BCG Daily Thursday 1st April 2021

Sindhu Vee joins Matilda film

The stand-up will play Mrs Phelps, the librarian, in the film, which will be distributed on Netflix - except in the UK where it is headed for a cinema release.

Deborah Frances-White: it's time for women to be noisy

The comedian and writer talks about what it means to be a feminist today - and yes, it does mean you can still wear make-up.

Tez Ilyas is making comedy work

The Muslim comic nearly joined MI5 and worked in the Home Office, but as his childhood memoir shows, he's always felt like an outsider, he tells Stephen Armstrong.

Julian Lee releases book, Jokebox

The Newcastle comedian releases his one-liner filled jokebook.

Nish Kumar: show's axed, his political fight continues

Nish Kumar's satirical late-night show The Mash Report ran for four years on public broadcaster the BBC. Some believe it was a casualty of a "war on woke."

Laura Whitmore welcomes baby girl with husband Iain

Laura Whitmore has given birth to her first child.

The Love Island presenter, 35, and her husband Iain Stirling, 33, are yet to officially announce the news, but have been seen with their baby girl.

Peter Davison cast in Darling Buds Of May reboot

ITV already has a stellar cast for its remake of Nineties hit The Darling Buds Of May.

But I can reveal they have now added TV acting legend Peter Davison to six-part series The Larkins.

Katherine Ryan interview

'I planned to be single for life (it didn't work out)'. The comedian got into stand-up to make child-care easier, and was a poster girl for single motherhood - until she met someone.

Two Pints stars talk possibility of show's return

Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps stars Ralf Little and Will Mellor have said that they'd be open to doing a reboot of the show - but they said that they'd have to tweak their characters to appeal to a modern audience.