 9pm
45 min
Rob Beckett's Smart TV. Image shows left to right: Alison Hammond, David Mitchell, Rob Beckett, Kadiff Kirwan, Anna Richardson, Josh Widdicombe, Ryan Sampson

Rob Beckett's Smart TV

Series 2, Episode 3

David Mitchell, Kadiff Kirwan, Anna Richardson and Ryan Sampson feature for another round of TV-related challenges and discussions, hosted by Rob Beckett.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
DMs Are Open

DMs Are Open

Series 4, Episode 1 - Secret

Stevie Martin is back with more DMs and each week she's joined by this lovely gang of comedy legends: Al Roberts, Charlotte Ritchie, Sunil Patel and Emily Lloyd-Saini.

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