BCG Daily Saturday 31st July 2021

Bath Comedy Festival New Act Final - results

First prize went to Bennet Kavanagh, second to Henry Whaley, and third to Sharlin Jaha.

Reviews - Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes; King Gary

The big joy of Morecambe & Wise: The Lost Tapes (ITV), to quote the double-act's theme song, is the sunshine it brings Gary, Eric's widow Joan and daughter Gail, all watching together and chuckling.

King Gary peps up the hoary over-the-garden-wall sitcom format with good gags.

Peter Kay's comeback charity gigs hijacked by touts

Peter Kay's return to the stage has been hijacked by ticket touts.

Camden Fringe 2021 - interview - Matt Green

"It feels like the last year and a half has been pretty down - lots of downtime, feeling down. So I'm hoping that now might be the time to look up from our screens and see that things are starting to look up?"

Six stand-ups on returning to live comedy

Andrew Maxwell, Olga Koch, Sadia Azmat and more reflect on the return of audiences after a year away - plus offer up some new jokes!

Taboo: Comedy hasn't lost its edge yet

Is comedy threatened as people get increasingly sensitive to having their feelings hurt? No offence, but Robin Ince is not convinced.

Stephen Fry attacks lord for mocking Alex Scott

Stephen Fry has taken aim at Lord Digby Jones after he mocked Alex Scott's East London accent - and he definitely didn't hold back.

Camden Fringe 2021 interview - Bex's Chainsaw Moussaka

Bex's Chainsaw Moussaka is a work in progress show that aims to avoid the usual comedy cliches such as tinder jokes, moral messages 3/4's of the way in and telling you about my "zany everyday life".