BCG Daily Friday 25th June 2021

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HarperCollins Children's reveals eighth Baddiel novel

HarperCollins Children's Books has unveiled the eighth novel from author, comedian and screenwriter David Baddiel. (The Boy Who Got) Accidentally Famous will publish on 28th October in hardback, with simultaneous e-book and audio voiced by Baddiel, and is part of a previous deal securing the author until 2023.

Ruth Comerford, The Bookseller, 25th June 2021

Interview with comedy writer Georgia Pritchett

The British comedy writer on the adored Sky Atlantic show Succession has her own US TV drama and a memoir coming out.

Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 25th June 2021

Latitude 2018. Copyright: Caitlin Mogridge

Latitude Festival 2021 to be government test event

Organisers of Latitude have announced the festival will go ahead next month, as part of the government's series of test events.

BBC, 25th June 2021

Rufus Hound to star in stage version of The Good Life

Rufus Hound is set to star in a stage version of classic British sitcom The Good Life, where he will play Tom Good.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th June 2021

Goose interview

The comedy duo Adam Drake and Ben Rowse on the things that make them laugh the most.

The Guardian, 25th June 2021

The Russell Howard Hour. Russell Howard. Copyright: Avalon Television

Russell Howard moves shows to football stadium

Russell Howard has moved his upcoming shows in Bristol from July 5 - 10 from the Hippodrome to Ashton Gate football ground, the home of Bristol City FC and the Bristol Bears.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th June 2021

When Stan Laurel understudied Charlie Chaplin

Before achieving cinematic fame, Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel briefly worked together in music hall, an episode recounted in Told by an Idiot's latest show. Creator Paul Hunter tells Nick Smurthwaite about evoking their world with silent storytelling.

Nick Smurthwaite, The Stage, 25th June 2021

Jo Brand: I was top girl as classmates were bit thick

Jo Brand jokingly labelled her young former schoolmates "a bit thick" in a recent interview.

Toby Bryant, Kent Live, 25th June 2021

Mawaan Rizwan interview

Mawaan Rizwan talks YouTube Pride, Sex Education and whether he'd ever do Eurovision.

David Craig, Radio Times, 25th June 2021

Videos

TV & radio

9am
36 min

No More Jockeys

Set 4, Episode 4 - Set 4, Game 4

Tim is romping away with the set, having won the first three games. Can Alex or Mark prevent a fourth victory in a row, and is there anyone out there who has more than two sisters?