BCG Daily Wednesday 30th March 2022
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New tour for Dave Gorman
Dave Gorman is back on the road this autumn with a brand-new live show, Powerpoint To The People.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th March 2022
Mathew Horne on life after Gavin & Stacey: 'I can be dangerous'
It's the comedian's curse. What happens to the "nice guy" when double acts break up? Ernie Wise spent 15 years kicking his heels after Eric Morecambe died young. Ricky Gervais is still happily causing offence, while Stephen Merchant, co-creator of The Office, has forged a future behind the camera.
Susannah Butter, The Times, 30th March 2022
Al Murray, the Pub Landlord: the pint-swilling philosopher for our times
"This was our Blitz!" announces Al Murray's beer-sloshing alter ego the Pub Landord as he takes to the stage full of characteristically overstated certainties. It's a crowded market if you joke about covid and lockdown, and the Landlord's ideas aren't quite sharp enough to puncture any thoughts of "oh no, not this again". Still, no other act is as well placed to put today's miseries in context. The Landlord is a bar-room philosopher whose arguments slalom between no-nonsense and all-nonsense. He may not have his creator's Oxford degree in modern history, but he has the same broad-canvas view of humanity.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 30th March 2022
Pauline McLynn on why her love for Father Ted will go on, go on, go on
It may be almost 24 years since Father Ted aired its final show in 1998 but actress Pauline McLynn believes that it's still as relevant today as it ever was.
Melanie Finn, The Independent (Ireland), 30th March 2022
"A lot of kids' songs are absolute bangers": the comedy show about warring children's entertainers
Back by popular demand, Ed MacArthur and Kiell Smith-Bynoe are reworking their anarchic show about the rivalry between a toff and a TikToK rapper on the kids' party scene.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 30th March 2022
Dylan Moran review
Sparkling word-jazz from Dylan Moran, but a little too chaotic for comfort.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 30th March 2022
Steve Best: The photographer comedian
Comedian Steve Best is going to publish his third book of photographs this summer. His two previous books - Comedy Snapshot in 2014 and Joker Face in 2017 - comprised photographs of comedians plus brief anecdotes/jokes. The new book - Comedians - is a big departure.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 30th March 2022
Flo & Joan: the 10 funniest things we have ever seen (on the internet)
The British musical comedians share what makes them laugh, including a strange number of videos involving tiny hands and Debbie Reynolds pretending to be a football.
Nicola and Rosie Dempsey, The Guardian, 30th March 2022
Steve Furst: New Characters - Museum of Comedy, London review
An angry geography teacher with a passion for punishment, a Cockney style icon and a Northern Soul enthusiast. No, it's not the beginning of a bad 'walk into a bar' joke - it's a selection of new characters, performed by Steve Furst during his latest comedy sketch show.
Christine Stanton, The Reviews Hub, 30th March 2022
Janey Godley 'won't ever stop being ashamed' of unearthed tweets
Janey Godley has opened up about historic tweets which brought her career to a halt six months ago. Speaking on STV's Scotland Tonight, she insisted she is "not a racist" as she offered an apology for the "really offensive and hurtful" statements.
Ema Sabljak, The Herald, 30th March 2022
Emily Atack shoots her 'last' episode of Celeb Juice
Emily Atack wowed her fans with a flash of cleavage in a little black minidress as she shot her 'last' episode of Celebrity Juice of the series. The stunning blonde, 32, was filming the final in the current run today, and pulled out a belter of an outfit for the occasion.
Oliver Grady, The Sun, 30th March 2022
An Afro-Futurist take on Shakespeare
BBC Radio 4 went behind the scenes to find out all about Roy Alexander Weise's ground-breaking take on the Shakespearean comedy. The director reimagines Much Ado About Nothing in an Afro-Futurist world, mixing science fiction and the cultures of the African diaspora.
BBC, 30th March 2022Review: Lucinda Spragg: An Evening With
Lucinda Spragg: An Evening With is excellently crafted, deftly performed and astutely observed and though I am steadfast in my hope that we might one day condemn these types of people to the trashcan of history, Lucinda is well worth spending the evening with.
Theo Moore, The Crumb, 30th March 2022Videos
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6:30pm30 min
Conversations From A Long Marriage
Series 3, Episode 5 - Losing The WayRoger and Joanna stay the night with old friends they haven't seen for many years but remember as wild hedonists. They hardly recognise the quiet couple, who take a Horlicks to bed at 9.30pm. Joanna is concerned about the change in their relationship - until Roger tells her why.
9pm30 min
Kate & Koji
Series 2, Episode 3 - MemoriesKoji has an unpleasant experience, which Kate tries to put right with the aid of a gun from the Second World War.
9pm40 min
Newark, Newark
Episode 3Leslie and Amber go on a double date with high expectations and low standards, and Pauline hatches her most deranged plan yet.
10pm60 min
The Island
Episode 2This week the panel choose a favourite endangered animal and nature presenter Michaela Strachan makes a guest appearance.
10pm30 min
Bloods
Series 2, Episode 3Maleek and Wendy are sent out to a school to teach a knife crime awareness workshop - things do not go according to plan. Jo flirts with Lawrence and stonewalls George. Gary and Kareshma are reunited with Tasha.
10:30pm60 min
Frayed
Series 2, Episode 6Fairbank hears Mrs Atkins gossiping about case information, while the Coopers try to shift the evidence as night descends.
11pm15 min
The Damien Slash Mixtape
Series 4, Episode 4In the final instalment, we hear a landlord who loves to check on his tenants, a meeting between FIFA and Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup, and a Pingu adventure for our times.
11:15pm15 min
Raging Enigma
Episode 6 - A (Partial) Advent CalendarIt needn't be Christmas to be Christmas, need it?