BCG Daily Saturday 10th July 2021
Press clippings
Mark Nelson relishes return to the live stage
After 18 months of performing to a camera and a laptop, a return to the stage in front of a real, in-person audience has been a long time coming for Mark Nelson.
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 10th July 2021
Tobias Menzies interview
Menzies on playing Richard in This Way Up and Prince Philip in The Crown.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 10th July 2021
How The Office changed comedy
As Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's sitcom turns 20, top comics and people behind the scenes explain how it rewired British humour.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 10th July 2021
Nabil Abdulrashid makes the top 5 of TV complaints
The comedian's appearance on BGT sparked 2,253 complaints to the regulator, making it the fifth most contentions programme of the 12 months up to the end of March.
Chortle, 10th July 2021
Isy Suttie interview
The stand-up and actor on her debut novel about a woman trying to conceive, anxiety in the digital age, and the chances of a Peep Show reunion.
Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 10th July 2021
Sunshine And Laughter by Louis Barfe review
This comprehensive biography shows why the two men remain the 'gold standard for double acts'.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 10th July 2021
John Ryan interview
"Most comedy is about the self-indulgent egos of the performers."
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 10th July 2021
Floral Pavilion debut for play by Nigel Planer
The world premiere of a farce by British comedy legend Nigel Planer opens at Wirral's Floral Pavilion as part of a UK tour next month.
Craig Manning, Wirral Globe, 10th July 2021Suchandrika Chakrabarti on celebrating Camden's queen
I've written a show called I Miss Amy Winehouse in 2021. You might ask: why put on a show about her as we emerge out of lockdown in a world that's moved on from her heyday?
Camden Fringe, 10th July 2021