BCG Daily Sunday 5th October 2014
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Localism is alive and well in British comedy
A report has found sharp regional differences in what amuses us - long may that continue.
DJ Taylor, The Independent, 5th October 2014Kevin Bridges reveals gambling addiction
Kevin Bridges was squandering up to £800 a day at the bookies before Celtic football star John Hartson convinced him to stop betting.
Jennifer Hyland, Daily Record, 5th October 2014Comedy night in 1998 with Malcolm Hardee & Phil Nichol
I had no blog ready today. My eternally-un-named friend suggested I should post one about the origins of Shia and Sunni Islam. Instead of that, here is an old diary entry about a visit to Malcolm Hardee's Up The Creek comedy club in South East London - on Sunday 4th October 1998.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 5th October 2014John Lloyd investigates if teachers use QI facts
While gearing up for the new series of our long-running quiz show QI, we put a call out on Twitter asking if teachers ever used facts from books and television programmes in their lessons.
John Lloyd, The Daily Express, 5th October 2014TV Review: Sunday Night At The Palladium
SNATP is an unashamedly lowbrow piece of television. I felt slightly grubby just watching Nicole Sherzinger.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th October 2014Bridget Christie: I'm tackling some heavy subjects
Bridget Christie: I'm tackling some heavy subjects in my comedy routine, but that doesn't mean it can't be funny.
Bridget Christie, The Independent, 5th October 2014Audio: Andrew Ryan interview
Andrew Ryan is an Irish comedian, who started gigging in 2008 and is now one of the most exciting emerging talents in comedy.
Comedy Blogedy, 5th October 2014Cardinal Burns - The Lowry, Salford
The translation for any sketch show from TV to stage can be tricky to achieve successfully. On their TV series, Cardinal & Burns make great use of costumes and locations. The stage version doesn't entirely do away with props (a jacket here, a wig there) and as a result the show is able to move along at a really good pace. The audience are left with no doubt, thanks to good writing and performances, that Cardinal Burns' appeal is not a case of style over substance.
Laura Maley, The Public Reviews, 5th October 2014Videos
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7pm60 min
Tonight At The London Palladium
Series 1, Episode 4Jimmy Carr hosts another mix of entertainment. Tonight's guests are American singing sensation and ex-X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger, UK chart toppers Kaiser Chiefs, Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan, the reunited Beautiful South singers Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott and phenomenal Japanese speciality act Enra. Also, a preview of the new West End production of Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical Cats.