BCG Daily Sunday 5th November 2017

Features

Press clippings

Inside the world of Private Eye's cartoonists

Every fortnight the satirical magazine chooses a selection of the best topical cartoons, but as the artists tell us, the competition can be brutal...

Tim Adams, The Guardian, 5th November 2017

Interview: Natalie Palamides

The Edinburgh newcomer of the year has a crack at the big time.

Stephen Armstrong, The Times, 5th November 2017

David Mitchell: When life imitates the art of sitcom

The woman awarded damages after being pulled over by her friend's dog sounds like a scene from a sitcom. What would happen if our funniest small-screen mishaps were for real?

David Mitchell, The Observer, 5th November 2017

The Comedy Lounge to open in Hull

The Comedy Lounge is set to open its doors in George Street within the next month. The venture is being launched by comedian and hypnotist Paul Hazell, 50, and his wife Beverley, 49.

Hull Daily Mail, 5th November 2017

Comedy writer with Parkinson's tries stand-up comedy

The writer behind BBC sitcom The Vicar of Dibley has been trying his hand at stand-up comedy after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

BBC, 5th November 2017

Review: Mark Thomas, The Comedy Box

As the events of the past year have shown, things are extremely unpredictable these days in this Brexited, Trumped-up world of ours. Anything can happen, it seems, at any time.

Elfyn Griffith, Bristol 24/7, 5th November 2017

Review: Pam Ayres, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

Poetry that told stories of the everyday - motherhood, housework, a husband's stubbornness and of course Fred the racehorse, this was an evening of laughs led by a broadcaster that has had more than 40 years of success.

Jessica Labhart, The Shropshire Star, 5th November 2017