BCG Daily Tuesday 3rd August 2021
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Craig Brown presents 100 Years of The X Factor (Pt 1)
The X Factor is coming to an end. It's time to look back on 100 years of this talent show, and to celebrate its landmark moments.
Craig Brown, Daily Mail, 3rd August 2021
Bill Bailey at the Royal Opera House review
Like a stand-up Midas, everything turned to gold.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 3rd August 2021
Jerk review
Politically incorrect and sick, and I loved it.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 3rd August 2021
Guilt to be adapted for India
British comedy mystery thriller Guilt will be produced by Aditya Birla Group's Applause Entertainment in association with BBC Studios India.
BBC, 3rd August 2021
Jerk review
There's the core of a great idea here, poking fun at the sort of people who panic when they meet anyone with a serious disability. But a subject so sensitive needs clever, imaginative writing - not pratfalls and sight gags about walking frames.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 3rd August 2021
Why comedians should WiP it
So to the comedians out there who are working on new ideas, trying out new concepts, devices or characters I say WiP it, WiP it good.
Kate Stone, Funny Women, 3rd August 2021
Scotland scraps social distancing
Nicola Sturgeon has given a boost to the Edinburgh Fringe and comedy venues across Scotland by confirming that most coronavirus restrictions will be scrapped on Monday.
Chortle, 3rd August 2021
Jamie MacDonald on being creative and blind
"It's triumph with - not over - adversity."
Jamie MacDonald, The Guardian, 3rd August 2021
Boys From County Hell review
A Northern Irish town with ties to vampiric lore has an uninvited guest in a funny if sometimes unbalanced film that channels Shaun Of The Dead.
Phil Hoad, The Guardian, 3rd August 2021
Striking Out: Comedy after Cambridge
Three recent graduates and ex-Footlights talk about making it comedy in the years after leaving Cambridge.
Amelia Hill, Varsity, 3rd August 2021
London Hughes & Steve Coogan in Edinburgh TV Fest
The Edinburgh TV Festival (August 23-26) has unveiled further program speakers for 2021 including comedian, writer and actor London Hughes, who will be this year's Alternative MacTaggart speaker. Steve Coogan will be at the fest to host a This Time with Alan Partridge Masterclass with Charlene White.
Tom Grater, Deadline, 3rd August 2021
Jeff Goldblum joins cast of The Liar
Jeff Goldblum has signed up to star opposite Asa Butterfield in The Liar, a film adaptation of Stephen Fry's semi-autobiographical novel that will shoot in the UK next month. Goldblum will play Cambridge don Donald Trefusis in the pic.
Tom Grater, Deadline, 3rd August 2021
Fringe comedy: Use it or lose it
Fringe comedy has been Disneyfied this year, but its spirit is still there if you know where to look.
Kate Copstick, The Scotsman, 3rd August 2021
The Windsors: Endgame review
Overall, the show's greatest weakness is that The Windsors: Endgame comes one shutdown after Upstart Crow did a similar TV-to-stage trick with greater success.
Rich Johnston, Bleeding Cool, 3rd August 2021Punchline's top Fringe shows 2021
It's that exhilarating time of year again and wow have we got a great line-up of live comedy shows for you!
Punchline UK, 3rd August 2021Fringe comedy: Use it or lose it
Fringe comedy has been Disneyfied this year, but its spirit is still there if you know where to look.
Kate Copstick, The Scotsman, 3rd August 2021Fringe: Some top picks for 2021....
So, I've finally had a moment to gather myself together and look through the programme for this year's festival - though it's being added to all the time so do keep checking for new additions!
Edinburgh Festivals for Kids, 3rd August 2021Videos
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5pm30 min
Lagging
Series 1, Episode 3 - The Dad ProblemSol gets his grandad over to distract his dad while he games, but gets dragged on a family outing to a chair museum. Leah's mum insists she can't game until she tidies her bedroom.
6:30pm30 min
Simon Evans Goes To Market
Series 6, Episode 3 - TheatreSimon Evans presents another comedy lecture on economics and in this episode he looks at the impact of the pandemic on the stand-up and theatre worlds.
10pm60 min
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Series 6, Episode 2Helen Bauer, Rachel Fairburn, Phil Wang and Harry Hill join Alan Davies to dish the dirt on a petulant MP; a brusque burlesque dancer from Essex; a salacious encounter against the wall; and a room of rowdy revellers desperate for BEDS.
11pm30 min
Fortunately... With Fi And Jane
Series 1, Episode 30 - Bicentennial Bidets, Live At The Royal Festival Hall With Shappi KhorsandiIn a special edition of Fortunately, comedian Shappi Khorsandi joins Fi and Jane for their 200th episode, with a live and socially distanced audience at London's Royal Festival Hall.