BCG Daily Tuesday 2nd March 2021

Jeremy Hardy tribute gig rescheduled

The night of comedy to commemorate the genius of Jeremy Hardy has been moced to Wednesday, 26th Jan 2022 at the Eventim Apollo.

Will Mellor teases Two Pints reboot

Will Mellor has issued a rallying cry for a Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps reunion - arguing the series was "bigger" than BBC favourite Gavin & Stacey.

Mark Watson to stage another 24 hour gig

Mark Watson is to stage another one of his 24-hour shows, in place of his usual run at the Melbourne comedy festival..

BBC3 to return as a broadcast channel in January 2022

The BBC today [2nd March] confirmed the return of BBC Three to TV screens. The move is part of our drive to deliver more value to audiences.

Nabil Abdulrashid: 'There's so many people to annoy!'

His routines about race, identity and a black Winston Churchill clocked 3,000 complaints. As he looks forward to touring again, the stand-up explains why he won't be toning things down.

PRU review

Is it ironic to wish PRU, the BBC's new comedy about teenagers excluded from mainstream education, would calm down and show a little more discipline?

A to A of sitcom characters

I've been writing, YouTubing and Webinaring about sitcom characters a fair amount, and I'd like to move on and talk about plotting. But before we start with the stories, here's a quick round up of some headline thoughts on characters. Use this list to give your main characters a good going over. It'll do them - and you - the power of good.

Fawlty Towers to be repeated on BBC with racism removed

Fawlty Towers is set to be re-aired on BBC but racist remarks made by characters such as Major Gowen will be omitted from the show.

Traditional seaside postcards are just too saucy

These kiss-me-quick quips from traditional saucy seaside postcards would no doubt prove too much of a handful for today's snowflakes.

Comic Colin Mills fears he will be "cancelled" by sensitive youngsters for his bawdy postcard-style humour. He says his shows are inspired by the pun-filled tongue-in-cheek humour of the traditional British postcard.

Geoff Norcott on swapping South London for the country

Stand-up comedian Geoff Norcott, 44, is renowned for his appearances on TV shows including The Mash Report, Live At The Apollo and Mock The Week. His UK tour starts in September. Today, we're not chatting with him about the funny stuff, but about all things property instead.

WILTY? called out for lack of diversity

Would I Lie To You? has been called out for its lack of diversity after just one non-white comedian, Sindhu Vee, appeared this series.