BCG Daily Thursday 13th February 2014

OFAH stars pay respects at Roger Lloyd-Pack's funeral

Stars have turned out to pay their respects to 'Only Fools And Horses actor Roger Lloyd-Pack at his funeral in London.

Miles Jupp Is The Chap You're Thinking Of, review

A master of metaphor, a seigneur of similes (for Jupp leaving the old school MySpace site would be like "Julian Assange popping out of the Ecuadorian Embassy to the local shop to buy memory sticks"), Jupp's return to the 'eloquent bumbling' he honed in his earlier Edinburgh Fringe shows is a welcome one.

Outnumbered series 5 episode 3 review: The Goddaughter

This last and regrettably final series of Outnumbered is just going from strength to strength.

Radio Times review

Joan Collins is in town for a guest-spot that's been a few years in the pipeline - she's a huge fan of the show, but you have to wonder if she's struggled with this ropy sixth series as much as its other devotees surely have.

La Collins rocks up in full Dynasty drag as Crystal Hennessy-Vass, chain-smoking CEO of the Solana Group, and she's none too pleased with manageress Joyce's track record. Her comic timing is impeccable, of course, but sadly Crystal swans off at the halfway mark. (The star, now 80, was only available on set for three days.)

The rest of this finale is a muddle, skewed by peculiar cameos: TV chef Rustie Lee, an ebullient presence whose inane guffawing quickly palls; and the Krankies (former swingers in real life) as legends in the Costa Blanca swinging scene.

A seventh series is about to shoot but Benidorm urgently needs to polish its wares.

Russell Brand launches 'Drug laws kill' petition

Russell Brand says leading police, doctors, and politicians agree prohibition has completely failed to curb addiction.

Why funny women really don't need panel shows

Why would you want to watch women on a TV panel show recycling a Twitter joke about David Cameron when you could be watching something genuine, funny and applicable to your own life.

Stephen Fry's five best Bafta moments

Stephen Fry will once again present the Baftas on Sunday night with his inimitable mix of verbosity and schoolboy humour - here are his best bits to date.

Inside No. 9, 1.2 - 'A Quiet Night In'

The script's farce worked like clockwork, delivering an almost theatrical experience, all building to another delicious twist I didn't see coming. I know it's only February and Inside No. 9's only aired two episodes, but it might just become one of my favourite things this year. Please watch it.

TV review: Inside No. 9 - 'A Quiet Night In'

Perfectly weighted, and superbly composed; nowhere else will you howl at two men miming bowel movements, and witness such vicious twists of the knife in the same 30 minutes.

Women can stand up for themselves

Here's a little comedy quiz. Everyone loves a comedy quiz, especially television commissioners, who cannot get enough of them. You may have heard the questions a few times before, but here goes (1) Are women as funny as men? And (2) not unrelated, should there be more women on panel shows?

Rufus Hound pines his missing trademark moustache

Rufus Hound, who is appearing in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at The Opera House, needed to be clean shaven to play the role of comedy conman Freddy Benson in the show.

Joe Lycett interview

Cheeky comedian Joe Lycett loves puns. He's pretty miffed he's not been invited to compete in the UK Pun Championships tonight, but he realises his talents stretch little further than his show titles.

Proper Moist: the viral hit that bypassed the industry

The controversial song by "geezer" comic Dapper Laughs is noteworthy not for its offensive lyrics, but because it hit the top 10 without radio play, TV exposure or reviews.

Ban on all male comedians panels doesn't go far enough

So more women by all means, just as long as we can get rid of some of the comedians.

Tom Rosenthal review

Bang bang, he shot me down. Bang, bang, he hit the ground running. It was a joke offensive, a stream of mirthful mockery from the moment Tom Rosenthal took to the mic.

Robert Newman interview

I thought I'd be intimidated talking to someone so ferociously intelligent.

Rufus Hound visits Leicestershire pub

Rufus Hound has paid a visit to a county pub as part of a campaign to raise the profile of beer.

This is Jinsy - Series 2 review

There are several moments in this series where it really steps up and delivers some unforgettable classic bits of writing.

Lesley Joseph interview

Birds of a Feather favourite Lesley Joseph on bringing back the sitcom, self-criticism, and re-discovering childhood talents.