BCG Daily Saturday 5th February 2022
Press clippings
Missing Taskmaster? Mel Giedroyc has just the thing
Mel's celebrity panel show Unforgivable is back with plenty more games, shameful stories - and comedy so naughty you can't believed it survived the edit. Who needs Greg Davies?
Joel Golby, The Guardian, 5th February 2022
My weekend away in the Sex Education house
Jean and Otis's spectacular chalet from the hit Netflix show is now available to rent. Georgia Stephens is seduced by its starry associations and Wye Valley setting.
Georgia Stephens, The Times, 5th February 2022
How TV shows are proving fact is more relatable than fiction
"Write what you know," declared Mark Twain. It is advice that has been resented by authors ever since. But a spate of TV dramas, including This Is Going To Hurt, is illustrating the power of first-hand work experience in revealing the reality of jobs that have become otherwise hackneyed by overfamiliarity.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 5th February 2022
On my radar: Rose Matafeo's cultural highlights
The Starstruck creator and star reveals her passion for Joan Collins, J-pop and all-you-can-eat vegetarian buffets,
Kathryn Bromwich, The Guardian, 5th February 2022
Nadine Dorries slams 'abhorrent' Jimmy Carr; new laws will ban offensive comedy
Ms Dorries described Carr's comments as "abhorrent" and said "they just shouldn't be on television". It was put to her that in a tweet in 2017 she had claimed that "left-wing snowflakes are killing comedy". She said: "Well, that's not comedy. What Jimmy Carr did last night is not comedy."
Geraldine Scott and Lucy Needham, The Mirror, 5th February 2022
Comedy has limits - and Jimmy Carr may have reached them
Even the staunchest defenders of free speech must recognise that some attempts at humour are beyond the pale.
The Independent, 5th February 2022
The strange story of Victoria Wood's 'lost' play
As the writer and comedian's 1980 send-up of community theatre returns to the stage, Jasper Rees reveals how it was created.
Jasper Rees, The Times, 5th February 2022
Starstruck Series 2 review
Rose Matafeo makes a triumphant return as BBC Three's not-so-hidden gem really comes into its own.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 5th February 2022
Jimmy Carr gag 'disgusting' and police should investigate him, says Paddy Doherty
Celebrity Big Brother winner Paddy Doherty has demanded police investigate Jimmy Carr over his "disgusting" joke about Gypsies murdered by the Nazis.
Patrick Hill, The Mirror, 5th February 2022Videos
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Fighting Talk
Series 19, Episode 25Former Nottingham Forest, Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday footballer David Prutton, broadcaster Dougie Anderson, Chaser Jenny Ryan and comedian Mike Bubbins, join Colin Murray for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.
9:35pm45 min
The John Bishop Show
Series 1, Episode 5The comedian and Doctor Who star performs topical stand-up routines and chats to guests from the worlds of film, TV, sport and music, while John also be check the global comedy pulse with a team of stand-ups from all over the world.