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BCG Daily Sunday 1st May 2022

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Comedy Legends. Barry Cryer. Copyright: 3DD

Barry Cryer: A Celebration - the comedian's last laugh at the Lyric Theatre

With Stephen Fry, Harry Hill and the cream of British comedy, his memorial show is sure to be a riot.

Paddy O'Connell, The Sunday Times, 1st May 2022
Dani Johns

My Bristol favourites: Dani Johns

Dani Johns is a comedian, compere and all round enthusiastic Bristolian. She runs comedy nights at Smoke & Mirrors and North Street Standard, where she strives for diversity on all her line ups.

Martin Booth, Bristol 24/7, 1st May 2022
Ten Percent. Image shows from L to R: Dan Bala (Prasanna Puwanarajah), Zoe Spencer (Fola Evans-Akingbola), Stella Hart (Maggie Steed), Julia Fincham (Rebecca Humphries), Ollie Rogers (Harry Trevaldwyn), Jonathan Nightingale (Jack Davenport), Misha Virani (Hiftu Quasem), Rebecca Fox (Lydia Leonard)

Ten Percent is jammed with stars - but where are the jokes?

Helena Bonham Carter, Dominic West... yet this British Call My Agent! still feels like something got lost in translation.

Camilla Long, The Sunday Times, 1st May 2022
Ten Percent. Image shows from L to R: Dan Bala (Prasanna Puwanarajah), Zoe Spencer (Fola Evans-Akingbola), Stella Hart (Maggie Steed), Julia Fincham (Rebecca Humphries), Ollie Rogers (Harry Trevaldwyn), Jonathan Nightingale (Jack Davenport), Misha Virani (Hiftu Quasem), Rebecca Fox (Lydia Leonard)

Ten Percent cast interview

You may've heard of Call My Agent! - or Dix Pour Cent - the incredible French comedy about a talent agency scrambling to stay on its feet after its illustrious founder dies suddenly. Well, meet its British adaptation, Ten Percent.

Sam Cleal, BuzzFeed, 1st May 2022
James Corden

James Corden turns down a £40m offer from TV bosses to stay in US

James Corden turned down a 'name your price' multi-year deal from television bosses to stay in the US, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

Kate Hind & Caroline Graham, Mail on Sunday, 1st May 2022
Ten Percent. Image shows from L to R: Dan Bala (Prasanna Puwanarajah), Zoe Spencer (Fola Evans-Akingbola), Stella Hart (Maggie Steed), Julia Fincham (Rebecca Humphries), Ollie Rogers (Harry Trevaldwyn), Jonathan Nightingale (Jack Davenport), Misha Virani (Hiftu Quasem), Rebecca Fox (Lydia Leonard)

Ten Percent review

I've been dreading the remake of Netflix's Call My Agent! (AKA Dix Pour Cent), the cult French comedy-drama about celebrity mores. Why bother: how could it be as funny, twisted and delicious? However, Ten Percent (Amazon Prime) is a beautifully crafted hoot.

Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 1st May 2022
Days Of The Bagnold Summer. Image shows from L to R: Sue Bagnold (Monica Dolan), Daniel Bagnold (Earl Cave). Copyright: Altitude Film Entertainment

Days Of The Bagnold Summer, Blu-ray review

A subdued and sweet-natured coming of (middle) age comedy from first time director Simon Bird.

John Parker, Entertainment Focus, 1st May 2022
Emily Atack

Emily Atack on staying away from 'things that are bad for me'

Emily Atack has admitted that she doesn't always pick things that are good for her.

The TV star, 32, opened up about making decisions, saying it's "hard" to do the right thing.

Ellie Kirwin-Jones, The Mirror, 1st May 2022

Monkey Bedtime review

An amusingly literal portrayal of the wildness that so often overcomes children at the end of the day, Monkey Bedtime demands to be read aloud.

Imogen Carter, The Guardian, 1st May 2022

TV & radio

Radio 4 4:30pm
30 min
A selection of Just William book series spines

Just William... And Richmal

A centenary celebration of Richmal Crompton's Just William books. Comedy writer Edward Rowett thinks they are comic masterpieces.

Radio 4 7:15pm
30 min
Stephen Bailey

Stephen Bailey: One Of Many

Stephen Bailey wants to change his name, as he believes it to be hindering his success. A stand-up special about identity and what's in a name.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm
15 min
Machynlleth sign. Copyright: BBC

Comedy Club At Machynlleth

Series 1, Episode 2

Jake Yapp and Isy Suttie present highlights from the Machynlleth Comedy Festival. They chat to Welsh stand-up Steffan Alun and there's music from Grace Petrie.

Sky Max. Copyright: Sky 2am
120 min
Agatha Raisin. Image shows from L to R: Agatha Raisin (Ashley Jensen), James Lacey (Jamie Glover)

Agatha Raisin

Series 4, Episode 1 - Love, Lies & Liquor

Agatha's on-again, off-again, (currently off-again) love interest James Lacy has returned to Carsely after a successful book tour, and is leaving just as quickly, but this time with Agatha.

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