British Comedy Guide

BCG Daily Sunday 4th May 2014

Press clippings

Happy 20th anniversary of the Frog and Bucket Club

A comedy club that kickstarted the careers of some of Britain's leading stand-up comics is celebrating 20 years of laughs.

Charlie Yates, Daily Star, 4th May 2014

The stark truth of Peter Sellers' sidekick Graham Stark

As Max Clifford is jailed for indecent assaults, another celebrity has evaded justice: comic actor Graham Stark, whose abuse of children in the 1960s was hushed up - until now.

Roger Lewis, The Telegraph, 4th May 2014

Ophelia Lovibond interview

Rising actress Ophelia Lovibond is too smart to settle for playing characterless babes. She talks about her obsession with the 60s, her love of silly humour and entertaining Mr Sloane (aka Nick Frost) in her latest TV series.

Benji Wilson, Daily Mail, 4th May 2014

Comedy review: John Bishop and Chorlton Irish Club

The audience, upon first sight of the long locked Liverpudlian, goes wild. And that's probably the right reaction. He does his usual schtick.

Alex Hibbert, Manchester Evening News, 4th May 2014

Nick Frost: the film funnyman on fame and painful past

His goofy humour has lit up Spaced, Cuban Fury and now Mr Sloane. But behind the silliness lies an unexpectedly difficult past.

Elizabeth Day, The Observer, 4th May 2014

Morgana Robinson on her backstage reunion with sister

Morgana Robinson and singer Brody Dalle on their close sister relationship. The long-lost sisters talk about being sweary and goofy, their broken family - and how they found each other.

Rhik Samadder, The Observer, 4th May 2014

Kevin Guthrie is happy to head for the hills in comedy

At just 25, the actor is one of Scotland's brightest young stars but, if success is shining on him at the moment, it has not blinded him to the need to stay grounded and work hard.

Steve Hendry, Daily Record, 4th May 2014

Videos

Podcasts

TV & radio

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 5pm
30 min
The Dylan Thomas Pub Quiz. Chris Corcoran. Copyright: Small and Clever

The Dylan Thomas Pub Quiz

Episode 1

Chris Corcoran asks a celebrity panel how much they know, or think they know, about the Swansea poet. With panellists Mab Jones, Nadia Kamil and Steffan Rhodri.

Radio 4 7:15pm
15 min
Bird Island. Image shows from L to R: Jane (Katy Wix), Ben (Reece Shearsmith), Graham (Julian Rhind-Tutt), Mother (Alison Steadman). Copyright: BBC

Bird Island

Series 2, Episode 1

Ben is consumed by a new cereal bar, and Jane and Graham are completing the penguin census.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 7:30pm
30 min
Off Their Rockers. Image shows from L to R: Sonia Elliman, Morrison Thomas. Copyright: CPL Productions

Off Their Rockers

Series 2, Episode 5

Seb takes a shower in an unexpected place, Rosie and Marry try out a different selling technique and it looks like Sonia is in trouble with the law again.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm
50 min
Viral Tap. Image shows from L to R: Matt Richardson, Caroline Flack, Carly Smallman. Copyright: Yalli Productions / Vision Independent Productions

Viral Tap

Episode 2

Caroline Flack, Matt Richardson and Carly Smallman look through another selection of comical clips, with the assistance of YouTube vlogger Jim Chapman and Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby.

Share this page