British Comedy Guide

BCG Daily Saturday 20th March 2021

Press clippings

Eric Idle: Comedy Greats. Eric Idle. Copyright: Getty Images

Eric Idle backs Scottish independence

The Python has backed independence in a series of anti-Tory tweets.

The National (Scotland), 20th March 2021
BBC New Comedy Award. Janine Harouni. Copyright: BBC

Interview: Rarely Asked Questions - Janine Harouni

2019 was a great year for Janine Harouni. The London-based New Yorker won the BBC Radio 4 Comedy Award, the Amused Moose Comedy Award and was shortlisted for Best Newcomer in the Dave Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th March 2021
Lee Hurst

Lee Hurst suspended from Twitter over vulgar Greta joke

Lee Hurst says he has 'no regrets' over a tweet that saw his Twitter account suspended, telling us 'it got laughs' - however many users did not find it funny and reported him.

Jack Wetherill, Daily Star, 20th March 2021

Videos

TV & radio

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 8:50am
10 min
Monster Court

Monster Court

Episode 12 - The Case Of Liverpool v Wolves

Sam and Mark are the defence and prosecution for Grandad JK as Liverpool take on Wolves.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 9:05am
20 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

Series 2, Episode 11 - The Grimsby Meteor

Dave is warned by local fortune teller Madam Donald that walking under a ladder will bring bad luck - he walks under one anyway, and soon a meteor is heading for Grimsby. It is up to Dave and his friend Robert Robot to catch it before everyone is squished.

Radio 4 10:30am
30 min
Mitchell On Meetings. David Mitchell

Mitchell On Meetings

Episode 2 - Double Zoom

David Mitchell explores how the humble meeting took over the world, picking the brains of Imperial College Business School meetings expert Sankalp Chaturvedi, and former Leader of the House of Commons, Sir Davd Lidington.

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

Series 18, Episode 28

Journalist and broadcaster Mina Rzouki, comedian Tez Ilyas, broadcaster Dougie Anderson and former England and Harlequins rugby player Ugo Monye join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

Radio 4 9pm
45 min
Olivia Onyehara

Braids

Abeni is new to college and Durham. She's putting purple braids in local girl, Jasmine's hair and giving her 'the talk', opening Jasmine's mind to new ways of seeing the world - and the world seeing both of them.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 10:35pm
25 min

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