BCG Daily Wednesday 3rd September 2014

Radio Times review

What would you be doing if you were "astroturfing", a word recently added to the Oxford English Dictionary? It is a malign and online practice, if that clue helps? No? Astroturfing is the sneaky marketing device of posting a positive review of a product or service online and pretending to be a member of the public rather than a company employee.

For all the laughs in this clever panel game -- and there are many -- it is the joy of learning the meaning of new, ancient and foreign words that make this addictive listening. And then there's the words-we-never-knew-we-needed round, where the best was "trage" -- the impotent fury you feel when someone sits next to you on the train.

Joanna Page rules out Gavin & Stacey return

Joanna Page has finally closed the lid on any hopes of bringing back the popular BBC comedy Gavin & Stacey.

Review: Mark Thomas's Cuckooed

A funny and fascinating comedy of betrayal and corporate spying.

Lucy Beaumont bring 'We Can Twerk It Out' to London

Lucy Beaumont is bringing her We Can Twerk It Out show to London next month.

Rhys Nicholson review - gross-out comedy soars

Nicholson's routines are generic in places, but the man delivering them belongs on stage and isn't afraid to show it.

The Pub Landlord movie? Al Murray would love it

Al Murray says he'd love to bring his Pub Landlord character to the big screen.

The wit parade: Liverpool Comedy Festival

Do you like to laugh out of your face? This year's Liverpool Comedy Festival presents up-and-coming names fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe alongside established stars on a bill with something for everyone, but particularly those keen to spot new talent.

James Acaster: Acaster spell on you

Foster's Comedy Award nominee James Acaster shares his thoughts on the competition and the dangers of misquotation.

ITV2 axes Fake Reaction after two series

Matt Edmondson has revealed to Digital Spy that Fake Reaction will not return for a third series.

Al Murray interview

"I'll carry on for another twenty years and be the pensioner Pub Landlord".