BCG Features
Taskmaster Series 9 interviews
Monday 2nd September 2019
The guest stars of Series 9 of Taskmaster talk about taking on the challenges, and hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne reveal their guest wishlist for future series.
Stephen Fry to present Edinburgh Comedy Awards
Friday 16th August 2019
1981 Cambridge Footlights winner Stephen Fry and 2018 Best Comedy winner Rose Matafeo are to present the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2019 ceremony.
British Comedy Guide's Edinburgh 2018 tips
Monday 30th July 2018
British Comedy Guide's team selects the best Edinburgh Fringe shows they've seen so far in preview.
Press Clippings
Starstruck news:
Rose Matafeo gets a second series of her BBC sitcom Starstruck
A second series of Rose Matafeo's new BBC Three sitcom, Starstruck, is being written. Filming could take place back-to-back with Series 1 from this autumn.
British Comedy Guide, 24th July 2020New online comedy cabaret night fronted by Jayde Adams
Jayde Adams welcomes viewers to a weekly interactive cabaret night streamed as live across social media.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th April 2020Comedians' all-time favourite stand-up routines
Top comics pick the routines that make them howl with laughter, from Eddie Murphy on Rocky to Eddie Izzard on penknives and Michelle Wolf on women's worst enemies.
Ben Williams, The Guardian, 6th April 2020Art exhibition showcasing work by comedians opens
Art Is The Best Medicine, an exhibition showcasing the artwork of comedians, has opened in London. It runs until 20th December.
British Comedy Guide, 13th December 2019Rose Matafeo & Paul Sinha have scooped NZ comedy awards
Matafeo, a Kiwi now based in London, won the Kevin Smith Memorial Cup for outstanding artist chievement. Meanwhile, Sinha was voted best international guest for his visit during the NZ International Comedy Festival.
Chortle, 11th December 2019HBO Max specials for Rose Matafeo and Ahir Shah
HBO Max, which launches in May 2020, is to stream stand-up specials from UK-based comedians Rose Matafeo and Ahir Shah.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th December 2019Taskmaster preview:
The ninth season of this daft and yet oddly endearing comedy challenge concludes. Tonight, in order to win the favour of Greg Davies and Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo are challenged to "do the most preposterous thing with this chickpea". Their creative solutions are suitably ridiculous.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 6th November 2019Starstruck news:
Starstruck picked up by Australia and New Zealand
Starstruck, the new six-part comedy written, created by and starring 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Rose Matafeo has been picked up by ABC and TVNZ following its commission by BBC Three and HBO Max in the USA.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th October 2019