BCG Daily Saturday 18th June 2022
Press clippings
Happy birthday Mike Yarwood - and thanks for the memories
Mike Yarwood was arguably the king of light entertainment in the late 1960s and 70s.
Mark Andrews, The Express and Star, 18th June 2022
DMs Are Open - Tips for the final week
Like I said a bunch of times in my previous blog, a BIG part of success is not giving up. If you've been submitting all through this series, there is ZERO point in stopping now.
The Comedy Loser, 18th June 2022
Ellie & Natasia: behold the saviours of the sketch show!
Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou lead a silly, sweary and hilariously surreal offering, which proves there's plenty of life in British comedy yet...
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 18th June 2022
Derry Girls' Baby Anna star Zoe Brown, 4, diagnosed with leukaemia
The youngster and her twin Sophie played Erin Quinn's little sister in the hit Channel 4 sitcom.
Jamie Downham, The Sun, 18th June 2022
Fat Theo: 'Comedy saved me after a brain haemorrhage'
A man who taught himself to be a comedian while recovering from a brain haemorrhage is opening a comedy club. Anthony Theophanous, also known as Fat Theo, fell seriously ill in 2016 and was left suffering with amnesia.
BBC, 18th June 2022
Jon Culshaw perfected Les Dawson's gurning faces for new play
"With Les there's so much more too, like the way he would deliver a line, let it settle, then give a little flicker of his eyes. It's all about the stillness and simplicity of expression."
Lisa Sewards, Daily Mail, 18th June 2022
Mick Shipman named by Brits as the ultimate 'dad' role model
Gavin & Stacey's Mick Shipman is the ultimate British dad role model, a poll suggests.
Ed Southgate, The Sun, 18th June 2022
David O'Doherty stuck at Bristol Airport as Aer Lingus flight delayed
The comic resorted to tweeting Bristol Airport this afternoon after his performance at a festival was threatened by a delayed flight. Irishman David O'Doherty is heading back to Dublin this afternoon (Saturday, June 18) after a gig in Bristol last night, but says his Aer Lingus flight keeps getting pushed back.
Sophie Grubb, The Bristol Post, 18th June 2022A digital pint with... Greg Winders
Zombies! With... West Country regional accents?
Jake Mace, Binge Fringe, 18th June 2022Videos
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Ministry Of Offence
Episode 10A riotous comedy panel show pitching Left against Right, as two teams of politically-opposed comedians go head to head. Hosted by Steve N Allen, with team captains Leo Kearse and Diane Spencer.