BCG Daily Saturday 12th July 2014

Edinburgh Fringe preview: Susan Calman

Susan Calman is smart, funny and probably the finest comedian on the circuit who can stand upright in a black taxi cab.

Julian McCullough's exclusive video for Comedy Blogedy

The US comic debuts at this year's Edinburgh Festival with his show Dream Girls.

Radio Times review

Self-important Mainwaring and bull-in-a-china-shop Hodges have never shied away from airing their differences. But in this episode the boundary lines are drawn - in chalk. A bombed ARP HQ forces the wardens and Home Guard to share the village hall - the expected jostlings ensue.

It's a resolutely low-fi outing - the painted backdrop to the Verger's hedge-clipping scenes are as amateur- hour as some of the slapstick - but, as ever, there's great fun to be had. Clive Dunn looks like he's trying not to laugh at making a chicken noise from a tin and some string (well, who wouldn't?), there's a stunt that will be familiar to Porridge fans, and Frazer gets almost too carried away with one of his shaggy dog stories.

Fans angry after Billy Connolly ticket chaos

Frustrated fans have been left out of pocket after the Usher Hall website crashed as fans scrambled for Billy Connolly tickets.

Rhys Darby review

Mr Adventure is the closest Rhys Darby has come to straight stand-up for some time, putting his overt physicality and silly sound effects to the background in favour of a handful of stories from real life, even if they are given a fantastical spin for good, comic measure.

Terry Mynott interview

I caught up with Terry Mynott who plays Martin to find out a little bit more about the series. Here's what he had to say...

Edinburgh Fringe preview: Party in the USA!

In 2008 the global economy collapsed, Obama ran for president, and Jeff took acid for the first time. Journeying from the penthouse of the Plaza Hotel to a German anarchist squat on Kaiserwilhelmstrasse to the steps of the US Capitol, New York's JV Squad try to save us all, armed with a degree in Russian Literature and a bottle of Bud Light Lime. TPR caught up with David McGee (DM) writer and Joshua William Gelb (JWG) director of Party in the USA for a five minute chat.