BCG Daily Wednesday 20th April 2022
Features
Quiz
Press clippings
Steve N Allen hosts radio show from traffic jam
Steve N Allen hosted his radio show from a traffic jam on the M25 yesterday.
Chortle, 20th April 2022
The mercurial rise of bedroom star Harry Trevaldwyn
One minute, he was posting skits in his flat. The next, he was auditioning for Judd Apatow. As he stars in Ten Percent - the British remake of Call My Agent! - the actor talks about his new pals, from David Duchovny to Helena Bonham-Carter.
Laura Martin, The Guardian, 20th April 2022
Omid Djalili: Clever comedians can navigate cancel culture
Clever comedians can navigate the so-called war on jokes with more explanation, Omid Djalili has told the BBC. "I've never done more set-up in my life," he told Hardtalk's Stephen Sackur. Djalili said his thought process is: "I better say this before they cancel me."
Stephen Sackur, BBC, 20th April 2022
Tour for Helen Bauer
2019's Best Newcomer nominee Helen Bauer has announced her first UK tour starting on Wednesday 28th September at the Edinburgh Stand culminating with five nights at London's Soho Theatre from Tuesday 1st - Saturday 5th November.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th April 2022
Inside No. 9 review
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's show is still morbidly entertaining.
Martin Carr, Yahoo, 20th April 2022
TV review: Inside No. 9: Merrily, Merrily, BBC Two
It certainly floats my boat.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th April 2022
Interview: Kate Stone
The Funny Women Awards 2022 are open! Since launching in 2003 the Awards have added exciting new categories, making them even more accessible to funny women across the world. In celebration we talked to our Awards producers, starting with our editor and live producer, Kate Stone...
Funny Women, 20th April 2022
Inside No. 9: Merrily Merrily review
New series of Inside No. 9 often kick off on a lightish tone, a gentle palate-cleanser for knottier or more chilling plots further down the line. But Merrily, Merrily strikes a melancholic note as three old university pals reunite after 30-odd years for a nostalgic trip on an eerily empty lake.
Chortle, 20th April 2022
Inside No. 9, BBC2, review
"Merrily, Merrily" lacked Pemberton and Shearsmith's usual emotional punch.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 20th April 2022
Jason Manford hits out at BBC for axing Scarborough but teases potential return
Jason Manford and Catherine Tyldesley led the cast of the BBC sitcom Scarborough, which aired for just one series in 2019 - with it having not since been renewed.
Ashleigh Rainbird, The Mirror, 20th April 2022
Inside No. 9 7.1 review: Merrily, Merrily
And we're back! Series seven of the UKs most original TV show returns with an uneven episode that nonetheless feels like we're reconnecting with an old friend, perhaps more than any other instalment.
Nick Bartlett, Critical Popcorn, 20th April 2022
Inside No. 9 review
It didn't disappoint. Well OK, the ending did a smidgin because I'd guessed the twist, but as a metaphor for Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, who became a trio after meeting as students at Bretton Hall college in Yorkshire, it was exquisite.
Carol Midgley, The Times, 20th April 2022
Francesco De Carlo recalls his most memorable gigs
'My parents are getting used to the idea that their son is a professional idiot'.
Chortle, 20th April 2022Videos
Film
Podcasts
TV & radio
9pm60 min
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
Episode 2This episode sees Victoria Coren Mitchell and teammate Maisie Adam go head to head with Johnny Vegas and Krishnan Guru-Murthy. As always, the teams are joined by science brainbox and comedian Ria Lina.
10pm60 min
The Island
Episode 5The islands are finally getting theme parks, but what theme will they choose? Also, toast.
10pm30 min
Inside No. 9
Series 7, Episode 1 - Merrily, MerrilyLawrence has arranged a reunion with his old university chums at a remote lake. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then of course. As they strike out across the empty lake, the conversation takes them into choppier waters.
11pm15 min
Little Lifetimes By Jenny Eclair
Series 7, Episode 3 - The FundraiserJenny Eclair's comic monologue stars Victoria Hamilton as an obsessively competitive mother whose highlight of the year is the school quiz.
11:15pm15 min
The Skewer
Series 6, Episode 3This week - a bit like Uncle Vernon in Harry Potter, Boris's letterbox is besieged by owls bearing police FPNs, we Escape To The War Torn Country, and ask 'What Is A Woman?'