BCG Daily Wednesday 22nd December 2021
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Maureen Lipman: Cancel culture could wipe out comedy
Her comments come as more than half of Britons say they have stopped themselves from expressing political and social views for fear of being judged.
Katie Razzall, BBC, 22nd December 2021
Fern Brady named as Scotland's most influential Twitter user
One tweet earned the the Bathgate-born comedian well over 80,000 likes on the platform.
Peter Cassidy, STV, 22nd December 2021
Maureen Lipman's take on cancel culture has not exactly landed well
Maureen Lipman has claimed that cancel culture will "wipe out" comedy, but it looks like not many people agree with her on Twitter.
Kate Nicholson, The Huffington Post, 22nd December 2021
LadBaby hit out at The Kunts in festive chart battle
LadBaby have criticised The Kunts for their attempt to score a Christmas Number One with their single "Boris Johnson Is STILL A Fucking C**t". Speaking to the Official Charts, LadBaby's Mark Hoyle said: "Definitely - it takes a certain sort of person to download a song with that in the title, but you never know."
Arusa Qureshi, NME, 22nd December 2021
Bill Bailey reschedules tour
Bill Bailey has rescheduled all his post-Christmas tour dates because of the soaring number of coronavirus cases.
Chortle, 22nd December 2021
Armando Iannucci to take on social media in new film
Armando Iannucci is planning a satirical movie set in the world of social media.
Chortle, 22nd December 2021
Ricky Gervais tears into Tories for 'f***ing rubbing salt in the wound'
"I don't get political, but they are all s***," the comedian said.
Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 22nd December 2021
Derry Girls finishes filming final season
Filming has wrapped on the final series of Derry Girls, the stars of the Channel 4 comedy have announced.
Lauren Morris, Radio Times, 22nd December 2021
Maureen Lipman thinks cancel culture is killing comedy. Don't make me laugh.
The veteran performer's concerns aren't shared by everyone in the comedy world, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 22nd December 2021
Staged scores hat-trick at the RTS Midlands Awards 2021
BBC One lockdown show Staged, which starred David Tennant and Michael Sheen as bickering actors, landed a hat-trick of wins at the RTS Midlands Television Awards.
Royal Television Society, 22nd December 2021
Review: Jimmy Carr & Mark Watson's memoirs
It's a cliché that stand-up is therapy for the comedian. But in these two books, Jimmy Carr and Mark Watson turn their experiences in the business into life lessons that could benefit their readers.
Chortle, 22nd December 2021
The Kunts on Boris Johnson, LadBaby, and the Xmas chart race
It could go down to the wire...
Robin Murray, Clash Music, 22nd December 2021
It's too late to save comedy from 'cancel culture'
Will comedy become the latest victim of 'cancel culture'? Dame Maureen Lipman fears as much.
Patrick West, The Spectator, 22nd December 2021Videos
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6:30pm30 min
Conversations From A Long Marriage
2021 Christmas Special, Episode 1 - Conversations From A Long Marriage At Christmas AgainThe audience joins them as Joanna breathily compliments Roger, "How do you get it so perfect every time?" His reply - "Hot goose fat and regular tossing" - reveals that they are enjoying his signature roast potatoes. They're spending a quiet Christmas with Peter and Sally, but this snowballs into an extravagant house party when Peter is offered a rich friend's country pile and invites other couples.
10pm45 min
Live At The Apollo
Series 16, Christmas Special - Noel At The Apollo: Jason Manford, Maisie Adam, Nabil AbdulrashidJason Manford is your host as he introduces Maisie Adam and Nabil Abdulrashid to the stage.
11:30pm60 min
The Russell Howard Hour
Series 5, Highlights Special - Best Of Series 5Russell presents all of the very best bits from Series 5 as he looks back at the last few months' headlines.