All BCG Features
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Bob Slayer brings his BlundaBus to Galway
Thursday 19th October
Comedian Bob Slayer runs a comedy venue on the top deck of a bus. As he prepares to drive it over to Galway's comedy festival, we caught up with him to find out more.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Matt Parker (Festival of the Spoken Nerd)
Thursday 19th October
Festival of the Spoken Nerd's self-confessed Number Ninja talks lectures vs gigs, hen party stats, and supporting a hot dog.
Ratburger - 1st look pictures
Wednesday 18th October
Pictures of Ratburger, the Sky comedy special starring David Walliams, Sheridan Smith and Mark Benton.
Rogue Pun: Sleeping Trees - Rocketing Space Rock to Plutopia
Tuesday 17th October
The inventively trippy trio bring Sci-Fi to Battersea and weird rock music to the planet Plutopia. But which of them will form a cult off the back of it?
Sandi Toksvig interview
Sunday 15th October
Sandi Toksvig talks about hosting QI, and shares some of her favourite facts from the new series.
David Schneider interview
Friday 13th October
We catch up with David Schneider to find out about his various current projects. He talks about co-writing new film The Death Of Stalin; directing the sitcom Josh; how his topical comedy podcast lets him vent; and more.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Kerry Godliman
Thursday 12th October
Sitcom semi-royalty Kerry Godliman is back on the road, so we roam through her stand-up history.
Dawn French - 60th birthday portrait
Wednesday 11th October
See the photo portrait of Dawn French taken by Trevor Leighton to mark her 60th birthday.
Rogue Pun: Sooz Kempner and the Cat from Aliens
Tuesday 10th October
Sooz Kempner might have all the talents - singing, acting, animal-wrangling - but will she always be in the shadow of the family cat?
Transatlantic Shift - Where would UK comedy be without Canadians?
Tuesday 10th October
Some of the most interesting stuff happening in UK comedy right now is being done by Canadian imports, on live stages, streaming channels, TV, radio, your local bookshop...
Timewasters interview
Monday 9th October
Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Kadiff Kirwan, Adelayo Adedayo and Samson Kayo discuss travelling back into the 1920s for new ITV2 sitcom Timewasters.
James Buckley & Paul Kaye interview
Monday 9th October
We talk to stars James Buckley and Paul Kaye, with producer Kerry Waddell on hand, on the set of Zapped Series 2.
Roisin Conaty - GameFace interview
Monday 9th October
Roisin Conaty talks about bringing her sitcom to GameFace to TV, and how she had to fight her stand-up instincts to include dramatic elements in the scripts.
Red Dwarf XII interview
Monday 9th October
Red Dwarf fan James Buckley interviews Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules and Robert Llewellyn about the twelfth series of the show.
First Gig, Worst Gig: The Delightful Sausage
Thursday 5th October
Yorkshire's top meat-based sketch duo recall Monster Munching, mum's coat and a bloody cagoule.
What is Rakugo? Katsura Sunshine explains
Tuesday 3rd October
Katsura Sunshine talks about Rakugo and how he became the first Western Master bringing the comedy artform to London.
Virtual Reality comedy
Tuesday 3rd October
With a comedian set to film a gig in Liverpool using Virtual Reality technology, BCG ponders how VR could help or hinder live comedy.
Josh Widdicombe interview
Monday 2nd October
Josh Widdicombe talks about Series 3 of his sitcom; and the on-going success of The Last Leg and how the programme would cover a nuclear strike. He also realises he's under-prepared for the forthcoming Taskmaster Champion of Champions specials.
Porridge group interview
Monday 2nd October
Following the success of the one-off special in 2016, Porridge returns for a full series. We talked to writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, plus stars Kevin Bishop, Mark Bonnar, and Dominic Coleman, about making the show.
Musical Comedy Awards 2018 open for entries
Sunday 1st October
The organisers of the Musical Comedy Awards are now looking for acts to take part in their 2018 competition.