BCG Daily Monday 14th June 2021
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The Pin nominated for South Bank Award
Comedy duo The Pin are the best breakthrough act in comedy this year, according to the South Bank Awards.
Chortle, 14th June 2021
Derren Litten reveals moment co-star punched someone
The creator of one of the UK's leading comedy shows revealed bosses took no action against the well-known star after they apologised for their actions.
Liam Llewellyn, The Sun, 14th June 2021
Jessie Cave on grief
The actress and comedian on the bereavement that inspired her first novel and why knows she'll never lose the Harry Potter label.
Susannah Goldsbrough, The Telegraph, 14th June 2021
Liam Payne to make short comedy film
The short film will be based on Liam's experiences at Alcoholics Anonymous with comedian Russell Brand.
Aakash Mishra, Republic World, 14th June 2021
C4 appoints dedicated E4 commissioning editor
Channel 4 has appointed Mel Bezalel as Commissioning Editor for E4, reporting into Head of Youth and Digital, Karl Warner.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th June 2021
Brighton Fringe review - The Lovely Boys
This ramshackle style is charming to a point.
Simon Topping, The Reviews Hub, 14th June 2021
Katherine Ryan gives birth
Katherine Ryan has given birth to her second child - just two weeks after announcing she was pregnant.
The comedian, 37, shared a picture of herself lying beside her little one and told fans: "I have a really good reason yesterday's podcast was late."
Fay Leyfield, The Sun, 14th June 2021
Damaris Hayman obituary
The actor Damaris Hayman, who has died aged 91, was perhaps the last conduit to a bygone age of British comedy, her toothy bonhomie and breezy eccentricity making her a reliable supporting player to many of the big and small screen comedy stars from the 1950s to the 80s.
Toby Hadoke, The Guardian, 14th June 2021
Inside No 9: Last Night Of The Proms review
This series of Inside No 9 ends with probably its weakest link, even though it's always fascinating to see what Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith come up with.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th June 2021
US sitcom deal for London Hughes
Stand-up to star alongside Robin Thede in Perfect Strangers reboot.
Chortle, 14th June 2021
Boys From County Hell review
A fun film that sadly isn't quite as funny as one may hope, Boys From County Hell still manages to just about work within the constraints of the comedy horror marriage.
Kat Hughes, Hollywood News, 14th June 2021
Fern Brady interview
"People still look at me and go, 'That's just a mentally ill woman that's been allowed on stage. Why is she embarrassing herself like that?'"
Chicago Maroon, 14th June 2021Inside No. 9 finishes its sixth series with 'aplomb'
On BBC Sounds' Inside Inside No. 9 podcast, Shearsmith remembers the fractured experience of filming The Last Night of the Proms (which began in March 2020, and finally concluded in January 2021), pinpointing the moment in the episode which marks the actors having returned to filming. "Just after Yusuf enters the house, and I say 'Put your hands up.' That's the ten months older versions of ourselves," he recalls.
BBC, 14th June 2021Inside No. 9 finishes its sixth series with 'aplomb'
On BBC Sounds' Inside Inside No. 9 podcast, Shearsmith remembers the fractured experience of filming The Last Night of the Proms (which began in March 2020, and finally concluded in January 2021), pinpointing the moment in the episode which marks the actors having returned to filming. "Just after Yusuf enters the house, and I say 'Put your hands up.' That's the ten months older versions of ourselves," he recalls.
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Big Zuu's Wrap Clash
Episode 4 - Alhan goes rogue over a lasagne wrapBig Zuu challenges journalist, producer and satirist Alhan Gencay to a multi-layered Wrap Clash based on a classic Italian dish: lasagne. Will Alhan's recipe come out on top or will the cracks start to show in his friendship with Zuu because of the Tubsey Twist: an egg?
6:30pm30 min
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
Series 75, Episode 1Radio 4's antidote to panel games returns for its a new series in a broadcast from the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House with a virtual audience drawn from the South of England. Joining Jack Dee are Tony Hawks, Marcus Brigstocke, Vicki Pepperdine and Henning Wehn, with Colin Sell at the piano.
6:30pm30 min
Welcome Strangers
Series 3, Episode 4In the final episode we meet a mountain rescue team whose helicopter is being put to creative use and a theme park dedicated entirely to the pleasures of middle-aged men.
9pm60 min
Russell Howard Stands Up To The World
Episode 3It's the last stop on Russell Howard's comedy world tour, where he heads to Australia to experience life down under. While there, he goes on a trip into the bush and dives into ocean life on the coast.
10pm30 min
Inside No. 9
Series 6, Episode 6 - Last Night Of The PromsDawn and Mick are hosting their annual Last Night of the Proms party as the perfect antidote to post-Brexit Britain, with everyone expected to wave their Union Jacks and sing along to Land of Hope and Glory, But Dawn's sister Penny has seen a mysterious stranger lurking around the neighbourhood and her husband Brian isn't feeling particularly patriotic and, by the time the fat lady sings, everyone's lives will be changed forever.
10pm30 min
Big Zuu's Big Eats
Series 2, Episode 2 - James AcasterComedian and committed foodie James Acaster asks Zuu to cook for him while he records his hit podcast, Off Menu. When James grew up, puddings were a rare treat so Zuu prepares a dessert that has them both fearing they may have bitten off more than they can chew.