BCG Daily Tuesday 4th February 2014

Lee Mack Q&A

'I feel like I'm only two days away from collecting trolleys in a carpark'.

Man Down Series 2 will explore Dan's dad relationship

Man Down fans - good news: the second series of the Channel 4 comedy will see a lot more of the popular madcap dad played by Rik Mayall, who spends his whole time devising cruel and unpleasant practical jokes to play on his son Dan.

80-year-old Lynn Ruth Miller to make festival debut

She might be well past retirement age, but 80-year-old Lynn Ruth Miller is happy to keep working when the job is so much fun.

Lee Mack interview

They say don't take your work home with you, but for Lee Mack, laughter's just as vital at home as it is in his day job.

Highlight comedy clubs to go back to being Jongleurs

Britain's chain of Highlight comedy clubs is to disappear - and revert back to the Jongleurs brand.

Radio Times review

The panel show that's a cross between QI and The Moral Maze returns with former Sunday Express political editor Julia Hartley-Brewer proving that ethical absolutes are hard to pin down when she is asked whether she would sever investment ties with a company caught in nefarious deeds. This prompts host Sue Perkins to offer the memorable threat. "I'm gonna hashtag the cack out of you!"

The delight of the show is that everyone is given space to expand their ideas and come up with recurring motifs, which gives former chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association Clark Carlisle the opportunity to prove that not only should he hold the title of the most intelligent footballer but also that of the funniest. It's something quite gross to do with his feeding his cats.

John-Luke Roberts gets to live out his dream pretending to be a gay man in public, while anyone who's not seen the films When Harry Met Sally, Bambi, Dumbo, Se7en, Sixth Sense and Titanic should steer clear of Kerry Godliman's spolier section.

But I can reveal that this show ends with a moral quandary that stumps all the panel. It involves Miley Cyrus and Bono. Enough said.

Steve Bennett interview (the comic, not journalist)

I only started taking it seriously in 2012, leading up to my first Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Interview: Geoff Rowe, Leicester Comedy Festival

The festival director on being disruptive, the impact of comedy on TV and why festivals could do with being more 'festive'.

How to get started in comedy at university

Perhaps one of the best pieces of advice any aspiring comic - performer, writer or both - can receive is to devour as much comedy as possible, in as wide a spectrum of mediums and genres.

Opinion: Critic's notes - Audience...again

After the annoying chatty fan at Tommy Tiernan the other week there was another audience irritant at Seann Walsh last night at the Soho Theatre.

Udderbelly's back! But what to see? Try these 10...

The first shows of the 2014 Udderbelly extravaganza have just been announced, and London is Funny would like to steer you in the direction of these 10 delights...

Review: Weekly Wipe - It's not just comedy

You might love Charlie Brooker, you might loathe him, but the fact is he and his show are really quite remarkable, because it really takes apart the horrendous products of modern television and really hits home the issue of shoddy mainstream journalism, something that many of us let easily slip by.

David Walliams winds Simon Cowell up on BGT

David Walliams will never pass up a chance to take a playful shot at Simon Cowell.

Video: Punt and Dennis on making 'news' funny

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis have reformed to produce a touring show called Ploughing on Regardless as well as their regular radio show.

Charlie Chaplin novella finally published

The only known novella by film star Charlie Chaplin has been published, 66 years after it was written.

Audio: Reece Shearsmith interview

Actor and comedian Reece Shearsmith talks to Front Row's Mark Lawson about writing dark comedy and a possible reunion for the television series The League of Gentlemen.

We know what you've been doing Mr President

Harry Shearer says the surveillance state has always been around. Just ask Richard Nixon...