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BCG Daily Friday 2nd April 2021

News

Catching The Bus. Image shows from L to R: Ryan Sampson, Jessica Hynes Online

Jessica Hynes and Ryan Sampson pilot Catching The Bus

The taster pilot for Catching The Bus, a black comedy starring Jessica Hynes and Ryan Sampson, has been released online.

Features

Image shows from L to R: Jayde Adams, Jeremy Hardy, Dane Baptiste, Rosie Jones Live

Five Years of First Gig Worst Gig - Part 2

It's our second jog through the FGWG archives, five years on, starring Rosie Jones, Jeremy Hardy, Natalie Haynes, Dane Baptiste, Jen Kirkman and many more.

Image shows from L to R: Kat Ronson, Katerina Robinson Online

Katerina Robinson & Kat Ronson: Our struggles being female comedians in a male dominated industry

Katerina Robinson and Kat Ronson, who have launched a new sitcom series called LADS, share their experiences of being female comedians in the male dominated world of comedy.

BCG Pro

Moray Hunter Pro

My Comedy Career: Moray Hunter

With the third series of Alone, the gag packed sitcom he writes for Radio 4, returning to the airwaves this week, we talk to comedy writer, performer and Absolutely star Moray Hunter to find out more about his comedy life.

Press clippings

Alan Carr Yap, Yap, Yap!. Alan Carr. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Alan Carr interview

An interview with the comic ahead of Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow.

The Scotsman, 2nd April 2021
Adam Hills

Adam Hills: the next leg for comedy captain

Hills has a reputation as the nicest person in comedy.

Stephanie Bunbury, The Age, 2nd April 2021
Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure. Image shows from L to R: Scarlett Moffatt, Rosie Jones

I talk to Rosie Jones

"You forget that actually, disability aside, being a woman and having my own primetime Channel 4 Friday night show, is huge in itself."

Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 2nd April 2021
A League Of Their Own. Image shows from L to R: Jamie Redknapp, Romesh Ranganathan. Copyright: CPL Productions

A League Of Their Own interview

Jamie Redknapp Freddie Flintoff talk about their latest ALOTO road trip.

ALOTO, The Scotsman, 2nd April 2021
Ian Wolf

Lockdown spawns humorous manga CLAMPdown book by Wolf

I am posting this on April Fool's Day. But it is after midday, so all that follows is true. And today is also CLAMP Day. Next year, on 1st April 2022, it may be CLAMP Day 2... or it may not be. It is complicated. A few days ago, I got an email from Ian Wolf. Although that might not be his name. It is complicated.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 2nd April 2021
Comedy Club

Comedy firms receive cash lifelines

Comedy clubs, theatres and producers have received a share of the government's latest £400million tranche of loans and grants to try to keep them afloat during lockdown.

Chortle, 2nd April 2021
Konstantin Kisin

Triggernometry duo sign to Blue Book Artist Management

Blue Book Artist Management has signed up comedians Konstantin Kisin and Francis Foster, hosts of the worldwide smash hit podcast and YouTube channel Triggernometry.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd April 2021
Fantasy Football. Image shows from L to R: Frank Skinner, David Baddiel. Copyright: Avalon Television

Baddiel and Skinner to re-release Three Lions... again!

The release, for the European Championships, will mark the 25th anniversary since the original song hit No 1.

Chortle, 2nd April 2021
Sitting. Mary (Katherine Parkinson). Copyright: Avalon Television

Katherine Parkinson interview

The BAFTA award-winning comedy actor and The IT Crowd star on the things that make her laugh the most.

The Guardian, 2nd April 2021
Lynn Ruth Miller

Lynn Ruth Miller's visa struggle to stay in the UK

87-year-old American comedy performer Lynn Ruth Miller is not just an international treasure but a national treasure. And she eventually got the UK government to agree... Eventually... Here she explains...

Lynn Ruth Miller, John Fleming's Blog, 2nd April 2021

Videos

Rachel E Thorn Online

Elizabeth Bennet does YouTube

2 mins, 19 secs

If Jane Austen were writing today...

Arthur Bostrum Online

Is it right to milk men?

3 mins, 43 secs

A discussion about whether Gammon Milk is OK or not.

Jack Barry Online

Retrained

2 mins, 8 secs

Fancy a job in the arts? Want to be a musician, an artist, an actor? Well forget it. The government says you need to be retrained so you can get a proper job. That way you'll be more use to society.

Joz Norris Online

Comedian plays prank on his agent

1 mins, 45 secs

Joz Norris says "This really, really backfired."

Michael Spicer Online

The UK Govt Race Relations Report - Team Meeting

1 mins, 52 secs

The team behind the Race Relations report have a meeting.

Susan Harrison Online

Fleur Delish's daily routine

39 secs

Whimsical influencer Fleur Delish's daily routine is strikingly similar to Orlando Bloom's.

Podcasts

Richard Herring

Richard Herring: Ally and Herring's Twitch of Fun: Episode 32 - Jacket Potato

65 minutes

Richard is so desperate to impress the TV executives that he has crawled out of his sick bed to do the show. Is it a healthy way to process his...

Delightful Sausage. Image shows from L to R: Chris Cantrill, Amy Gledhill

The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith: Episode 368 - The Delightful Sausage

75 minutes

Gloriously disgusting double-act The Delightful Sausage is comprised of jointly and severally brilliant Amy Gledhill and Chris Cantrill, for whom every line is a rug-pull, every image a rat being...

TV & radio

YouTube 9am
25 min
No More Jockeys. Image shows from L to R: Mark Watson, Alex Horne, Tim Key

No More Jockeys

Set 3, Episode 11 - Set 3, Game 11

Mark and Alex each have four wins to their name. Tim thus needs to fight back. Also, there is a song about a dog.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 18, Episode 8

Des Clarke is joined by Miles Jupp, Athena Kugblenu, Marjolein Robertson & Christopher Macarthur-Boyd.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Series 58, Episode 6

Joining Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis this week are Geoff Norcott and Laura Lexx, with music from Huge Davies.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:30pm
45 min
The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Credit: So Television, Christopher Baines

The Graham Norton Show

Series 28, Episode 24 - Octavia Spencer, Melissa McCarthy, David Schwimmer, Nick Mohammed, Frank Skinner, Michelle Visage, Steps

Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy chat about being superheroes; David Schwimmer drops hints about the Friends reunion; Nick Mohammed reveals GCHQ was supportive of his sitcom; Michelle Visage says the UK drag scene is beautiful and authentic; Frank Skinner jokes about Three Lions, and Steps perform live in the studio with Michelle.

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