All BCG Features Page 170
Puppetry of the Penis protest
Monday 26th September 2011
A Leamington Spa councillor is protesting about the comic stage show tour Puppetry of the Penis 3D visiting his town later this week.
Harry Venning interview
Monday 26th September 2011
An interview with cartoonist and writer Harry Venning, the creator of long-running Radio 4 sitcom Clare In The Community...
Laughing Boy gig review
Monday 26th September 2011
Anna Lowman reviews the Live At The Apollo warm-up gig at the Laughing Boy Comedy Club in London, featuring Mark Watson, Andi Osho, Seann Walsh, Shappi Khorsandi, Jason Byrne and Andrew Maxwell.
The most searched for comedians
Thursday 22nd September 2011
Michael McIntyre is the most searched for UK comedian on Google, but who else makes the list?
Uni Flatshare Comedy
Tuesday 20th September 2011
Fresh Meat, the new comedy drama from the creators of Peep Show, is the first university flatshare-based British comedy for a while. It's odd, because it's a rich setting for comedy...
Only Fools and Horses: Theme Music
Saturday 17th September 2011
You're probably familiar with the famous Only Fools And Horses music... but did you know that the show originally had a different theme tune? Plus, there's now a modern re-mix? See them here.
Alan Carr causes pregnant lady to go into labour
Thursday 15th September 2011
A heavily pregnant lady was laughing so much during Alan Carr's Spexy Beast tour that she went in to labour.
Michael Smiley interview
Wednesday 14th September 2011
Thrust into thespianism by Simon Pegg and Spaced, Michael 'Tyres' Smiley has been flexing those acting muscles with Luther and now Kill List. So why won't his award-winning wife work with him?
Fresh Meat interview
Wednesday 14th September 2011
Peep Show creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong shared a house together at Manchester University... and now they've decide to recreate that experience in Fresh Meat.
Joe Lycett interview
Friday 9th September 2011
An interview with Joe Lycett, who is currently entertaining BBC One audiences in his role as the white-suited announcer on comedy challenge show Epic Win...
Marty Feldman Biography Review
Friday 9th September 2011
A book review of Marty Feldman: The Biography of a Comedy Legend by Robert Ross.
Karl Howman interview
Wednesday 7th September 2011
To mark the DVD release of the complete first series of Brush Strokes, we chat to star Karl Howman, better known as archetypal jack-the-lad Jacko.
Get that bus out!
Tuesday 6th September 2011
As his new book The Making Of... On The Buses is released, author Tex Fisher takes a look back at the hit ITV sitcom...
Edinburgh Fringe shows with the best reviews
Monday 5th September 2011
A list of 25 Edinburgh Fringe shows which hoovered up four and five star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011. Watch out for these comedians on tour...
Markus Birdman review
Tuesday 30th August 2011
An impressive outing for the Birdman, but structurally the show is a tad wonky.
Thom Tuck review
Tuesday 30th August 2011
Thom Tuck's reports from the strange world of the Disney spin-off are tremendously entertaining, but there's an unfortunate expectation that we have intimate knowledge of the more iconic Disney films.
Neil Hamburger review
Tuesday 30th August 2011
The delivery style of Gregg Turkington's character is certainly unique and definitely divides an audience not accustomed to his act.
Paper People Models
Monday 29th August 2011
Make your own mini Sam Simmons, Nick Helm, Andrew Maxwell, Adam Riches, Josie Long and Chris Ramsey.
Danny Pensive review
Monday 29th August 2011
This character has some sharp and clever lines, but there may not be too many more miles left in Danny Pensive.
Steve Hall review
Monday 29th August 2011
A truthful and revealing set from We Are Klang's Steve Hall.