BCG Daily Saturday 5th July 2014
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The film is out and it's dreadful
I'm afraid I can't say I laughed, or even smiled, once in the whole godforsaken 93 minutes.
Archice Bland, The Independent, 5th July 2014Monty Python. You resent this reunion, don't you?
I wish Yentob had pushed them all on this point. "Look," he should have said, to each Python in turn. "Be honest. Not mock-honest - none of your ha-ha-we-can't-stand-each-other's-company-and-we're-only-doing-it-for-the-money-ha-ha. Give it to us straight. You actually quite resent this reunion, don't you?"
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 5th July 2014Dawn French talks 30 million miles a minute
She might have been a mainstay of British comedy for the past 30 years, but Dawn French has never done a solo show - until now.
Lauren Murphy, The Irish Times, 5th July 2014Go and see the vicar from Dad's Army, Frank Williams
One of the only remaining cast members of Dad's Army, is to reveal some of the secrets behind one of the most popular TV successes of all time in a national chat show tour, More Tea Vicar?
East Grinstead Courier, 5th July 2014Ed Hamell: Hamell On Trial exclusive video
After a 7 year hiatus, US musician and comedian Ed Hamell returns to the Edinburgh Festival to the Assembly George Square One. His previous visit in 2007 garnered him the coveted Herald Angel Award for his show Terrorism of Everyday Life. This critically acclaimed show went on to wow crowds in London at the Soho Theatre.
Comedy Blogedy, 5th July 2014Interview with Mixed Doubles
A Q&A session with sketch act Mixed Doubles.
Comedy Blogedy, 5th July 2014Cluub Zarathustra: where British comedy was reborn
The cult comedy night that launched the careers of Simon Munnery, Stewart Lee, Kevin Eldon, Sally Phillips and others is 20 years old.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 5th July 2014Edinburgh Fringe preview: Pierre Novelli
Pierre Novelli sounds like he ought to be hosting a cooking programme. Maybe squirting some froth on a snail. In fact despite the gallic name he hails from the Isle of Man via Johannesburg and is actually a comedian rising rapidly through the ranks since winning the Amused Moose Laugh-Off in 2013.
Bruce Dessau, Broadway Baby, 5th July 2014Opinion: who would you like to see making a comeback?
Who else could make a headline-grabbing comeback like Monty Python? And who else would you like to see making a comeback?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th July 2014Will the wrinkly revolutionaries have the last laugh?
John Cleese, Michael Palin and the others changed the face of comedy - but could the Pythons' comeback tarnish their legacy?
William Langley, The Telegraph, 5th July 2014Campaign launched to land Les Dawson a posthumous OBE
Les Dawson's friends and family are battling to win him a posthumous OBE. The late comedian's protégé Johnny Vegas is behind a Facebook campaign after it emerged Les was twice shortlisted for an honour but rejected.
Gemma Aldridge, The Mirror, 5th July 2014Frankie Boyle & Greg Hemphill team up for new film
They are two of the biggest names in the world of Scottish comedy, who have now joined forces to make the jump on to the big screen. Frankie Boyle is to play a recovering alcoholic in his film debut - mirroring his own battles with booze - which will be directed by Still Game star Greg Hemphill.
The Scotsman, 5th July 2014The Nancy Clench three minute interview
Standing over you at seven feet, Nancy Clench presents an Edinburgh Festival Fringe show featuring a delightful mix of conversation and material that will leave you unable to look at Pringles, The Daily Mail or Dating Apps in the same way ever again..
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