BCG Daily Sunday 13th March 2022

The Larkins remake is plunged into crisis over fears a second star may quit

The Darling Buds Of May remake is set for another blow after it emerged that actor Tok Stephen, who plays Cedric 'Charley' Charlton, may be quitting the troubled ITV comedy drama.

Live comedy hit by new Covid infections

Live comedy has been hit by what appears to be a recent increase in Covid cases.

Sideshow review

This is what Inside No. 9 could have been, had it not for the genius of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith: a plodding, cliche-ridden adventure short of both surprises and laughs.

Dodger review

A boisterous and amusing drama that will get the kids into Dickens.

What would the joyless woke brigade make of Monty Python?

The first duty of comedy today is to pay homage to current moral fashions. Jokes don't have to be funny as long as they sneer at Brexit, praise socialist ideals, decry transphobia and wave a rainbow flag for diversity. Any show that can manage all that and raise more than a limp chuckle is a rarity.

John Cleese had thoughts on slavery at SXSW and it was super cringey

"I want reparations": A raucous panel honoring the British comedy icon took an awkward turn at South by Southwest when the subject of colonization came up.

Comedy.co.uk's Ian Wolf reaches Kickstarter target for comedy book about manga

Entitled CLAMPdown, covering the all-women manga group CLAMP and written during lockdown, the Kickstarter, which runs until March 31, has now turned to two stretch goals: one to produce an audio version of the book and the other to increasing the print run of the book from 100 to 200 copies.

David Walliams, 50, grows close to model Solveig Mørk Hansen, 26

David Walliams has started Copenhagen out with ­Danish beauty Solveig Mørk Hansen and, like the city's famous attraction, they look mermaid for each other.

Britain's Got Talent judge David, 50, and Victoria's Secret model Solveig, 26, showed they'd grown close by posing together, at a pre-BAFTA dinner in London.