BCG Daily Tuesday 22nd February 2022
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Interview: This Is Going To Hurt's Ambika Mod
Playing junior doctor Shruti is a far cry from the stand-up's 'really silly' sketch comedy but her improv background helped her find moments of levity in Adam Kay's NHS drama.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 22nd February 2022
The bus driver who confessed to stealing a Goya masterpiece
In 1961, a portrait by the artist vanished from the UK's National Gallery. As The Duke, a film about the theft, is released, Nicholas Barber tells the story of an incredible art heist.
Nicholas Barber, BBC, 22nd February 2022
Comics announced to play HowTheLightGetsIn Festival
Olga Koch, Alfie Brown, Erika Ehler, Stuart Laws, Amy Gledhill, Joz Norris are among the comedians set to appear at this year's HowTheLightGetsIn festival from 2nd-5th June 2022.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd February 2022
David Brent becomes a woman in Australian version of The Office
Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper reports that actresses including Kath & Kim's Magda Szubanski, Wentworth's Katrina Milosevic and Muriel's Wedding actress Rachel Griffiths have all been approached.
Chortle, 22nd February 2022
Charlie Brooker compares Boris Johnson to Keith Lemon
"We've got a character, a s*** comedy character, running the country. And we let that happen. Our generation let that happen. They are us! They're our peers. F***ing hell."
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 22nd February 2022
Interview: BBC Studios' Jonathan Blyth & Kelly Miller
As BBC Studios gears up for its annual showcase, where it introduces its upcoming hot projects to international buyers, U.K.-based Jonathan Blyth, BBC Studios' director of comedy, and Kelly Miller, BBC Studios' Los Angeles-based senior VP of scripted strategy, sat down with Variety to discuss what's on their comedy slate, working with streamers and the biggest challenges they're currently facing.
K. J. Yossman, Variety, 22nd February 2022
Alan Carr reveals he is secretly related to Jonathan Ross
Alan Carr has revealed he's a distant relative of ITV star Jonathan Ross. The comedian, 45, and broadcaster Jonathan, 61, both have links to Margate, Kent, and somewhere along the line share the same ancestors.
Dan Cain, The Sun, 22nd February 2022
Jack Smethurst obituary
Star of the TV sitcom Love Thy Neighbour, hugely successful in the 1970s but later seen as racist and anachronistic.
Anthony Hayward, The Guardian, 22nd February 2022
MP: Netflix should say Carr joke 'not acceptable'
The Conservative chair of the Commons Education Committee has condemned comedian Jimmy Carr's comments about the Holocaust as "unacceptable". Robert Halfon, a Jewish MP, said had the routine, making light of the murders of hundreds of thousands of people from Traveller communities during World War Two, been made about Jews there would have been "uproar".
BBC, 22nd February 2022
Jessica Rowbottom: meet the 'queer Victoria Wood'
Jessica Rowbottom, dubbed "the queer Victoria Wood", is helping LGBT+ folk find "strength" using music, dark comedy and cabaret. She performs as The Bleeding Obvious, of which she is the sole member, as a one-woman cabaret.
Lily Wakefield, Pink News, 22nd February 2022
Brendan O'Carroll under fire for remark about Tyler Perry's 'colour'
Mrs. Brown's Boys star Brendan O'Carroll came under fire tonight for a joke he made about Tyler Perry's "colour" on The One Show.
Jamie Downham, The Sun, 22nd February 2022
Janey Godley shaves hair off completely as cancer battle continues
Janey Godley has completely shaved her hair off as her cancer battle continues.
Daily Record, 22nd February 2022Videos
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2:15pm45 min
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Series 4, Episode 7 - Some Cupid KillsWhen investigating a death at a Shakespeare-for-hire agency, Frank and Lu discover there's more backstabbing and tragedy behind the scenes.
6:30pm30 min
Please Use Other Door
Series 1, Episode 3We attend the Schadenfreude Experience, there is a visit to a pet shop to buy a giraffe, and why you need a sense of humour to be a heart surgeon.
9pm50 min
This Is Going To Hurt
Episode 3A politician's visit to the ward puts even more pressure on the already beleaguered hospital workforce.
9:50pm10 min
Cheaters
Series 1, Episode 7As Zack tries to process what he witnessed the night before, Josh and Fola try to agree the rules for their clandestine relationship, only for Josh to unknowingly break them straight away... Meanwhile Esther is planning her ten-year school reunion and is excited to catch-up with some long-lost friends.
10pm60 min
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
Series 2, Episode 3Mel and Lou are joined by stand-up and Strictly champion Bill Bailey, award-winning comedian Rosie Jones and former heavyweight champion of the world David Haye. Bill comes face to face with multiple victims of his and his dog's bad behaviour, David overshares about creative ways to take his training supplements and Rosie confesses all the times she's used her disability for evil.
10pm30 min
QI
Series S, Highlights Special - VG: Part IIAnother selection of the best moments from the recent series. Sandi Toksvig asks questions connected to the letter S, as Alan Davies and the guest panellists try to come up with interesting, point-worthy answers - all the while avoiding the most obvious ones.
10:10pm14 min
10:42pm10 min
Cheaters
Series 1, Episode 8Esther's school reunion goes disastrously wrong as she is forced to face some difficult home-truths about her life and the decisions she's made. After an encounter with an ex-boyfriend Fola turns to Josh for help and moral support.
10:54pm15 min
Cheaters
Series 1, Episode 9Reeling the events at her school reunion, Esther bares her soul to her boss, Karen. Realising that she needs to make changes to her life Esther makes a decision about her relationship with Josh.
11pm30 min
Fortunately... With Fi And Jane
Series 2, Episode 8 - Sliding In On A Shrimp Sandwich, With Your EmailsFi and Jane rifle through the digital postbag to select some of the best listener emails from the past month. Matters discussed include linguistic boxes, displays of affection, assault courses, notes on baldness and an attempt to boost Jane's self worth. Before the emails begin there's important potato related news from the Swindon area.