BCG Daily Tuesday 3rd June 2014
Press clippings
Tim Minchin to headline Hyde Park comedy gig
The Australian musical comedian has been added to the lineup for the week of gigs by Black Sabbath, Arcade Fire, the Libertines, Neil Young, Tom Jones and McBusted.
Nancy Groves, The Guardian, 3rd June 2014Big Talk hires BBC Comedy's Saurabh Kakkar
Big Talk Productions has appointed Saurabh Kakkar to the new role of Head of Comedy Development.
Jon Creamer, Televisual, 3rd June 2014Michael Palin interview
Monty Python's success was a fluke of timing, Michael Palin has said. The 71-year-old attributed the troupe's legacy to the fact the show came out just as the BBC stopped routinely wiping shows from its archive, so it could reuse the tapes.
Chortle, 3rd June 2014Armando Iannucci: Veep, the Beeb and I
He lampooned Westminster in The Thick of It, now Washington is loving his White House satire. Here Armando Iannucci tells Sarah Sands how he ticked the box on both sides of the Atlantic.
Sarah Sands, Evening Standard, 3rd June 2014Chris Boyd interview
We've been fans of Chris Boyd fever since we saw him eating a yoghurt on stage. Since then he's only gone on to better things, and this year he returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a show all about storm chasing.
Laugh Out London, 3rd June 2014Interview with Ola
An interview with Ola The Comedian, who started out 7 years ago.
Sara Shulman, Comedy Blogedy, 3rd June 2014One Man, Two Guvnors review
A word of warning if you go to see One Man, Two Guvnors - you'll laugh so much it hurts.
Howard Frost, Portsmouth News, 3rd June 2014Circles, Tricycle Theatre, review
Rachel De-lahay's new play about young love and the cyclical nature of violence confirms that she is a talent to watch. It's engaging, with moments of antic comedy.
Jane Shilling, The Telegraph, 3rd June 2014Heckler apologises to comedian Celia Pacquola
An audience member at the Grand Theatre's comedy club has spoken out over the incident which saw him being removed from the venue by police.
South Wales Evening Post, 3rd June 2014The Lucy Frederick three minute interview
Lucy Frederick is a stand-up comedian, writer, actor and model from the South of England. In 2007, Lucy ended up appearing on Channel 4′s How to Look Good Naked which eventually led to a career in stand-up. Martin Walker asks about her Edinburgh Fringe show, Lucy Frederick and The Claw of Anxiety!
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3:50pm10 min
Boj
Episode 12 - Non-Stop PopsBoj is excited - he's spending the whole day playing games with Pops! But Pops is very unfit and can't keep up. Rupa sets about getting Pops fit but he isn't keen on all of this exercising! That's when Boj has a boj-a-boom idea to combine Pops's love of music and a way to keep fit - with a one-man-band bike!
5pm30 min
Strange Hill High
Series 2, Episode 6 - Crushing EmbarrassmentIt is April Fools' Day and Mitchell is pranking in overdrive. Before too long he has pranked everyone and unleashed a dormant beast of embarrassment that lives under the school. Mitchell must save his friends - and Tyson - from 'The Embarrassment's' disgusting lair by going toe to toe in a shameful game show.
5:55pm10 min
6:30pm30 min
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
Series 3, Episode 5This week's theme is the Tudors versus the Vikings and the show features a battle, a huge motivational song and a prequel to a Barry Manilow's Copacabana. With special guests Cariad Lloyd and singer Gwyneth Herbert.
10pm30 min
24 Hours To Go Broke
Episode 4 - GreeceRachel Riley and her mate Joe Wilkinson are deposited in downtown Thessaloniki on the day before an extraordinary carnival. They endeavour to spend their money on a fancy dress football match and a campaign to promote vegetables that involves a flash mob of Ancient Greek gods.
10pm45 min
Backchat
Summer 2014 Specials - World Cup SpecialJack Whitehall and his father Michael return for a World Cup special of their comedy chat show, joined by Harry Redknapp, James Corden, comedian Henning Wehn and Countdown's Rachel Riley as they all look ahead to Brazil 2014.