BCG Daily Tuesday 13th September 2016

Colin Firth and Patrick Dempsey talk about bromance

They might be love rivals on screen, but Colin Firth and newcomer Patrick Dempsey have become a real life bromance.

100,000 apply for just 200 Still Game tickets

Still Game screenings see 100,000 people apply for just 200 tickets to record laughter track.

Our Ex-Wife review

Of the three BBC Two sitcom pilots shown so far, Our Ex-Wife is our clear favourite, thanks in no small part to it being so inventive and having a lot of impact.

Cold Feet episode two review

This comedy drama continues to make us feel warm inside.

Julie Walters misses Victoria Wood's comedy

She may be thrilling viewers as the formidable matriarch Cynthia Coffin in TV drama Indian Summers but actress Dame Julie Walters misses her comedy past.

Twitter outrage after Cold Feet second city gaffe

Viewers of the much loved show took to Twitter in their droves after leading character Angela wrongly referred to Manchester, where much of Cold Feet is based, as England's second largest city, which is actually Birmingham.

Red Dwarf creator wants the show to go beyond series 12

When asked if the show will continue beyond series 12 - which has already been shot - Doug Naylor said what we're all thinking, he really hopes so.

Mel and Sue to quit as Bake Off hosts

Comedians Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc will step down as hosts of The Great British Bake Off, Channel 4 says.

Do James Acaster & Liam Williams's scripts stand up?

James Acaster has penned a sitcom pilot and Liam Williams has written a play. Both bring echoes of their striking comedy routines but neither is as successful.

Treasures including a £10,000 trojan rabbit go on sale

A treasure trove of original props, never-seen-before annotated scripts and behind-the-scenes photos from the Monty Python film series has been uncovered.

The perfectly preserved collection has been kept by Valerie Charlton, a model-maker who worked on the cult comedy, and has never been seen in public before.

Video: David Baddiel on the funny side of dementia

David Baddiel's new show My Family: Not the Sitcom is a candid two-hour exploration of the death of his mother and the onset of dementia in his father. He speaks to the Today programme about how he found humour in even the most tragic circumstances.

Preview: Morgana Robinson's The Agency, BBC2

Morgana Robinson has been on the cusp of fame for a few years now. She had her own character-comedy show The Morgana Show six years ago and since then has been cropping up in shows such as House of Fools, The Windsors and Charlie Brooker's Wipe programmes where she did a mean Russell Brand.