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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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Liam Withnail. Credit: Rebecca Need-Menear Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Liam Withnail

Friday 5th April 2024

He's taking Chronic Boom on tour, but where did the eight year-old Liam Withnail cut his comedy teeth?

Slim. Copyright: David Geli Live

Slim interview

Thursday 4th April 2024

As he prepares for The Jungle Comedy Lock-In, we talk to Slim about how he almost became a fireman instead of a stand-up comic.

Nathan Foad Pro

My Comedy Career: Nathan Foad

Thursday 4th April 2024

Actor and writer Nathan Foad (Our Flag Means Death, Newark, Newark), talks about the destabilising way writers are paid in fits and starts, and not waiting for permission to create things that excite you.

The Secret Reviewer Pro

The Secret Reviewer #61: More questions than answers

Wednesday 3rd April 2024

Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Online Q&As have become ubiquitous. But should you bother?

The British Comedy Quiz Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #300

Wednesday 3rd April 2024

It's our 300th quiz! To help us celebrate the milestone, try and get a good score on these questions taken from our early quizzes.

Douglas Adams Pro

Don't fear the reader

Tuesday 2nd April 2024

BCG Pro member Mike Cooper talks about procrastination, and how he deals with it.

The Gnomes Of Dulwich. Image shows from L to R: Small (Hugh Lloyd), Big (Terry Scott). Copyright: BBC Features

Three shows missing from the archives

Monday 1st April 2024

A look back at three lost shows: Morecambe & Wise's Running Wild; Tony Hancock performing H.G. Wells; and Hugh Lloyd and Terry Scott in Jimmy Perry's sitcom The Gnomes Of Dulwich.

The Navy Lark. Copyright: BBC Features

Comedy Rewind: Ev'rybody down! - The Navy Lark at 65

Sunday 31st March 2024

Now less celebrated than a number of its contemporaries, we revisit long-running, wildly popular service sitcom The Navy Lark, with a host of big-name stars.

Image shows left to right: Sullivan Brown, Rosie Nicholls, Grubby Little Mitts. Credit: Craig Fuller Live

Grubby Little Mitts / Smutty Letters / Mekkin Roff / Richard Brown - Bobby Carroll's Glasgow Festival Diary

Friday 29th March 2024

Bobby explores some of the alternative spaces performers are making their own in Glasgow: a dilapidated music hall, an intimate cabaret venue and a bar with heart and soul.

Kuan-Wen Huang Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Kuan-Wen Huang

Friday 29th March 2024

He's MCing this year's LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year competition, but why is Kuan-Wen Huang keeping clear of Coggeshall?

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