BCG Daily Friday 21st March 2025

Sally Lindsay to host TV panel show

Sally Lindsay's Quiz Night, which is being recorded soon, will see the comic actor fronting shows themed around the 1970s, 1980s and Christmas.

Who Do You Think You Are? 2025

The celebrities involved in the 2025 series of BBC genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? have been revealed. Diane Morgan, Aisling Bea and Layton Williams are amongst those taking part.

Amy Gledhill writes more Toads

Amy Gledhill is developing her Channel 4 pilot Toads further, she has revealed, writing for more scripts for the series that began as a Blap last year.

Musical Comedy Awards 2025 finalists

Eoghan Collins, Joe da Costa, Shots At The Dragon, Sarah Gaul, Zara Gladman, Jonathan Oldfield, Jack McMinn, Al Nash, Paras Patel, Alex Prescot, Abi Sharp and Holly Spillar are ready for the 17th Musical Comedy Awards final.

First Gig, Worst Gig: Brennan Reece

How did Brennan Reece fare against 500 hairy bikers? All will be revealed.

High Hoops - Series 1 bloopers

2 mins, 10 secs

The funniest moments cut out of Series 1 of High Hoops.

Comic Relief - Strictly Come Dancing: The New Pro Dancers

10 mins, 11 secs

Are Rachel Parris and Russell Kane the next Strictly stars?

Starring Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, the sketch follows the journey of Melissa (Rachel Parris) and Johnny (Russell Kane), two unlikely newcomers who take on the challenge of joining the Strictly professional line-up due to new inclusivity rules, which require a certain percentage of professionals to be... amateurs!

Filmed in an observational documentary style, the sketch tracks their surprising audition process as Melissa and Johnny land the job as Strictly's first-ever amateur professional dancers. But in a sad twist of fate, both their celebrity partners mysteriously pull out of the next series at the last minute, citing identical farcical injuries.

But Tess and Claudia, always quick on their feet, hatch a clever plan.

Comic Relief - The Gladiators with Chabuddy G

9 mins, 16 secs

A brand new 'G'ladiator is stepping into the arena for Comic Relief!

Kurupt FM's self-appointed manager Chabuddy G is stepping into the legendary Gladiators arena for an exclusive Red Nose Day 2025 showdown.

Full of confidence and bravado, Chabuddy G arrives at Sheffield Arena convinced he's about to join the ranks of the mighty Gladiators. But his dream of arena domination is short-lived when he discovers he's not a Gladiator at all - he's a contender whose first challenge is a head-to-head duel with none other than human powerhouse Bionic.

Can Chabuddy G hold his own, or will Bionic's pugil stick bring his dreams crashing down? And more importantly, what Gladiator name will he bestow upon himself?

Comic Relief - Not Going Beyond Paradise

9 mins, 8 secs

A huge BBC crossover is coming to cause comedy chaos.

Exclusively for Red Nose Day 2025, the worlds of two of the BBC's most loved programmes collide for the first time ever as Sally Bretton, who plays both Lee's wife Lucy in Not Going Out and DI Humphrey Goodman's wife Martha Lloyd in Beyond Paradise, takes on both roles in a hilarious mix-up of mistaken identities.

Joining Sally are her onscreen husbands: Lee Mack, who plays Lee in Not Going Out, and Kris Marshall, who plays DI Humphrey Goodman in Beyond Paradise. Zahra Ahmadi also appears as Esther Williams from Beyond Paradise, and fans will spot more familiar faces from both shows throughout the sketch.

The sketch sees the characters' worlds unexpectedly collide, setting the stage for a comedy of errors that's not to be missed.

Expect identity mix-ups, misunderstandings, and classic slapstick humour in this unmissable Comic Relief special.