BCG Daily Sunday 12th January 2014

Nick Helm: Loud, aggressive & a big pussycat off stage

The comic's aggressive style does not match his true self, finds Gerard Gilbert.

Is Lenny Henry planning on marrying again?

Henry's girlfriend Lisa Makin was pictured what appeared to be an engagement ring but it vanished once his representatives were asked about any good news.

Radio Times review

Stephen Fry and Daniel Rigby return for a new series of the gay equine epistolary romance, set in the Napoleonic War. Fry's hearty voice is perfect for the French stallion Marengo, while Rigby is the more camp, hysteria-prone English steed Copenhagen.

Introduced by Tamsin Greig, this week's letters include the famous words of Abba "at Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender" spoken with knowing deadpan by Daniel Rigby, who shot to fame when he beat both Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch for the 2011 best actor Bafta for his role as Eric Morecambe in the BBC drama Eric and Ernie, but is now playing the geeky Simon in the BT advertisements!

David Mitchell: Michael Gove meets his fate in trenches

Michael Gove wants to redefine what we think about the first world war, and it's going to be less like Blackadder. Well, I have a cunning plan for him...

Episodes series three: Stephen Mangan Q&A

During a break before his evening performance in Jeeves and Wooster on the London stage recently, British actor and funnyman Stephen spoke to AccessHollywood.com about what fans can expect when Season 3 of Episodes kicks off tonight at 10:30 PM ET/PT on the American Showtime network.

Vic & Bob interview

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer promise 'heavy nudity' and 'acting the giddy aunt' in their new sitcom.

Frank Sidebottom: the true story

Frank Sidebottom was possibly the strangest pop star in history. Jon Ronson, who played in his band, and has co-written a film inspired by the character starring Michael Fassbender, remembers Frank's creator Chris Sievey as being even more eccentric than his papier-mache alter ego.

A new year of female comedy - the ones to watch

I was as dismayed as the very funny Anna Keirle who commented on Facebook this week about another article bemoaning the 'lack of female comics'... Cough, splutter, indignant face (with several chins for emphasis) Just what planet do these journalists live on?

Jimmy Carr to pay £500k tax bill

Jimmy Carr says he made a terrible error in judgement but will now hand over half a million pounds to the taxman.