BCG Daily Saturday 28th May 2022
Press clippings
Tarot: Cautionary Tales - The Komedia, Brighton review
All in all, Tarot: Cautionary Tales is a funny and well put together show with likeable performers and plenty of good material. The naturalistic portrayals are engaging to watch and it leaves everyone giggling throughout.
Simon Topping, The Reviews Hub, 28th May 2022
Dylan Moran interview
The this, that and the other of stand-up, misanthropy and filming his new sitcom in Belfast.
David Roy, The Irish News, 28th May 2022
'The pandemic changed my approach to comedy,' says Josh Widdicombe
One positive about the pandemic, according to Josh Widdicombe, is that it strengthened the connection between comedians and their audiences.
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 28th May 2022
Pleasance to use funding to support shows in small venues
Following his week's new of £1.275 funding to be distributed by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society's Fringe 2022 Resilience Fund, the Pleasance Theatre Trust have announced what they will be spending their share of £156,900 on.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th May 2022
Don't like Ricky Gervais's joke? Smile politely then just move on
"I'm starting to think that Ricky Gervais is more than just a comedian or a writer or an anti-woke warrior. I'm beginning to believe he might actually be a bona fide genius."
Jeremy Clarkson, The Sun, 28th May 2022
Piers Morgan responds to claims that Kate Smurthwaite was censored on 'Uncensored'
Morgan responded promptly: "I just checked and nobody tried to censor you - we don't censor guests, that's the point of the show." "Yes I was," Smurthwaite replied. "Great, have me on again and I'll say all the things I was told not to say."
Annabel Nugent, The Independent, 28th May 2022
Ricky Gervais respects transgender people far more than woke activists do
Gervais's comedy about transgender people blends outrage with substance in a similar way, managing to make us question dogmas and laugh at the same time. The way the comedian wraps up the discussion of transgender people in SuperNature shines a light on how well he actually strikes this balance, showing transgender people the respect and equality that woke paternalism denies them.
Brad Polumbo, Washington Examiner, 28th May 2022
Chris McGlade's class war
The cancelled Recard comic talks to about wokeness, class and forgiving his father's murderer.
Tom Slater, Spiked, 28th May 2022
First images from new series of Big Zuu's Big Eats
The series features guests Mel B, Johnny Vegas, Big Narstie, Katherine Ryan, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Lucy Beaumont, Alex Brooker and Fresh Prince Of Bel Air legend Joseph Marcell.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th May 2022
Review - Alan Partridge Live: Stratagem
Steve Coogan's cringe-meister Alan Partridge is as mad and chaotic as usual in his stupidly brilliant Stratagem 'seminar' at The Brighton Centre.
Mark Wareham, Daily Mail, 28th May 2022Videos
TV
TV & radio
11am75 min
Fighting Talk
Series 19, Special - Champion Of ChampionsColin Murray judges the season finale. Who will win between Natalie Pike, Justin Moorhouse, Neil Delamere, Reece Parkinson and Lynsey Hooper in this extended special?
8pm60 min
9pm60 min
Secrets & Scandals Of Are You Being Served?
Behind the scenes of the sitcom, revealing how the show's creators had to fight the BBC throughout its run to keep it on air, how there was the off-screen jostling for top billing, and the personal tragedies that befell the cast. Featuring contributions from actor and comedian John Thomson, stars Mike Berry and Louise Burton, singer Jess Conrad (who appeared on the show), Mollie Sugden's son Robin Moore and original crew members Robin Carr and Roy Gould.