BCG Daily Saturday 11th December 2021
Press clippings
Aidan Smith's TV week: Two Doors Down; Landscapers
A review of a returning BBC Two sitcom, and a new comedy on Sky Atlantic.
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman, 11th December 2021
Scottish Comedian of the Year 2021 - stand up for comedy's big night out
If you want a close-up look at the rising stars of stand-up, head for the Rotunda in Glasgow tomorrow night, where the Scottish Comedian of the Year (Scoty) award will be chosen.
Ashley Davies, The Times, 11th December 2021
The future of comedy? It's between your ears
In 2021, comedians had to seek audiences in unlikely places. Will stand-up ever be the same again?
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 11th December 2021
Shaparak Khorsandi interview
Shaparak Khorsandi speaks about how she fully embraced the ladette culture of the era, how times have changed for young women now - and why she dropped 'Shappi' to revert to her full name.
Chortle, 11th December 2021
Northumberland comedy 'heartbeat' to return after more than a year without gigs
Punch Drunk Comedy Club will host gigs in Blyth and Ashington in December, its first in more than 400 days.
Daniel Hall, Newcastle Chronicle, 11th December 2021
Flashback - Jayde Adams and her late sister, Jenna
The comedian, actor and presenter talks about an old photograph, and how her big sister's early death spurred her to write her award-winning debut stand-up show.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 11th December 2021
Banks & Wag: The duo behind TV's catchiest jingles
Banks and Wag went from playing stadiums to writing hit TV music, from Go Jetters to The X Factor. So what's the secret to making a CBeebies earworm?
Deborah Linton, The Guardian, 11th December 2021
On my radar: Tanya Moodie's cultural highlights
The Motherland actor on shouting at the television, the memoir she couldn't put down, and the street food she can't get enough of.
Kathryn Bromwich, The Guardian, 11th December 2021
Pantoland at the Palladium review
When pantomime returned to the London Palladium in 2016 after an absence of almost thirty years, a new chapter in the genre's history was written.
Simon Sladen, British Theatre Guide, 11th December 2021
David Walliams accuses Ronan Keating of 'not doing research'
David Walliams appeared on The One Show where he accused Ronan Keating of not researching what they were talking about in an awkward TV moment. The children's author appeared on the programme to discuss his new Sky film Hansel And Gretel: After Ever After but Ronan seemed to forget the name.
Charlotte Everett, The Mirror, 11th December 2021
A Pissedmas Carol - Leicester Square Theatre, London review
Their voices are impressively good, their character driven skits are side-splittingly funny and their lewd, foul-mouthed approach to the festivities is nothing short of fabulous.
Christine Stanton, The Reviews Hub, 11th December 2021
David Baddiel and his daughter on his social media addiction
Despite the abuse and anger, the comedian spent hours a day online. But then his daughter Dolly became dangerously drawn in. Was it time for a rethink?
Hadley Freeman, The Guardian, 11th December 2021
My culture fix: Shaparak Khorsandi
The comedian lets us into her cultural life.
Shaparak Khorsandi, The Times, 11th December 2021Videos
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TV & radio
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 19, Episode 18TV presenter and author Richard Osman, former GB athlete, former GB athlete and presenter Iwan Thomas, England netball player Eboni Usoro-Brown and comedian Neil Delamere join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.
10:05pm65 min
The Jonathan Ross Show
Series 18, Episode 8 - Usain Bolt, Joanna Lumley, Jamie Dornan, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Holly Willoughby, Damon AlbarnJonathan is joined by the fastest man in the world Usain Bolt, national treasure Joanna Lumley, 50 Shades Of Grey heart-throb Jamie Dornan, Line Of Duty's Shalom Brune-Franklin, and This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby. Plus, Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn will be performing in the studio.