BCG Daily Thursday 6th March 2014
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Review: Inside No. 9 - 'The Understudy'
This was another strong episode that was even more confined than usual.
Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 6th March 2014Jason Manford sets up comedy club 'Kite Mark'
Comedian Jason Manford is setting up a website for well-run gigs, to help comedians get the right kind of bookings and, more importantly, to encourage comedy fans to enjoy live comedy and keep supporting live comedy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th March 2014Was it it the right time to leave the Brockman family?
After seven years, five series and a couple of Christmas specials, we finally waved farewell to Outnumbered's Brockman family tonight. How does it feel to say goodbye?
Tim Liew, Metro, 6th March 2014The Brockmans are no more and Twitter is devastated
Nostalgic viewers took to Twitter to share their fondest memories...
Emily Hewett, Metro, 6th March 2014Outnumbered concludes with 4.3 million on BBC One
Outnumbered came to an end with over 4 million viewers on Wednesday night, according to overnight data.
Tom Eames, Digital Spy, 6th March 2014Jack Whitehall: standing up for Cameron's Britain
In Whitehall's routines, poshness is a depoliticised quirk, like being tall. You can only laugh at his jokes if you think disadvantage isn't worth getting upset about.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th March 2014'It's only a joke': How far is too far in comedy?
As Nigel Farage claims we 'can't start censoring humour', after a comedian made several jokes about foreigners and Muslims at a UKIP event, stand-up comedian Ava Vidal offers a masterclass on where to draw the line in a modern Britain.
Ava Vidal, The Telegraph, 6th March 2014It really is time people stopped hating Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross has withdrawn from hosting the Hugo SF awards and his wife has quit Twitter following a backlash on social media. Can't we give the guy a break, asks Michael Hogan.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 6th March 2014Rev: Third series will be its last 'for the time being'
Rev star Tom Hollander has revealed the hit BBC comedy will take a break after its third series, due this spring.
BBC News, 6th March 2014Cult wrestler Grado to appear in Scot Squad
You might not have heard of 25-year-old Graeme Stevely, from Stevenston. You probably haven't heard of his wrestling alter-ego Grado either yet... Later this year, he'll be in police mockumentary Scot Squad and also has a part in BBC comedy pilot The Sunny.
Paul English, Daily Record, 6th March 2014Star names unveiled for the first ever Fife Comedy Fest
The first Fife-wide comedy festival kicks off on, appropriately, April Fool's Day.
Dawn Renton, Fife Today, 6th March 2014Outnumbered: BBC comedy bows out on a high
If it lacked a sense of finality (expect a Christmas special this year or next), it also featured a few telling moments.
Gabriel Tate, MSN Entertainment, 6th March 2014Miles Jupp interview
If you had to name a comic less likely to star in an imaginary remake of Men Behaving Badly, then Miles Jupp would possibly come to mind.
Rob Smyth, The Burton Mail, 6th March 2014Meet the Walshes
The Walshes is a new Irish sitcom, a BBC/RTÉ co-production, about a close-knit, working class Dublin family with a penchant for toilet humour.
The Independent (Ireland), 6th March 2014Daniel Kitson, Analog.Ue - review
Daniel Kitson's latest National Theatre show is a technical feat-cum-therapy session, with little in it for the audience.
Paul Fleckney, London Is Funny, 6th March 2014Birds of a Feather quiz
How well do you think you know sitcom Essex girls Sharon, Tracey and Dorien?
Claire Hodgson, The Mirror, 6th March 2014UKIP tries to shut down comedy tour
UKIP is trying to stop musical comedy duo Jonny And The Baptists from touring.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 6th March 2014Yonderland - box set review
Debbie's wacky, wonderful adventures in Yonderland are created by the brilliant Horrible Histories team - and it shows.
Paul Whitelaw, The Guardian, 6th March 2014Josh Widdicombe review
The Last Leg star has a gimlet eye for the absurd minutiae of his slacker life and maximises the comedy he finds there.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 6th March 2014Birds of a Feather, TV review
Cosy, old-fashioned, family-friendly comedy in post-TOWIE Essex.
Sally Newall, The Independent, 6th March 2014Star names unveiled for the first Fife Comedy Festival
The festival runs from April 1-13, and delivers a mix of comedy and musical theatre with the likes of Omid Djalili, Fred MacAulay and Jerry Sadowitz.
Dawn Renton, Fife Today, 6th March 2014Pink Collar Comedy Tour returns to Raleigh
Raleigh native Kaytlin Bailey formed an all-female comedy troupe. On Wednesday, Bailey's Pink Collar Comedy Tour will make its third appearance in Raleigh at Deep South the Bar. Bailey, Erin Judge, Abbi Crutchfield and Carrie Gravenson star in a show built around funny, honest stories from their own varied life experiences.
Katie Jansen, News Observer, 6th March 2014John Finnemore: Thank you for the thank yous!
Sorry if this is a rather self-indulgent post, but I really do have to thank the extraordinary and talented fans of Cabin Pressure for some of the astonishingly creative ways they've been saying thank you since the final recording.
John Finnemore, John Finnemore's Blog, 6th March 2014Matt Richardson: We need to save BBC Three
I'm going to start this weirdly - sometimes BBC3 is pants. Properly pants. Not 'so-bad-its-good' pants. Just pants. That is why we need to save it more than anything - it takes risks on shows that end up not working.
Matt Richardson, Metro, 6th March 2014Birds of a Feather, ITV, review
The key to the audience indulgence of such lamentable comedy is, I think, that the three figures are "much-loved".
Christopher Howse, The Telegraph, 6th March 2014Inside No. 9 review - The Understudy
The Understudy, and the series overall, is a big two-fingers to television executives that believe anthology shows fail to engage audiences, due to the short episodes, illustrating that it's quality of material, not quantity, that matters.
Nic Wright, Giggle Beats, 6th March 2014Outnumbered review
Watching BBC1's Outnumbered is less painful now but it's still bitter-sweet.
Nick Lezard, The New Statesman, 6th March 2014Lee Mack: How to eat well after a gig
Lee Mack explains precisely how to get the best out of any menu.
Lee Mack, GQ, 6th March 2014Videos
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