BCG Daily Sunday 6th July 2014
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Monty Python Live (Mostly) review
Monty Python's reunion delivers few surprises but their comedic genius remains.
Stephanie Merritt, The Observer, 6th July 2014Radio Times review
Rowan Atkinson returns as the spy oblivious to his own incompetence in this lively sequel, which sees him lured out of retirement by his former bosses at MI7 to hunt down an international group of assassins plotting to kill the Chinese premier. Armed with the most hi-tech gadgets the world of espionage has to offer, English sets off across the globe to bring the bad guys to book, unaware that the real threat may be closer to home. Atkinson is great value as the idiot sleuth, although some of director Oliver Parker's stunts and set pieces would be more suited to the slapstick antics of Mr Bean. Straight-faced support from Gillian Anderson and Dominic West as fellow MI7 operatives adds to the fun, but it's clearly Atkinson's show from start to finish.
Terry Staunton, Radio Times, 6th July 2014What Culture's 15 best British sitcoms of all time
The British comedy scene has delivered in producing decades of exceptionally high quality, well-written and original TV shows - with fantastic replay value.
Danny Parker, What Culture!, 6th July 2014Tim Key interview
The stand-up on leaving crowds bemused, his fear of hubris - and why he had to stop playing squash.
Laura Barnett, The Observer, 6th July 2014Edinburgh Fringe preview: Liam Williams
Williams' solo work falls somewhere between character comedy and confessional. Is he really such a dour northerner? Is his outlook really so bleak? It is hard to tell where truth ends and imagination starts.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th July 2014Tim Minchin making writing debut with poetry book
Tim Minchin will release his debut book later this year. Titled Storm, the illustrated poetry book has been announced for an autumn release by Orion.
Hugh Armitage, Digital Spy, 6th July 2014Russell Brand's wrong: comedy can't change the world
The British comic fancies himself a radical provocateur. In reality, he's anything but.
Sean MacElwee, Salon, 6th July 2014Monty Python Live (Mostly) review
The five remaining Pythons have brushed off their old material for a gargantuan revue show that still makes young and old shriek with laughter.
Clair Woodward, The Daily Express, 6th July 2014Sanjeev Kohli interview
Kohli, most famous for playing Navid in Still Game, looks back on his early life as an Asian in Glasgow and ahead to the upcoming live shows.
Steve Hendry, Daily Record, 6th July 2014Essential Edinburgh: Show us the funny
My late uncle, who was a priest, said to me years ago that he knew within seconds of walking onto the altar whether he had the congregation or not.
Bridget Christie, The Sunday Times, 6th July 2014Edinburgh Fringe preview: Jody Kamali
Jody Kamali is probably best known for his YouTube character, Terry the Odd Job Man. No stranger to performing at the Edinburgh Fringe, Jody is currently working on his eighth outing, Jody Kamali - One Man Variety Show.
The Public Reviews, 6th July 2014Fringe preview: The Player's Advice to Shakespeare
Canadian hit The Player's Advice to Shakespeare winner of four Prix Rideau Awards heads over the pond to Edinburgh this summer.
The Public Reviews, 6th July 2014Lynn Ruth Miller interview
Publishing her first book at 67 and launching a career as comedian nine years ago aged 71, San Francisco-based Lynn Ruth Miller isn't your average octogenarian. She performs at Chelsea Theatre's quarterly cabaret on July 11.
Georgia Snow, The Stage, 6th July 2014Videos
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Sean Lock: Purple Van Man
An edited TV broadcast of Sean Lock's 2013 stand-up DVD.