Features Page 154

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

Features

Comedy Rewind: Enter the surreal with The Tony Hancock Show

Saturday 13th August 2022

Tony Hancock, with his deadpan, hang-dog expression, is rarely a comedian associated with the word 'surreal'. Yet surreal he was, and his earliest television series - sketch show The Tony Hancock Show - has recently been released on DVD, proving testament to exactly that fact.

Pro

Using BSL signing at comedy performances

Friday 12th August 2022

Founder of the Leicester Comedy Festival, Geoff Rowe, reflects on recent discussions around BSL signing at comedy performances, and reflects on lessons he learned when trialling the same at his festival in the mid-1990s.

Fringe

Troy Hawke, Maisie Adam, Mark Watson, Sophie Duker - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Thursday 11th August 2022

Mark Muldoon has been checking out lots of comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. Here's his reports on what he's seen so far, including The Delightful Sausage, Tarot, Joz Norris and Josh Pugh.

Fringe

Hannah Fairweather: How Taylor Swift helped me write my Edinburgh Fringe show

Wednesday 10th August 2022

Comedian Hannah Fairweather shares, in essay-like detail, how and why popstar Taylor Swift is her ultimate idol and a constant source of inspiration.

Fringe

Shazia Mirza: 800 words on race

Wednesday 10th August 2022

Shazia Mirza reflects on her experience of race in Britain, as she introduces her new Edinrburgh Fringe hour, Coconut.

Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #215: Edinburgh Fringe

Wednesday 10th August 2022

With the Edinburgh Festival occurring now, we thought we'd theme this week's quiz around comedy at the Fringe. Even if you've never been to the Fringe, you can still have fun answering these questions. We bet you get a score of at least 5.

Features

Balls Etc: Cerys Bradley is Having a Good Try

Tuesday 9th August 2022

Track fails, happy turnovers and a Fringe fanzine - Cerys Bradley talks us through the new show Sportsperson.

Fringe

Phil Mealey introduces his Making A Murderer musical

Monday 8th August 2022

Comedy writer and actor Phil Mealey's latest show is a bold choice. A passion project, he's set to bring the real-life story at the heart of hit Netflix documentary series Making A Murderer to the Edinburgh Festival, in a musical format.

Fringe

Nica Burns's Fringe launch speech 2022

Sunday 7th August 2022

Here's the speech Edinburgh Comedy Awards director Nica Burns gave at a lunch to launch the 2022 awards.

Fringe

Bobby Carroll's Diary - Erika Ehler / Emmanuel Sonubi / Olga Koch

Sunday 7th August 2022

This will be Bobby Carroll's 22nd year at the festival. He's writing a diary for us of what he's been seeing. First up: Erika Ehler, Emmanuel Sonubi and Olga Koch.