BCG Daily Tuesday 8th February 2022

Russell Brand's mocking of Brian Stelter sees following grow in US

A video of Russel Brand mocking CNN host Brian Stelter has gone viral. The 46-year-old comedian took aim at Stelter for his recent comments about Joe Rogan's opinion not being as well-founded as newsrooms such as CNN, contending that "not all opinions are created equal".

This Is Going To Hurt is a brutal look at the NHS

We can all agree that being tired at work is never a good idea. Whether it's down to late-night drinking or getting up in the early hours with a newborn, working on little sleep rarely creates the desired outcome. For many that might mean typos in emails and files going unsent; in the NHS, working while tired can mean the difference between life and death. This sobering statement forms the basis of the BBC's newest medical drama, This Is Going To Hurt, alongside wider conversations about the state of staffing, funding and quality of care in Britain's NHS.

Why comedians stopped being funny

It's safer to become a podcaster than tell a good joke.

Has Jimmy Carr had his last laugh?

A clip of the comedian quipping about the Holocaust has gone viral, causing widespread fury. Will this be the end of his career, asks Dominic Maxwell.

Doc Martin village 'at flooding risk'

A village made famous by the TV series Doc Martin will be at risk of regular flooding if the harbour is not repaired, fishermen are warning.

Fife Council apologise for Facebook post on Carr's Holocaust joke

Fife Council has apologised for a post on its Facebook page that appeared to defend Jimmy Carr and a 'joke' he made about the Holocaust.

15,000 sign petition calling for Jimmy Carr's show to be removed

Over 15,000 people have signed a petition urging Netflix to remove Jimmy Carr's special from their platform after a comment he made about the Holocaust sparked widespread outrage.

Jimmy Carr hit with fresh backlash as Channel 4 doc kicks off

Channel 4 documentary 60 Days With The Gypsies has prompted viewers to turn on comedian Jimmy Carr over his recent Holocaust remarks.

Several people who tuned in to watch the first episode took the opportunity to make jibes at the comedian and TV host.

TV review: Toast Of Tinseltown, Episode 6, Monster Mash, BBC Two

I really hope the BBC recommissions Toast Of Tinseltown. I know it's only February but I'm pretty sure it will rank as one of my TV highlights of the year when I get to do a round up in eleven months.

Ofcom calls to regulate Netflix amid Jimmy Carr controversy

Ofcom has made clear that it wants to regulate Netflix.

Jordan Gray: I know Jimmy Carr was trying to be funny

I'm a working stand-up of nearly five years, and I see comics trialling darker material than Jimmy's on a nightly basis. Sorry to twist the knife, but His Dark Material is truly nothing special.

Disabled fans left frustrated at basement venue for Rosie Jones gig

Two women with disabilities are voicing their frustrations after they found out a Leicester Comedy Festival venue was inaccessible to them. Alice Evans, from Loughborough, and Lucy Wood, from Rugeley in Staffordshire, had been looking forward to seeing their favourite comedian Rosie Jones at the Big Difference venue since they booked it in November. Alice, who had been had been to the venue before, assumed the event would be on the ground floor. However, both she and Lucy soon realised that the performance would be in the basement - with the only way in being down a flight of stairs.

John Shuttleworth 2022 tour dates

The versatile singer/organist and verbal rambler extraordinaire will be taking to the stage once again in 2022.

This Is Going To Hurt review

Given just how many dramas and comedies are set in hospitals, it's surprising that there hasn't been one quite like This Is Going To Hurt before.

The Guardian view on anti-Traveller prejudice: the aim must be inclusion

There is nothing new about prejudice against the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community: it dates back centuries. The fury and hurt caused by a "joke" made by the comedian Jimmy Carr, who described the murder of hundreds of thousands of Romany and Sinti Gypsies by the Nazis as a "positive" in a Netflix special in December, is a blunt reminder of its persistence.

Review: This Is Going To Hurt, BBC One

The humour, as you would expect, is brutally dark and often bleak. It seems to be the way stressed out medics cope with life/death scenarios.

This Is Going To Hurt review

The BBC's take on NHS doctor Adam Kay's memoir pulls no punches in portraying the difficulties of life as a junior medic - be it fatigue, bullying or falling asleep at the wheel.

This Is Going To Hurt review

Ben Whishaw shines as spiky but golden-hearted doctor Adam Kay.

This Is Going To Hurt, BBC1, review

Ben Whishaw is perfect in Adam Kay's visceral, hilarious sensation.

Cheaters, BBC1, review

A short burst of white-hot wit from Susan Wokoma and Joshua McGuire.

This Is Going To Hurt writer Adam Kay makes cameo in Episode 4

The best-selling author makes a brief appearance in the BBC's adaptation of his book.

This Is Going To Hurt review

This adaptation is just what the doctor ordered.

This Is Going To Hurt review

Obstetric doctor Adam Kay (Ben Whishaw) grapples with the exhausting daily demands of working in the NHS and handling a new trainee (Ambika Mod), while trying to maintain a relationship with his boyfriend (Rory Fleck Byrne) and avoid getting struck off for malpractice.

Ben Whishaw and Adam Kay on their brutally honest NHS drama

As Adam Kay's wince-inducing diaries become a BBC drama, he and his on-screen self, Ben Whishaw, reveal how they recreated the joy and trauma of life as an overworked junior doctor.

This Is Going to Hurt review

A fast-paced emotional rollercoaster, This Is Going To Hurt is hands-down one of the best dramas we'll see in 2022.

This Is Going To Hurt review

Superlative adaptation of Adam Kay's memoir is funny, chaotic and heartbreaking.