BCG Daily Wednesday 22nd September 2021
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Never Mind The Buzzcocks review
It's back? I'd barely noticed it had gone.
James Jackson, The Times, 22nd September 2021
Frank Skinner: Showbiz review
Having failed to get a ticket to see this in Edinburgh 2019 I am thrilled to have finally seen Frank Skinner's brilliantly constructed and mature performance.
Andrew Kay, The Latest, 22nd September 2021
Lynn Ruth Miller obituary
Ribald yet philosophical comedian who found her calling late in life and was thought to be the oldest working stand-up.
The Times, 22nd September 2021
Book review: Bob Mortimer The Autobiography - And Away
Let's get the obvious out of the way. Bob Mortimer is pretty much established as a national treasure. Maybe not in the Judi Dench league just yet, but for a generation of comedy fans - maybe a couple of generations - he is up there with the showbiz legends. So it's great to hear his story of how he got there first-hand.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd September 2021Ben Hodge interview
Ben Hodge on his plans for 2022, comedy and his nuclear bunker.
Blizzard Comedy, 22nd September 2021
My comedy hero: Sara Barron on Sara Pascoe
As the American essayist and stand-up takes Enemies Closer across Scotland and the UK, she picks an acclaimed comic and actress as her top funny person.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 22nd September 2021
Review: Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Sky Max
They said it couldn't and maybe shouldn't be done. They did it and it worked. Welcome back.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd September 2021
Chortle Student Comedy Award final 2021 review
This has not been a good year to be a student, or to be a comedian - and twice as challenging to be both. Yet you would never have guessed there had been such unprecedented disruption from the final of the Chortle Student Comedy Award on Monday night, with the young acts providing as strong a line-up as ever.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd September 2021Videos
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11:30am30 min
What's Funny About...
Series 2, Episode 1 - The OfficePeter Fincham and Jon Plowman talk to Ricky Gervais, the man who created, wrote, directed, and starred in what is, by any metric you'd care to measure it by, quite simply the most influential sitcom of the 21st century: The Office.
5pm30 min
Nova Jones
Series 1, Episode 1 - Friends Of NovaEco-minded McLaren prevents environmental disaster as unwanted gifts from Nova's fans pollute a nearby planet.
5pm15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 2, Episode 39 - Spud IslandThe Spuds have a surprising day out when the lift in their tower block home at Grimsby Heights delivers them to a desert island instead of the ground floor.
5:15pm15 min
The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
Series 2, Episode 40 - Trucking American DreamsThe Spuds join Betty on a work trip across America - will a surprising body swap allow their American dreams to come true?
6:30pm30 min
My Teenage Diary
Series 10, Episode 6 - Tim DownieRufus Hound's guest is star of Outlander and Paddington, Tim Downie. Tim's diary takes us back to his drama school days in North London in 1994 - reading Chekhov by candlelight, becoming a vegetarian and wearing a lot of collarless shirts.
9pm60 min
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Series 2, Episode 6Jimmy Carr, Martin Kemp and Charlie George share their embarrassing teenage lives with host Rhod Gilbert.
10pm30 min
Code 404
Series 2, Episode 5Major's mood swings are getting out of hand. He and Carver are given the task of supplying Cleasby with a new identity under witness protection.
11pm15 min
Njambi McGrath: Becoming Njambi
Episode 1 - Who Am I?Njambi explores the history of British colonisation of her home country and how it directly impacted her father's life, and subsequently her own. Njambi shares the story of meeting her husband, starting a family and moving to the UK and becoming the talk of the town.
11pm5 min
Rockanory
Episode 11 - The Kiss And The Cow, Part 3Gene Simmons from the rock band Kiss has everything: fame, money, success, a guitar that shoots flames and boots with spikes on. But he craves more, which is why he wants a cow's tongue, grafted onto his own. It's quite a story. This is that story.