BCG Daily Sunday 12th June 2022
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How Katherine Ryan's caustic brand of comedy was shaped by Irish craic
Coming from the politically correct landscape of Canada to Ireland for her childhood summer holidays introduced Katherine Ryan to the concept of banter. On those school breaks, the comedian found herself identifying with Cork's particular brand of caustic humour.
Lynne Kelleher, The Independent (Ireland), 12th June 2022
Review: I'll Die After Bingo by Pope Lonergan
This book does for care home workers what This Is Going To Hurt did for junior doctors.
Helen Brown, The Telegraph, 12th June 2022
Film review: All My Friends Hate Me
What makes All My Friends Hate Me both good and bad is you never quite know what genre it wants to be.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th June 2022
TV review: Avoidance, BBC One
It's no what you might expect from a BBC One sitcom but this is a bittersweet gem well worth catching. No need to avoid it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th June 2022
Stewart Lee brings woke grenades to the culture wars
Stewart Lee seems pretty relaxed for a man who finds himself on the frontline of a war. The much-vaunted "culture wars" are like that, you can take a break, set your laptop and your smartphone aside, and decide not to give a toss whether ProudBoy2022 wants to rip off your arm and hit you with the soggy end. In any case, says the "41st best stand-up" in history, the current war on "wokeness" being waged from various quarters - from the offices of the Daily Mail to 10 Downing Street - is a re-run of a conflict we've seen before.
Mark Brown, The National (Scotland), 12th June 2022
Sex Bomb: Meet the Muslim stand-up comedian writing honestly about sex
Sex Bomb author Sadia Azmat loves sex - so why is it so hard for her to find a boyfriend?
Sadia Azmat, The Sunday Times, 12th June 2022
Brighton Fringe - An Editor's View and our Brighton Fringe Award Winner
A leaner Brighton Fringe shows its resilience with a programme of the usual mix of weird, wonderful and the down right exemplary.
Simon Topping, The Reviews Hub, 12th June 2022
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical review
Showstopper! has the thrill of being different every time you see it but you can always rely on the cast for epic songs, big dance numbers and spontaneity of a magic kind.
Lela Tredwell, The Reviews Hub, 12th June 2022
Brian And Charles wins Sundance London audience award
Jim Archer's comedy Brian And Charles won the audience award at Sundance Film Festival: London.
Ben Dalton, Screen Daily, 12th June 2022TV & radio
7:15pm30 min
Janey Godley: Still Got It
Revelations, reflections and laughs abound in this touching performance from the legendary comedian, who is undergoing cancer treatment and reeling from recent controversy.
9pm60 min
The Outlaws
Series 2, Episode 2In order to stay alive, the outlaws consider an unlikely - and dangerous - way of making money. Meanwhile, two familiar detectives turn their attention to a certain London kingpin.
