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BCG Daily Saturday 19th June 2021

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Ariane Sherine Pro

My Comedy Career: Ariane Sherine

Ariane Sherine shares with us what she has learnt whilst working as a writer and podcaster. Her honest answers are very interesting to read.

Press clippings

Together. Image shows from L to R: She (Sharon Horgan), He (James McAvoy)

TV week: Together; Feel Good

Reviews of two new comedies.

Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 19th June 2021
8 Out Of 10 Cats. Jimmy Carr. Copyright: Zeppotron

Jimmy Carr, Palace Theatre review

The jokes are relentless, but so is the misogyny.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 19th June 2021
Marcel Lucont. Alexis Dubus

Brighton Fringe review - Marcel Lucont

Dubus has created a wonderful grotesque character who the audience laughs heartily at, even though he insults us at every turn. The chides are so inventive and funny you cannot help but giggle. Even in torrential rain the night proves to have that winning formula. This is a Brighton Fringe must see.

Simon Topping, The Reviews Hub, 19th June 2021
Daliso Chaponda

More comedians announced for Latitude

Organisers' show of confidence that festival will go ahead.

Chortle, 19th June 2021
One Foot In The Grave. Image shows from L to R: Margaret Meldrew (Annette Crosbie), Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson). Copyright: BBC

Richard Wilson says he'd 'had enough' of Victor Meldrew

Appearing on Desert Island Discs, One Foot In The Grave star Richard Wilson today reveals he was happy to see grumpy Victor Meldrew dead and buried.

Sarah Robertson and Myriam Toua, The Mirror, 19th June 2021
Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Greg Davies, Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television

Watch Taskmaster

I spent my college years watching British panel shows on YouTube to pass the hours between classes. Taskmaster indulges in the inane and the useless, the tchotchke and the party trick.

Fran Hoepfner, Defector, 19th June 2021
Katherine Ryan

Katherine Ryan shares cute picture of family of four

Comedian Katherine Ryan posed for a picture with her newborn son as she announced the new addition to her family.

The Canadian funny-woman cuddled up with her partner Bobby, daughter Violet and newborn son Fred for an adorable family photo.

Sabrina Aulak, The Sun, 19th June 2021

Amy Webber on her Musical Comedy Awards win

"It feels like a good time to be a woman in comedy."

Adam Maidment, Manchester Evening News, 19th June 2021

Face It - Miranda Walker

Writer Miranda Walker's comedy drama monologues entitled Face It have been commissioned by the BBC as part of the prestigious BBC Arts Culture in Quarantine initiative championing disabled artists.

FWA, 19th June 2021

Videos

Yiannis Vassilakis Online

Dubiously Dubbing: Alan Partridge

1 mins, 27 secs

Dubbing Alan Partridge into French, Spanish, Italian and Greek.

Dominic Frisby Online

Dominic Frisby - FOMO

3 mins, 37 secs

"Bitcoin is going up, quick buy. There's a really good party, but you're NFI. You want your ex back and you don't know why...
It's cos she's posting pics with another guy."

Laugh Lessons. Rahul Kohli TV

Laugh Lessons - How We Ruined The Internet

3 mins, 13 secs

Rahul Kohli explains how the human condition has destroyed the greatest invention we've ever known and how it will end up destroying us.

Laugh Lessons. Manrika (Manrika Khaira) TV

Laugh Lessons - The Secret Life Of An Influencer

2 mins, 56 secs

Hey hunnies, Manrika, Walsall's top social media talent, wants to show you how to be a successful and in demand influencer. From how to interact with followers to promoting an aspirational lifestyle, selling healthy habits to negotiating hotel stays, her invaluable guide covers all the essentials to smash it on social.

Laugh Lessons. Cassie Atkinson TV

Laugh Lessons - Northern Mindfulness

3 mins, 3 secs

A mock doc from Northern Power Blouse about the new self-care sensation taking the capital by storm: Northern Mindfulness.

Laugh Lessons. Ehiz Ufuah TV

Laugh Lessons - Toxic Ting

4 mins, 18 secs

Ehiz, one of the UK's biggest social media stars, breaks down his own experiences of Toxic Masculinity in this sick grime track.

Who Cares?. Amelia Dimoldenberg Online

Who Cares? - Billionaires

9 mins, 25 secs

One Billion pounds, that's an incomprehensible amount of money - to most people. The pandemic has brought to light the vast inequalities within society, but are Billionaires to blame? Amelia takes to the street to find out.

Off The Rails. Image shows from L to R: Kate Fisher (Jenny Seagrove), Maddie (Elizabeth Dormer-Phillips), Cassie (Kelly Preston), Liz (Sally Phillips) Film

Off The Rails - Trailer

2 mins, 31 secs

A dying wish from their best friend, Anna, compels Cassie, Kate, and Liz, to put old feuds aside and take her 17-year-old daughter on an interrailing journey across Europe that they did not quite finish during their studies. Now in their fifties, they are older but not necessarily wiser.

TV & radio

Radio 4 10:30am
30 min
You're Dead To Me

You're Dead To Me

Series 3, Episode 6 - Ghengis Khan

Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Peter Frankopan and comedian Phil Wang in the 12th century to meet one of the most feared conquerors in world history, Genghis Khan.

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