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Dear Mr Pop Star offers an unusual insight into a Christmas classic
Wednesday 19th December 2018
An extract from the book Dear Mr Pop Star, in which the band The Waitresses write back about their hit song Christmas Wrapping.
Alan Partridge radio series to be released on vinyl
Tuesday 18th December 2018
Radio 4 series Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge is to be released as a collector's edition vinyl set.
Jon Richardson interview
Thursday 22nd November 2018
Jon Richardson has a new stand-up DVD out. We caught up with him to discuss life's frustrations, and find out what his Christmas plans are.
Festival Of The Spoken Nerd interview
Wednesday 7th November 2018
Helen Arney, Steve Mould and Matt Parker talk to BCG about their latest Festival Of The Spoken Nerd show. How do you create an 'infinite' DVD extra? And why release a version on floppy disk?
Kenny Everett's Thames Video Shows coming to DVD
Wednesday 24th October 2018
Network is to release all four series of the iconic Kenny Everett Video Show on DVD in November.
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The Sacred Art Of Joking by James Cary review
Much comedy output comes with the disclaimer: "Not for the easily offended." But that's precisely who SHOULD be reading this book about how jokes can backfire.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th January 2019The Complete Comedy Writer, by Dave Cohen review
Dave Cohen's book about comedy writing doesn't have any of the answers. But it does have a lot of questions - and that is probably more useful to an aspiring scribe trying to figure out what's wrong with their script or in need of a bit of inspiration.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th December 2018Alan Partridge radio series to be released on Vinyl
Radio 4 series Knowing Me, Knowing You... With Alan Partridge is to be released as a collector's edition vinyl set.
British Comedy Guide, 18th December 2018Review: Sunrise, by Jessie Cave
Jessie Cave's Sunrise had the advantage of feeling like a series of candid diary entries anyway, so reading them seem a perfectly natural way to get a peek inside her unfiltered thoughts.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th December 2018Book review: Sunrise, by Jessie Cave
Sunrise is a light read - being a transcript of an hour's stand-up, it takes less than that to get through - but it leaves a strong impression of Cave's struggles through life, love and motherhood. And anyone with their own anxieties will find an empathetic echo here.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th December 2018Christmas books: Emergency Questions by Richard Herring
Have you ever been stuck for something to say to the person next to you at a dinner party? Ever lost for words on a long-haul flight? Or when your train is stuck in a tunnel? Then help is at hand.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th December 2018