BCG Daily Tuesday 31st December 2013
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Mrs Brown's Boys tops Monday ratings with 8.7 million
Mrs Brown's Boys topped Monday (December 30) night's ratings, pulling in 8.71 million viewers, according to overnight data.
Meg Drewett, Digital Spy, 31st December 2013Why British film studios rarely back comedy
Studios rarely back British comedy films because, despite past success, they don't believe in it, says Geoffrey Macnab.
Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 31st December 2013Simon Carlyle - comedy writer's star keeps rising
The idea of writing an Abigail's Party-like comedy set at New Year in Scotland sounds as inviting as your granny's soup, steak pie and black bun. And writer Simon Carlyle was perfectly placed to come up with the BBC drama, Two Doors Down.
Brian Beacom, Glasgow Evening Times, 31st December 2013John Bishop crowned UK's sexiest vegetarian
John Bishop, who starred in one of PETA's most popular pro-vegetarian campaigns, "Chicks Love a Vegetarian", has been meat-free for nearly three decades.
PETA, 31st December 2013QI: some quite interesting facts about Auld Lang Syne
From Jimi Hendrix to the Maldivian national anthem, a quietly intriguing history of the most famous New Year's Eve singalong.
Molly Oldfield & John Mitchinson, The Telegraph, 31st December 2013Kind Hearts and Coronets: Telegraph 1949 review
Kind Hearts and Coronets is considered one of the finest British post-war comedies. This Ealing Comedy masterpiece, which was digitally restored in 2011, starred Alec Guinness and was directed by Robert Hamer. The original Daily Telegraph review, published on June 27, 1949, was listed under the section 'Film Notes' and carried the simple byline 'R. P. M. G'. He saw the film in London's Leicester Square. The film's title derives from Tennyson's 1842 poem Lady "Clara Vere de Vere": "Kind hearts are more than coronets/And simple faith than Norman blood."
The Telegraph, 31st December 2013BBC ponder six part series of Two Doors Down
BBC chiefs could be set to give the green light to a new comedy series dubbed "Scotland's Royle Family" featuring the stars of Taggart and Gary: Tank Commander.
Paul English, Daily Record, 31st December 20135 of John Fortune's funniest satirical sketches
We take a look back at 5 of the most memorable moments from The Long Johns series.
Claire Hodgson, The Mirror, 31st December 2013John Fortune: 'one of satire's leading lights'
Michael Hogan pays tribute to the comedian John Fortune who has died at the age of 74.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 31st December 2013Videos
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6:15pm15 min
15 Minute Musical
Series 8, Episode 6 - Ra Ra It's PutinA camp look at Russia's greatest love machine. Contains disco music.
9pm125 min
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Series 11, New Year Special - Alan Carr's New Year SpecstacularAlan Carr prepares Channel 4 for 2014 with guests James Corden, Keith Lemon, Ben Cohen and Abbey Clancy. Plus live music from Tinie Tempah and Katy B.
9pm60 min
Two Doors Down
Pilot, Episode 1 - Two Doors DownOne-off comedy set in a chaotic New Year's party thrown by Eric and Beth Baird as they count down to the Hogmanay bells in traditional Scottish style.
9pm170 min
Greatest Stand Up Comedians
3-hour clip show for Channel 5, looking at the 50 best stand-up comics of all time.
10pm30 min
Mock The Week
Series 12, Christmas SpecialJosh Widdicombe, Milton Jones, Ed Byrne, Stewart Francis and Katherine Ryan are amongst the comedians offering up festive jokes.
10:15pm60 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 14, New Year Special - Monty Python, Anchorman 2, Joan and Jackie Collins, Frank Skinner, Michael BubléWill Ferrell and his co-stars chat about Anchorman 2, The Pythons talk about reuniting, Joan and Jackie Collins say they see each other all the time, Michael Bublé tells how he laughed his way through his son's birth and Frank Skinner says he likes a good argument.
10:15pm60 min
Funny Old Year
Series 2, Episode 1 - 2013: A Funny Old YearComedy celebration of the memorable highs and lows of 2013. Jason Manford hosts a one hour special giving his unique and personal take on everything from TV to sport, as well as all the gaffes, feuds and trends of the year.
11pm30 min
Britain Versus The World
Episode 1Joining the British captain, Hal Cruttenden, is the Welsh comedian Lloyd Langford while the captain of the Rest of the World - Henning Wehn - is teamed with Canadian stand-up Katherine Ryan. The contest is overseen by Irishman Ed Byrne who does his very best to stay impartial.
11:15pm30 min
Only An Excuse?
New Year Special - 2013Scotland's premier comedy team look back on the events that made the headlines on and off the pitch.
11:30pm30 min
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
New Year's Eve Special, New Year Special - New Year's Eve Special 2013Comedian Alex Horne is joined by his five-piece band to kick off the New Year's Eve celebrations with comedy, original live music. With Milton Jones, Jenny Bede and beatboxer Beardyman.