BCG Daily Friday 5th July 2013
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Baconface heads up Alternative Comedy Experience
Added to the ranks of explicitly political comics like Josie Long and Andy Zaltzman are the staunchly left-wing Grainne Maguire, libertarian, instinctive contrarian Liam Mullone and the uncompromising, anti-consumerist Alfie Brown.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 5th July 2013Rob Gilroy: Making a stand #14
I can get crippling social awkwardness, especially if they ask the dreaded question - "Who do you support?"
Rob Gilroy, Giggle Beats, 5th July 2013Monty Python lose Spamalot court battle
A film producer has won a High Court case against the surviving members of Monty Python over royalty rights to the hit stage show, Spamalot.
BBC News, 5th July 2013How we brought Count Arthur Strong to TV
The television version of the Radio 4 cult favourite looks set to be a mainstream smash - its creators tell RadioTimes.com how they did it.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 5th July 2013BBC left-wing bias is alive & living in Radio 4 comedy
Marcus Brigstocke's Radio 4 series isn't satire, it's a text-book example of the kind of noxious lefty bias the BBC has only just found itself culpable of.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 5th July 2013Review: Live At The Electric - Series 2
The idea of Live At The Electric is perfect on paper. But upon watching the show, the hope that it could be anywhere near as good as it seemed on paper floats further and further into the realms of fantasy.
Conor Macgregor, On The Box, 5th July 2013A League Of Their Own heads to Australia
Australia's Network Ten has commissioned UK sports gameshow show A League Of Their Own, with comedian Tommy Little fronting the programme.
Paul Banks, KFTV, 5th July 2013Rory McGrath cautioned over Cornwall assaults
Rory McGrath has been cautioned over three assaults in Cornwall.
BBC News, 5th July 2013Review: Bula Quo!
Fair play to Rossi and Parfitt, they're not afraid of lampooning themselves or their music - including a comical ukulele rendition of 'Down Down'.
James Mottram, The List, 5th July 2013Nina Conti: I almost wrote myself out of Family Tree
Ventriloquist jokes that watching Chris O'Dowd in the improvised Christopher Guest comedy meant she left herself with no lines.
Emma Daly, Radio Times, 5th July 2013Best sketch and character comedy at the Fringe 2013
Winners of the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award for their inspired show The Wrestling and Barry nominated at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for last year's The Con Artists, Max and Ivan have expectations to deliver another brilliant story of insanity and hilarity. This one's about a school reunion that promises a "bewitching narrative sketch comedy tale of love, loss and shatterproof rulers".
Laugh Out London, 5th July 2013Videos
TV
TV & radio
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 81, Episode 2Sandi Toksvig and panellists Jeremy Hardy, Susan Calman, Nathan Caton and Hugo Rifkind take a sideways look at the week's news, with Corrie Corfield reading out the cuttings.
6:30pm30 min
What's The Story?
Series 9, Episode 5Tom Price is joined by Lucie Jones, Wynne Evans, Elis James and Clint Edwards.
7pm30 min
10:58pm50 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 13, Highlights SpecialHighlights from the 13th series of the talk show, with guests including Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas, Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch. Plus, another chance to see Will Smith's Fresh Prince dance reunion (20m YouTube views and counting).
11:10pm30 min
Trojan Donkey
Episode 3Hidden camera comedy that takes all that's good in 'old style' covert filming to show how funny life can be when people think no one is watching.
11:40pm30 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Series 15, Highlights Special - Best BitsJimmy Carr is joined by team captains Sean and Jon for an episode of best bits from the 15th series. Among the guests featured are Jack Dee, Claudia Winkleman, Danny Dyer, Joe Wilkinson and Alex Jones.