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First Gig, Worst Gig: Fin Taylor
Thursday 6th July 2017
Gearing up for Latitude, then the Edinburgh Fringe, fearless Fin Taylor recalls coin-tossing, tequila-slamming and the failure of Hitler's dog.
Paul Sinha interview
Monday 3rd July 2017
Paul Sinha talks about the Edinburgh Festival, his changing audience demographic, why the recent newspaper reports about his sexuality were rather slow off the mark, and how being a star of ITV's The Chase doesn't automatically mean you win pub quizzes.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Ivo Graham
Thursday 29th June 2017
Wordy gagsmith Ivo Graham talks Virgin avoidance, a 'despicably lavish teenage prison' and two very different balls.
Andy Parsons interview
Thursday 29th June 2017
Andy Parsons talks to BCG about politics, why he doesn't miss Mock The Week, and what he's looking forward to at Henley Festival next week.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Asperger's Are Us
Thursday 22nd June 2017
Netflix documentary stars Asperger's Are Us are now touring Britain. They tell 'First Gig, Worst Gig' about an Emo Philips fillip, being caught by the fuzz and a banana slip-up.
Preview: Jerry Sadowitz in London
Thursday 22nd June 2017
Jerry Sadowitz is bringing his show Card Tricks with Inappropriate Patter to London. In this article we contemplate his career and remember our previous bruising interview with him.
Elf Lyons: Entirely True Memories from Childhood
Thursday 22nd June 2017
Stand-up Elf Lyons has been performing a stand-up show about her parents. Here she gives us ten examples of how her unique upbringing gave her the skills she needed to become a performer.
Preview: Galway comedy festival 2017
Tuesday 20th June 2017
Jon Richardson and US star Patton Oswalt are amongst the first headliners announced for the Vodafone Comedy Carnival, which will take place in Galway in October 2017.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Shazia Mirza
Thursday 15th June 2017
Just back from Bear Grylls' island and prepping for Edinburgh, Shazia Mirza recalls police interventions at home and abroad, and a Swedish farm curfew.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Tape Face
Thursday 8th June 2017
He speaks! Tape Face talks us through terminal gigs, disastrous soap-faced trauma and an over-keen stripper.