BCG Daily Sunday 21st September 2014

Superfan's campaign to bring back ChuckleVision show

It started with a custard pie and went on to become a 13-year, £25,000 obsession for one 43-year-old man from Darlington. And now school caretaker Shaun Hope is taking his interest to a new level by organising a campaign to see children's comedy duo the Chuckle Brothers return to the small screen.

Radio Times review

Those viewers who are scoffing at the idea of reviving a variety show should reflect on the massive success of Britain's Got Talent, which many originally thought would die a death.

We love a bit of variety and although there don't seem to be any performing dogs or obscure magic acts on the bill, tonight's line-up ranges from disco legends Earth, Wind and Fire to a troupe of Canadian acrobats called Les 7 Doigts de la Main.

Holding it all together is Mancunian comedian Jason Manford, whose "man of the people" style and observational comedy should make him an ideal host.

The Job Lot preview

If you think there's nothing funny about unemployment, you haven't watched The Job Lot.

Omid Djalili interview

The advantage to looking a bit awkward or damaged. Omid Djalili talks about the new show.

Belly full of laughs at Brighton Comedy Festival

When Edinburgh is over and performers from the world of comedy are limping back to reality... Brighton is already gearing up for the next big party.

Review: What We Did On Our Holiday

As this is from the makers of the hit BBC series Outnumbered, it's no surprise the kids end up stealing the limelight.

Omid Djalili interview

Why funnyman Omid Djalili relishes the time he spends on stage.

Still Game Live stars 'humbled' by public response

Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill say they couldn't have imagined the warmth they have received from fans as the mammoth 21-night run got underway in Glasgow this weekend.

Rik Mayall: his final interview

In his last interview, Rik Mayall spoke about his anarchic, final TV appearance.

Review: Still Game Live

The laughs arrive thick, fast and rambunctious.

Russell Brand: The man who cannot be tied down?

We all thought the comedian had finally found the One - but Russell Brand and Jemima Khan have allegedly already headed for splitsville.

Still Game Live: The show we all adore... with a twist

After a seven-year absence from our screens, would Greg Hemphill (a noted supporter of independence and Victor in the show) and company deal with the raw emotions of the referendum on the opening night of their blockbuster stage production of cult TV comedy, Still Game?

Let's all go to SWAG next week

David Elms has a new short film and everyone from comedy is involved somehow...

Big School, series 2

Big School is a British Sitcom that began last year and was highly successful and incredibly popular. It has a common set up, being set in a regular secondary school, but the two main roles are filled by the nation's sweethearts, and comedy legends, Catherine Tate and David Walliams. The double act is striking because it blends two of the biggest comic actors from when I was very young, and I wouldn't necessarily have thought they could work so well together. But, God, do they.