BCG Daily Sunday 18th September 2016
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C4 strikes gold by seeing Paralympics funny side
Disability is treated as delicately off-limits by mainstream TV, but The Last Leg: Live from Rio has gone where others fear to tread.
Frances Ryan, The Observer, 18th September 2016Julie Walters on her 'national treasure' status
Legend Julie Walters, 66, talks overindulging, being away with the fairies, and examining poo...
Lara Kilner, The Mirror, 18th September 2016Aisling Bea: 'I am making no money in LA'
The comic and actor on joining the cast of The Fall, Billy Connolly's genius and the importance of chemistry on panel shows.
Hannah Jane Parkinson, The Observer, 18th September 2016Russell Brand admits his call for revolution failed
Russell Brand has finally admitted his attempted revolution was a flop and he fears he lost the 2015 election for Labour by befriending Ed Miliband.
The Sun, 18th September 2016Rarely asked questions - Kerry Godliman
I first spotted Kerry Godliman over a decade ago when she was in a short-lived Evening Standard-sponsored comedy competition. Greg Davies - whatever happened to him? - won, but I was impressed by Godliman's cheery, accessible everywoman brand of feminism.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th September 2016Opinion: what next for Mel & Sue?
If they are really loyal they will do something else with the BBC. But I suspect Sky - and ITV and maybe even Netflix and Amazon Prime and others - are waving virtual cheque books in their direction as we speak. Let's see if they can a) resist their dough b) find a project that works as well for them as Bake Off. Because what we've seen over the years is that with Mel & Sue, despite their obvious talents, some of their projects have been half-baked.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th September 2016Stewart Lee talks about The Great British Bake Off
The heroic Bake Off presenters will forever be remembered by today's disenfranchised young people.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 18th September 2016Why Jo Brand is going back to the NHS
New comedy Damned reveals the dark humour of working in the front lines of healthcare.
Andrew Harrison, The New Statesman, 18th September 2016Fleabag, an original bad-girl comedy
The BBC series is a precision black-houmor mechanism, a warped and affecting tale about one single woman's existence.
Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 18th September 2016How Jo Brand found comedy in world's most thankless job
New comedy Damned reveals the dark humour of working in the front lines of healthcare.
Andrew Harrison, The New Statesman, 18th September 2016Arnab Chanda: How alopecia changed my life
At first, alopecia was a devastating blow. But then I realised I had to be ruthless and make serious changes to my life.
Arnab Chanda, The Guardian, 18th September 2016Videos
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Richard E. Grant On... Ealing Comedies
Episode 1 - Passport To SuccessRichard traces the history of Ealing Studios, from the Silent Films made at the turn of the century, to the Music Hall comedies of the 30s and a film from the 40s that brought the phrase 'an Ealing Comedy' into the national lexicon - Passport To Pimlico.