British Comedy Guide

BCG Daily Tuesday 27th May 2014

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Matt Edmondson interview

I recently caught up with Matt Edmondson to talk about TV OD, his love for Ex On The Beach, and whether or not he'll be presenting The Xtra Factor.

Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 27th May 2014

Greg Proops, Hay Festival, review

Greg Proops's Hay Festival show started brilliantly but ended up as an unnecessary political rant, says Rupert Hawksley.

Rupert Hawksley, The Telegraph, 27th May 2014

Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense comes to Newcastle

The Olivier award-winning West End comedy Jeeves & Wooster in Perfect Nonsense is set to arrive on Tyneside this autumn, starring James Lance and John Gordon Sinclair as P.G. Wodehouse's iconic double act.

Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 27th May 2014

British comedy 'Downhill' premiers in Cumbria

A premier for a British comedy film set in Cumbria will be held in Ambleside tonight (27th May).

ITV News, 27th May 2014

BBC Three will soon be dead - long live ITV2?

Will ITV2 be able to step into the yawning gap left when (if?) BBC Three is taken off air? And why won't sitcoms work on the main ITV channel, asks Ben Dowell....?

Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 27th May 2014

The art of comedy editing

Suite director and editor Richard Halladey and Independent Post Company's Mykola Pawluk discuss the art of comedy editing.

Televisual, 27th May 2014

Michael Barrymore interview

Michael Barrymore went from being a Redcoat at Butlins in the early 70's to being voted the most popular entertainer thirteen times throughout the 80's and 90's.

Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 27th May 2014

Videos

Podcasts

TV & radio

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 3:50pm
10 min
Boj. Copyright: Pesky Productions

Boj

Episode 7 - Giggly Holiday

Boj shares a postcard from the Bleat's Hawaiian holiday with Mia and he discovers that the Twitches haven't had a holiday. So Boj has a boj-a-boom idea and asks Mr Cloppity and the buddies to help him create a mini Hawaii in Giggly Park as a big surprise for the Twitches. Aloha!

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5pm
30 min
Strange Hill High. Image shows from L to R: Becky Butters, Mitchell Tanner, Templeton. Copyright: BBC / Factory Transmedia

Strange Hill High

Series 2, Episode 5 - Big Templeton Is Watching You!

A new school security system is installed - and the cameras seem to record what happens in the future. When Templeton becomes security monitor and goes mad with this incredible, all-seeing power, the very existence of Strange Hill is threatened.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5:55pm
10 min
The Joke Machine. Joke Master (Jarred Christmas). Copyright: Liberty Bell

The Joke Machine

Episode 2

This episode's jokers are Newton against Birley Spa.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section. Image shows from L to R: Drums (Ben Reynolds), Saxophone (Mark Brown), Alex Horne, Bass (Will Collier), Trumpet (Joe Auckland), Ed Sheldrake. Copyright: BBC

Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section

Series 3, Episode 4

Alex and the band tackle the themes of money, shopping and consumerism with an advert for milk, a sea shanty and a song about cheese dreams. They're joined by special guests Adam Buxton and saxophonist Pedro.

BBC Three 10pm
30 min
Sweat The Small Stuff. Image shows from L to R: Melvin Odoom, Nick Grimshaw, Rochelle Humes. Copyright: Talkback

Sweat The Small Stuff

Series 3, Episode 8

This week's panellists are former world heavyweight champion David 'The Hayemaker' Haye, model and TV personality Tamara Ecclestone and stand-up comedians Joe Lycett and David Morgan.

ITV4 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm
30 min
Warren United. Image shows from L to R: Ingrid, Warren's Mum, Reggie, Charlie, Harrison, Warren, Dillip. Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Warren United

Episode 6 - Billionaire

Warren bemoans the number of teams being taken over by international billionaires. He wants to know why Brainsford is being passed over. Meanwhile, Reggie and Mum decide to get away from it all.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm
30 min
24 Hours To Go Broke. Copyright: Renegade Pictures

24 Hours To Go Broke

Episode 3 - Germany

Greg Rutherford and Josh Widdicombe carry twelve thousand Euros into Bavaria, the tallest region of Germany.

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