BCG Daily Monday 30th June 2014
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Imagine... Monty Python: the sadness behind the reunion
The BBC arts documentary was clever, discomforting film-making but do Monty Python really want to get back together?
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 30th June 2014Michelle Gomez to star in Doctor Who
Bad Education and Green Wing star Michelle Gomez will join the cast of Doctor Who, playing the Gatekeeper of the Nethersphere.
BBC Press Office, 30th June 2014Theatre review: The Comedy of Errors, Glasgow
The Comedy Of Errors is not Shakespeare's finest play, nor does it contain his best poetry. It has its moments, though and they can't be given their full weight in a production so preoccupied with its own feeble jokes and exaggerated comic business.
Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman, 30th June 2014Jasper Carrott interview
"Comedy is the only art form with a measured response. Comedy means different things to different people and everyone who watches comedy is a comedy critic."
Lawrence John, Northampton Herald and Post, 30th June 2014John Bishop attacks British snobbery
The Scouse comedian reveals his anguish at sending his son to a fee-paying school and how he couldn't go on Question Time because he'd 'punch someone'.
Brian Reade, The Mirror, 30th June 2014Jess Thom: The only heckler I'm worried about is myself
If ever there was tangible proof of just how far Tourette's sufferer and campaigner Jess Thom has come, this weekend's Glastonbury Festival must surely be it.
Sarah Chalmers, The Telegraph, 30th June 2014Stephen Hawking joins Brian Cox on Monty Python Live
Scientist Prof Stephen Hawking is teaming up with Monty Python for their reunion shows. Prof Hawking, director of research at Cambridge University's Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, will appear in the show at London's O2 with Prof Brian Cox.
Chris Havergal, Cambridge News, 30th June 2014Mrs Brown's Boys going back on tour in 2015
Mrs Brown's Boys is heading back on the road in 2015 with a huge arena tour in the spring, summer and winter.
Alex Fletcher, Digital Spy, 30th June 2014Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie tops box office
Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie is officially a box office hit.
Metro, 30th June 2014Sunderland Comedy Festival cancelled
The 2014 Sunderland Comedy Festival has been cancelled - less than a fortnight before the event was due to kick-off on Wearside.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 30th June 2014Edinburgh Fringe preview: Simon Munnery
Simon Munnery has come up with more original comedy ideas than most comedians have had punchlines.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th June 2014West London or is it Pythonland?
TV comedy troupe appear together on stage tonight for a sell-out series of reunion shows - but they wouldn't be where they are now without the locations we are used to seeing every day.
Chris Longhurst, Get West London, 30th June 2014Being honest means I am being vulnerable...
Juliette Burton on baring her soul on stage.
Juliette Burton, Chortle, 30th June 2014Fringe fresh: Sadia Azmat
The stand-up comic reveals her back-up plan.
Stephanie Fernandez, Diva Mag, 30th June 2014Videos
TV
Podcasts
TV & radio
9am30 min
Sketchorama
Series 3, Episode 2Mixed Doubles, The Real MacGuffins and Bob & Jim feature in this episode.
5:55pm10 min
6:30pm30 min
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Series 61, Episode 1Jack Dee kicks off the 61st series from the Theatre Royal in Norwich. Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden and Tim Brooke-Taylor are joined on the panel by Susan Calman.
10pm30 min
Badults
Series 2, Episode 5 - HolidayMatthew, Ben and Tom are off on holiday and the taxi leaves in exactly 26 minutes. Will they make it out of the door on time?