BCG Daily Sunday 28th November 2021
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Jack Dee: comedy's resident grouch on becoming an agony uncle
One of Jack Dee's guilty pleasures is reading agony aunt columns. "I seek them out," says the laconic stand-up and veteran of British comedy. "I've always been intrigued by the different nature of the problems people write in about. And also by self-help books. I read a lot of them."
The Irish Examiner, 28th November 2021
Munya Chawawa interview
"People think I blew up in lockdown, but I've been doing this for years."
Sirin Kale, The Guardian, 28th November 2021
Althea Aseoche interview
Althea was born in Davao City, Philippines, grew up in Sydney, Australia and now lives and works as a story artist in London.
The Comedy Loser, 28th November 2021
Barry Humphries was joking, you fools
His brilliant appearance on This Morning seems to have sailed over the media's heads, says Simon Evans.
Simon Evans, Spiked, 28th November 2021
Chic Murray: the true king of Scottish comedy
Chic Murray wasn't just the greatest Scottish comedian - Billy Connolly would back me up on that - he's above Hancock, Morecambe and Wise, or the procession of lame English comics who were shirricked mercilessly on Friday nights in the second house at the Glasgow Empire.
Ron McKay, The Herald, 28th November 2021
Acclaim for Rosie Jones in Casualty
Rosie Jones has received acclaim for her performance in this week's edition of Casualty.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th November 2021
Bob Mortimer interview
The comedian has a penchant for motorbike tours and fancies starting an OAP survival series in Canada.
Kirsty Nutkins, The Times, 28th November 2021Videos
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Billy Connolly: In His Own Words
A profile of the comedian and actor drawing on interviews, TV appearances and stand-up performances from his career to reveal his journey from a childhood of maternal abandonment in the tenement blocks of Glasgow to the very top of international showbusiness.