BCG Daily Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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From cancer to comedy: meet Beth Vyse
The story of a young woman finding out she has breast cancer doesn't suggest material for a comedy show. Yet Beth Vyse's autobiographical As Funny As Cancer was one of the stand-out performances at this year's Edinburgh Fringe and next week transfers to London for two nights at the Museum of Comedy. The timing is especially apt as October will be breast cancer awareness month.
Ben Venables, Londonist, 23rd September 2015Developing writers: The Comedy Studio
The Comedy Studio was a writer-development initiative which ran during the first half of 2015. Richard Webb, Executive Producer for BBC Comedy, and two of the writers involved explain what the process involved and what they got from it ...
BBC Writersroom, 23rd September 2015Peep Show: what we have learned about the final series
Johnson! Soph! 'Men with ven'! On-set shots from the ninth and last ever series of Peep Show are full of intriguing details
Edward Tew, The Guardian, 23rd September 2015Seven questions with... Andy Hamilton
Andy Hamilton is an award winning comedy writer and stand up comedian, perhaps best known for co-creating and writing Outnumbered, who has recently been working on satirical television shows such as Ballot Monkeys and the comedy film What We Did On Our Holiday with fellow writer Guy Jenkin. Now he is back on the road with a new stand up show: Change Management.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 23rd September 2015Roald Dahl Funny Prize comes to an end
The Roald Dahl estate has confirmed that the Roald Dahl Funny Prize for humorous children's books, the awards it launched with the then children's laureate Michael Rosen and Book Trust, has come to an end.
Charlotte Eyre, The Bookseller, 23rd September 2015Joe Lycett interview
Joe Lycett talks pansexuality, David Cameron being "attractive" and risking his life in the bath.
Gay Times, 23rd September 2015Videos
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The Celebrity Voicemail Show
Series 1, Episode 1 - Benedict CumberbatchAn entirely fictitious comedy series written, improvised and starring only Kayvan Novak. In this opening episode, listeners hear the voicemail of Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch.