BCG Daily Tuesday 1st June 2021
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Improv in the media - There's Something About Movies
For the final game in the show, the guest and the team captain have to recreate a famous scene in a film - the only catch is one of them has the script and the other doesn't so they have to improvise the dialogue in the scene. It is so great to see this improv game as the centre of a comedy show as it is one of the best improv games to play as an improviser. However, saying that, you notice very early which sort of people are good at improv and who finds it difficult.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 1st June 2021
Rosie Wilby: The Breakup Monologues review
A comic's take on the psychology of heartbreak.
Lydia Bunt, The Arts Desk, 1st June 2021
Review: My Dad Boris
Charlotte Evans' My Dad Boris is a 30-minute stand-up set that takes the Prime Minister's alleged affairs as the starting point for a humorous exploration of father-daughter relationships with Evans the blonde-haired result of a 1993 union between Johnson and a flight attendant during a trip to Brussels. The resultant show is based around her attempts to make contact, their similarities and the ultimate hope that one night the PM will actually attend the show.
Maryam Philpott, The Reviews Hub, 1st June 2021
Jason Manford's incredible Oscars-themed birthday party
Jason Manford celebrated his 40th birthday in style with a lavish Oscars-themed party in his garden.
Beth Allcock, The Sun, 1st June 2021
Henry Normal: the John Robb interview
Henry Normal has had a fascinating career - he started in the UK eighties underground promoting DIY gigs like one by my band The Membranes in Chesterfield in 1986 and went on to part of the team that propelled Steve Coogan into the mainstream and form Baby Cow - the TV media company responsible for so much of the best comedy in the past decades. He was inspired by post punk and especially the ranting poets like Swells who we also talk about in-depth in this interview as well as his upcoming poetry tour and book and how to cope with autism...
John Robb, Louder Than War, 1st June 2021
No ease in lockdown for Edinburgh
Nicola Sturgeon has delivered a blow to Scotland's comedy circuit and the Edinburgh Fringe by keeping the capital under level 2 Covid rules.
Chortle, 1st June 2021
Remember When.... Spike Milligan makes his Fringe debut
Spike Milligan took a very long time to make his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe. It was not until August 1990 that his name could be found in the Fringe programme.
Russell Leadbetter, The Herald, 1st June 2021
Review: Inside No. 9 - Hurry Up And Wait
A claustrophobic and unsettling watch.
Luke, The Custard TV, 1st June 2021
We Are Lady Parts review
Peacock's new comedy import from the U.K. makes representation matter in all the right ways.
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 1st June 2021
We Are Lady Parts: an endearingly angsty teenage dream
We Are Lady Parts is at once a delightful coming-of-age story and an authentic representation of varied Muslim experiences courtesy of its five discernible protagonists.
Saloni Gajjar, The AV Club, 1st June 2021
Brighton Fringe review: Arthur Smith - Syd
The source material Smith uses is a memoir the family asked Syd to write in his 70's. It's a lovely book to have as a reminiscence of a life well lived and from it Smith junior tells the crowd a number of funny and touching stories from the 1940s and 50's which have the gathering in fits of laughter, and sometimes groans, as Syd's humour is presented, to our appreciation.
Simon Topping, The Reviews Hub, 1st June 2021
Jessie Cave: Sunrise at Soho Theatre Online review
The piece is described as dating after a complex breakup, but it reaches far beyond that.
Georgia Howlett, The Upcoming, 1st June 2021TV & radio
11:30am30 min
Natalie Haynes Stands Up For The Classics
Series 7, Episode 3 - JocastaNatalie Haynes stands up for Jocasta, wife - and mother (spoilers) - of Oedipus.
6:30pm30 min
Alex Edelman's Peer Group
Series 4, Episode 4 - New Relationships To Old ThingsAlex Edelman is unexpectedly upset when his parents come to sell the family home, and things are not made any better with the simultaneous arrival of lockdown.
9pm60 min
Guessable?
Series 2, Episode 8Sara Pascoe, alongside team captains Alan Davies and Darren Harriott, welcome Susie Dent, Nick Helm, Russell Kane and Desiree Burch into the loft to play an array of guessing games.
11pm30 min
Fortunately... With Fi And Jane
Series 1, Episode 21 - The Paperwork Of Space With Scientist Maggie Aderin-PocockFi and Jane chat to astrophysicist Maggie Aderin-Pocock. The Sky at Night presenter discusses multigenerational voyages, the power of the moon and she also ponders why Jane's food tastes better after a few hours in the fridge. Before Maggie arrives there is an apology seminar and a new way to tell someone to take it easy.