BCG Daily Saturday 17th July 2021
Press clippings
Stephen Fretwell on his music in Gavin & Stacey
In 2007, burgeoning UK singer-songwriter Stephen Fretwell received a call from his friend and publisher Joe, asking him to approve the use of his track Run on a "small BBC Three comedy" by the similarly up-and-coming James Corden and Ruth Jones.
Paul Glynn, BBC, 17th July 2021Edinburgh Fringe's newest outdoor venue revealed
The garden of Hill Square is set to be transformed into a new outdoor venue by theSpaceUK as the biggest arts festival in the world returns to the Capital after a year off in 2020.
Liam Rudden, Edinburgh Evening News, 17th July 2021George The Poet meets Munya Chawawa
The podcaster talks to the online satirist about the joys of rhyming, the limits of macho culture and mocking Matt Hancock.
Ellen E Jones, The Guardian, 17th July 2021Life on a plate: Mo Gilligan
The comedian and Masked Singer panellist on his fascination with chicken, mum's Caribbean specials and the secret to great mac and cheese.
Tim Lewis, The Guardian, 17th July 2021Hannah Waddingham was 'groped 3 times in a week'
Hannah, who shot to TV fame as Tonya Dyke in ITV comedy Benidorm, said: "I'd never been groped in my life, but I was groped three times in one week in Benidorm.
"To get on set, I had to walk through the hotel dressed as Tonya in some non-existent bikini and high heels with blokes gawping at me... or rather groping me."
Halina Watts, The Mirror, 17th July 2021Videos
TV & radio
French & Saunders: Funny Women
Dawn and Jennifer take us through their inspirations and discuss who makes them laugh as they watch their favourite moments from the comedy archive.