BCG Daily Monday 6th June 2022

The Outlaws review

Slapstick gags, sex, violence... this Merchant caper is a mess.

All My Friends Hate Me review

All My Friends Hate Me is an entertaining and interesting feature that does more with its premise than its peers, which is a breath of fresh air in a genre laden with copycats.

The formation of Mae Martin

The multi-talented, multi-hyphenate creator of Netflix's acclaimed comedy Feel Good is rewriting how we talk (and joke!) about identity. Truth is, they're still working it out themself.

Lily Phillips shares how comedy has helped her mental health

'Comedy is a tough industry and when you find like-minded people to navigate it with, there is a deep feeling of comradery that bonds you.'

Kate Barron shares how comedy helps her mental health

'The need to be in control serves me well in many situations as a comedian who needs to hustle to get work and get noticed, but when things start to fall apart of course I don't handle it well.'

Helen Bauer shares why comedy helps her mental health

'Doing comedy helps my mental health, it makes me happy and gives me a purpose'

Sikisa shares how comedy has helped her mental health

'It's an inside joke that the majority of comedians have mental health issues, which is probably why they do it'

Conrad Koch shares how comedy has helped his mental health

'To put it simply, comedy and mental health are very much a product of who you are, who you are doing comedy for, and what it is you are saying.'

Lachlan Werner: Voices Of Evil review

Lachlan Werner: Voices Of Evil was the perfect show to end Brighton Fringe.

Alison Spittle shares how comedy has helped her mental health

'To lose something is to be free of it too and I'm no longer feel codependent on comedy to give me validation.'

Bill Bailey to walk 100 miles from Cornwall to Devon in memory of Sean Lock

Bill Bailey is set to walk 100 miles along the Cornish coastline in honour of his colleague and friend Sean Lock.

Axel Blake: The truth about my Amazon stand-up special

BGT winner says he funded the show himself - to the concern of his family.

Noises Off at Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Noises Off is exactly 40 years old this year, but Michael Frayn's ridiculous farce-within-a-farce still has the power to make an auditorium lose itself in laughter. At least, it does if this anniversary production in the Pitlochry Festival Theatre is anything to go by.

Assembly announces final shows for Fringe 2022

Assembly Festival has announced its final 50+ shows for 2022, including Frank Skinner, Al Murray, Jinkx Monsoon, Queen of Fake Alison Jackson and Fringe favourite Reuben Kaye.

Finalists announced for showcase championing female & non-binary comedians

The five shortlisted comedians, in alphabetical order, are: Ania Magliano, Lara Ricote, Lily Phillips, Sian Davies and Sikisa Bostwick-Barnes.

Improv Corner - Improv in the media - Rob & Romesh Vs

The thing with heightening a character's personality is that you don't want to have them through the whole show as that will be intense and it will become too much for the audience. However the odd one here and there can be really effective and make a really random surreal section for the audience.

Elis James - Wales fans' elation and guilt over Ukraine win

Like many football fans, for comedian and Wales super-fan Elis James, watching Wales' men's team qualify for the tournament for the first time in 64 years was an emotional rollercoaster.

West End Six with original queens to be filmed for release

The West End production of Six is to be filmed for release, it has been announced. The upcoming recording will be taking place at the Vaudeville Theatre.

Appearing for the show will be the original West End cast, composed of Jarnéia Richard-Noel (Catherine of Aragon), Millie O'Connell (Anne Boleyn), Natalie Paris (Jane Seymour), Alexia McIntosh (Anna of Cleves), Aimie Atkinson (Katherine Howard) and Maiya Quansah-Breed (Catherine Parr).

Interview: Sasha Ellen Creeps and Geeks

Sasha Ellen takes a hilarious journey into unsafe spaces, encountering errant schoolboys, Level 9 healers and strangely sexy quiz masters.

Interview: Bilal Zafar Care

Bilal Zafar returns with a brand-new show about how he spent a year working in a care home for very wealthy people.