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BCG Daily Saturday 7th June 2025

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Showstopper! The Improvised Musical review

Go to see this show not knowing what to expect and you will not be disappointed.

Ray Taylor, The Reviews Hub, 7th June 2025

James Barr: "Why attack trans people in your comedy? It's just lazy humour"

I think James Barr needs a rest. Yes, because he wakes up the nation every morning at 6am on Hits Radio Breakfast alongside Will Best and Fleur East, but also because of everything that happens in between.

Marcus Wratten, Pink News, 7th June 2025
Dawn French

Dawn French says sorry for posting 'one-sided' Gaza video

Dawn French has taken down a video she posted on Instagram about the war in Gaza, saying she apologised "unreservedly" for it.

Noor Nanji, BBC, 7th June 2025
Benidorm. Janey York (Crissy Rock). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Benidorm star Crissy Rock 'living like a nomad' seven years after ITV show ended

Crissy Rock shared that she is living "from couch to couch" since the ITV show ended - but for a good reason.

Gemma Jones, The Daily Express, 7th June 2025

No laughing matter: Why didn't a top Soho comedy club pay its performers?

21Soho was meant to breathe life into London's stand-up scene. Yet dozens of artists and former staff members paint a portrait of a company in utter chaos.

Rachael Healy, The Londoner, 7th June 2025

TV & radio

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:05pm
35 min
Blankety Blank. Image shows left to right: Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Jon Richardson

Blankety Blank

Series 21, Episode 7

Bradley Walsh hosts a revival of the comedy quiz show, in which a panel of six celebrities fill in the blanks to help contestants win some brilliant prizes. With Jenny Eclair, Jon Richardson, Tom Allen, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Rustie Lee and Angela Scanlon.

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