BCG Daily Thursday 25th March 2021
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Sarah Monteith becomes Baby Cow CEO
Baby Cow, the UK production company founded by Steve Coogan, has promoted managing director Sarah Monteith to CEO following the departure of Christine Langan last November.
Deadline, 25th March 2021
Eddie Izzard: 'My early film work is not good.'
The comedian talks to James Mottram about her first screenwriting credit on a curious wartime tale, her early 'bad' acting and why she's running for election.
James Mottram, i Newspaper, 25th March 2021
Matt Lucas complains about paper calling him "egghead"
Matt Lucas has criticised the way that he is often referred to by a particular newspaper in their articles on the Great British Bake Off.
Charlie Herbert, JOE, 25th March 2021
Alex Farrow to perform live comedy as a walking tour
A stand-up is claiming the first live, in-person comedy show of 2021 - long before venues are allowed to reopen. Alex Farrow, the regular MC at the Jericho Comedy Club in Oxford, is hosting a show on Monday, the day strictest 'stay-at-home' measures are lifted. His one-man show will be presented as an outdoor walking tour with an audience of five, to comply with the reintroduced 'rule of six' for outdoor meetings.
Chortle, 25th March 2021
Daniel Sloss: 10 funniest things I've ever seen online
We asked funny people for their favourite bits of the web. For Scottish comic Daniel Sloss, in Australia for the comedy festivals, it's mostly on YouTube.
Daniel Sloss, The Guardian, 25th March 2021
Torquay Comedy Club closing down
Coronavirus and cancellations from Sean Lock and Jason Manford are among the reasons for the club has shut.
Colleen Smith, Devon Live, 25th March 2021
Sweetheart - BFI Flare 2021 review
This British comedy is a very BFI festival selection and not dissimilar to Days Of The Bagnold Summer in its exploration of parental relationship and the end of childhood. Sweetheart feels a little drawn out but captures the terrifying excitement and vulnerability of first love.
Maryam Philpott, The Reviews Hub, 25th March 2021
Peter Baynham on the making of I'm Alan Partridge
The Oscar-nominated screenwriter talks the classic BBC sitcom, bringing Alan to the big screen and finding "kindred spirits" in Steve Coogan and Armando Iannucci.
David Craig, Radio Times, 25th March 2021Videos
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6:30pm30 min
Meet David Sedaris
Series 8, Episode 2 - Instalment 2The American humorist who has written seven autobiographical short story collections reads from some of his comedy essays, including previously unpublished material. This week: Unbuttoned.
8:30pm30 min
The Treason TV Show
Series 3, Episode 4Protest bills, Meghan and Harry, Line Of Duty returns, Icelandic volcanos and Priti Patel get the satirical treatment.
9pm60 min
Taskmaster
Series 11, Episode 2 - The Lure Of The Treacle PuppiesThere's discord between contestants Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall as rows erupt over facial hair and Jamali's driving skills. Taskmaster Greg Davies is likely pleased that his usual divide-and-conquer tactics are seemingly paying early dividends, as he watches Mike vaulting a high fence, Sarah wearing shoes on her knees, Charlotte grappling with static electricity and Lee struggling to see a balloon and a ghost. As usual, Alex Horne offers the intrepid contenders moral support.
10pm30 min
Dating No Filter
Series 1, Episode 5It's a rollercoaster of emotions as singletons Lovy and Dennis head to Brighton Pier for their first date. Will there be butterflies in their stomachs, or is that just from taking one too many loop the loops? Joel Dommett, Tom Lucy, Donna Preston and Verona Rose are among the comic commentators.
10pm30 min
Raiders Of The Lost Archive
Series 1, Episode 1 - HomeJaney Godley and friends raid the archives to re-voice some classic archive on the theme of home. From tenements to living in a lighthouse, no aspect of home life in Scotland is left untouched.