BCG Daily Thursday 12th December 2013

Billy Connolly to keep performing despite memory issues

Billy Connolly has said that he plans to keep performing despite his recent memory issues.

Why comics owe a debt to Margaret Thatcher

Few comics dare mention it today but Margaret Thatcher's policies created an environment in which making a living from comedy became achievable and even acceptable, says Dominic Cavendish.

Misfits fans go into mourning on Twitter

Fans of E4 series Misfits have taken to Twitter to bid farewell to the show as it bowed out in typically OTT style.

Misfits series 5 finale review

This finale was good, not great, but maybe that's all we could have asked for.

Review: Watching War Films With My Dad by Al Murray

Maybe I'm just nosey but it would be great if a publisher could now lob enough wads of cash in his direction to persuade him to write a conventional autobiography. In the meantime though, Watching War Films With My Dad will more than suffice.

Pete Johansson - how I write comedy

Envy. Guilt. Desperation. Regret. Welcome to the world of comedy writing, according to big Canadian bear Pete Johansson.

Tony Law - review

When Tony Law lays off the apologetic anxiety, he can deliver delightful nonsense in his characteristically eccentric style.

Comedy Q&A: Marcel Lucont

Flâneur, raconteur, bon-viveur: GQ talks to Marcel Lucont on French comedy, cigarettes and living life like Serge Gainsbourg.

Comedy Q&A: The Boy With Tape On His Face

One of the most distinctive stand-ups on the circuit, we talk circus school, silent comedy and Eighties nostalgia with The Boy With Tape On His Face.

Radio Times review

The wedding from hell continues with the speeches: always ripe fodder for comedy and writer Stefan Golaszewski doesn't disappoint. Like many of the guests, you don't know whether to laugh or grimace at the father-of-the-bride's weak jokes and unwitting double entendres.

It's poor Steve (the superlative Russell Tovey snuffling like a puppy dog that's been kicked) who suffers the most. His off-the-internet best man's speech goes down like a lead balloon, to the delight of Becky's suave ex-boyfriend. As for the obnoxious bride, she's still reeling from last week's distressing revelation and gulps down wine like there's no tomorrow.