British Comedy Guide

BCG Daily Saturday 27th September 2014

Features

Press clippings

Review: Lee Evans, O2 Arena

Strictly for dedicated fans only.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 27th September 2014

Opinion: When the audience doesn't get the joke

The curious thing about comedy is that while it can often be a unifying force - there is nothing quite like a room of people laughing together - it can also be a divisive thing.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th September 2014

Lee Evans: Monsters review

Can 15,000 people a night be wrong? Lee Evans's latest, dreary tour, Monsters, is proof they might be.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th September 2014

Paul Merton's new book reveals a traumatic past

The man who uses laughter as a painkiller: From mental breakdown to his wife's death from cancer, Paul Merton's new book reveals a traumatic past.

Geoffrey Levy, Daily Mail, 27th September 2014

If you still laugh at knob jokes you'll love it

The lead character may have chlamydia, but he's got a great line in chest-of-drawers banter. No wonder he can have any girl he chooses.

Filipa Jodelka, The Guardian, 27th September 2014

TV & radio

Radio 4 2:30pm
60 min
Denmark Hill. Copyright: Catherine Bailey Productions Limited

Denmark Hill

Alan Bennett's black comedy drama taking Shakespeare's Hamlet into a contemporary suburban setting.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 9:20pm
65 min
Through The Keyhole. Leigh Francis. Copyright: Talkback

Through The Keyhole

Series 2, Episode 5

Back on the panel this week is presenter Dave Berry, plus Red Dwarf legend Craig Charles and Nostrils herself, Keith's Celebrity Juice mate, Fearne Cotton.

Sheffield Live 9:30pm
20 min
The Cool Beans Television Show. Copyright: Cool Beans Productions

The Cool Beans Television Show

Series 1, Episode 1 - This Is A TV Show

Extreme Challenges, Big Bassy's Weather Report, Cocktail Making Masterclass, an interview with Pro Verb and much more are all on the agenda for the debut episode.

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