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This page lists all the articles, interviews and other features BCG has published. There are more than 4,000 articles to read in this section.   RSS feed

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Hoopla audience. Credit: Hannah Anketell Pro

"Didn't they do well?": Judging your stand-up performance

Monday 7th July 2025

As a stand-up, how should you judge if a performance went well? Audience reaction is important - but it isn't the only metric.

Taskmaster Live at Glastonbury 2025. Image shows left to right: Greg Davies, Alex Horne. Credit: Mark Muldoon Live

Taskmaster Live at Glastonbury was chaotic but still a treat for fans - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Monday 7th July 2025

Taskmaster Live was one of Glastonbury Festival's hottest tickets. Plus: Nish Kumar and James Acaster's DJ set at that same festival; Kieran Hodgson; Mhairi Black points out Westminster's many ludicrous flaws; and can angry clown Furiozo succeed in being hilarious whilst also tackling the subject of toxic masculinity?

Black Books. Bernard Black (Dylan Moran). Copyright: Assembly Film And Television Features

Comedy Rewind: Black Books - Subsisting on the mushrooms in your hair

Sunday 6th July 2025

Imagine a drunken Basil Fawlty living a surreal nightmare and you've made a good start at beginning to understand Channel 4's cult favourite sitcom, Black Books.

The 1% Club. Lee Mack Features

Comedians fronting game shows

Friday 4th July 2025

A look at five comedians who have fronted game shows: Lee Mack, Graham Norton, Alan Carr, Zoe Lyons and Mo Gilligan.

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd. Credit: Andrew Jackson Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Christopher Macarthur-Boyd

Friday 4th July 2025

Joker joking, spermatozoa rinsing and the quinoa spectrum: Christopher Macarthur-Boyd takes us back.

United Kingdom Features

When a UK comedy tour isn't a UK comedy tour

Thursday 3rd July 2025

It's a familiar story for comedy fans from Wales and Scotland. A big-name comedian announces a "UK tour", only for the list of venues to appear and reveal a distinctly English itinerary.

Fleabag. Image shows from L to R: Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge), Claire (Sian Clifford). Copyright: Two Brothers Pictures Pro

Satisfying narrative structure

Thursday 3rd July 2025

We explore narrative structure. How do you create a satisfying narrative in your scripts?

Adam Riches Features

Balls Etc: Adam Riches explores the dark corners of Jimmy Connors

Thursday 3rd July 2025

Adam Riches is Jimmy Connors, again, as his Edinburgh Fringe hit transfers to London - but how did one missed opportunity lead to some remarkable encounters? And what does the real Connors make of all this?

Man shouting in a megaphone Features

Comedians in adverts

Wednesday 2nd July 2025

Comedians are appearing in pretty much every TV and radio advert break nowadays. We look into the reasons why brands are hiring them so regularly.

Gareth Gwynn. Credit: Rhiannon Moore Pro

My Comedy Career: Gareth Gwynn

Wednesday 2nd July 2025

You'll have seen and heard Gareth Gwynn's name at the end of many comedy programmes. Here he gives us insight into his various roles.

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