BCG Daily Sunday 20th June 2021

Fringe venues get public funding rescue

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is to get a public funding lifeline to help the event reboot if social distancing rules are still in place in the city over the summer. However the Fringe Society has made it clear that the Scottish Government will still need to relax the current social distancing restriction on live events for the Fringe to return in significant form in August.

Melanie Sykes: why's sexist Keith Lemon still on TV?

Her comments came as she revealed that Leigh Francis reduced her to tears by humiliating her in front of an audience in the guise of his alter-ego. Sykes said she was subjected to three hours of offensive comments while recording an episode of ITV's Through The Keyhole in 2018.

Comedy duo visit Fife care homes to cheer up residents

While theatres were - and remain - closed across the country, Alex McCabe and Suzi Cunningham, otherwise known as comedy dance dup Buff and Sheen, have taken to the gardens of care facilities in Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline to perform much to the delight of residents and staff alike.

The week in TV: Together; We Are Lady Parts

The Observer's new critic Barbara Ellen watches Sharon Horgan and James McAvoy simmer in Dennis Kelly's lockdown drama, and Channel 4's Muslim punk sitcom.

Paul Sinha can't continue 'loved' part of his career

The comic and quizzer described his stint as Abanazar in the York Opera House's production of Aladdin as "the most enjoyable month of his life" in a recent podcast appearance. However, he also said he won't be able to do it, or any other pantomime, again because of his battle with Parkinson's disease which affects his "physical fitness."

Sunday Brunch hosts red-faced as Reg D Hunter swears

Red-faced Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer were red-faced at the unexpected moment the 52-year-old shouted "a***".

Fringe hits back at 'cultural snobbery' attacks

The figurehead of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has accused the city's long-running heritage body of "cultural snobbery" over claims that its shows were exclusive, private and "commercial" events.

Katherine Ryan swoons over Bobby on Father's Day

Katherine Ryan has marked her partner Bobby's first Father's Day with a sweet photo of him with their sleeping newborn Frederick.

The 37-year-old comic gave birth to their first child together earlier this month, and couldn't resist swooning over her baby-daddy on social media.

Re-watching Taskmaster

We will be watching two-and-half months of Taskmaster in less than two and a half months.

Suchandrika Chakrabarti on Radio 5 Live

Starting 2 hours 20 minutes in, Suchandrika Chakrabarti discusses live performance, her show I Miss Amy Winehouse and her late dad's best dad joke for Father's Day.