BCG Daily Saturday 3rd July 2021

Press clippings

This Way Up. Aine (Aisling Bea). Copyright: Merman

Aisling Bea interview

"A lot of top female comedians have absent or dead fathers - look into that, scientists".

Alexandra Pollard, The Independent, 3rd July 2021

Ariane Sherine wants to live to 100 and write 100 books

Ariane Sherine has had a busy week. It's her birthday. And she released the first episode of her weekly podcast Love Sex Intelligence. And she has published her first novel, Shitcom, about two male TV sitcom writers. She knows that about which she writes. She has been a writer on BBC TV's Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps and on My Family. She claims Shitcom is her first book, although she has previously published The Atheist's Guide to Christmas, Talk Yourself Better and How To Live To 100.

John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 3rd July 2021

Brighton Fringe review: Funny That Comedy

Reviews of Laura Lexx, Angela Barnes, Jake Lambert and Emmanuel Sonubi.

Simon Topping, The Reviews Hub, 3rd July 2021

I'll Get This. Copyright: 12 Yard Productions

I'll Get This review

Just a TV version of weak stocking-filler trivia games.

Lucy Sweet, The Big Issue, 3rd July 2021

Kiri Pritchard-McLean has questions for S4C over badge

Kiri Prichard-McLean said the TV channel had "odd priorities" by asking her to take off her NHS badge while appearing on the Iaith ar Daith programme on learning Welsh while the Tory MP for Ynys Môn, Virginia Crosbie, had no such difficulties when visiting the set of Rownd a Rownd at Porthaethwy (Menai Bridge).

Nation Cymru, 3rd July 2021