BCG Daily Wednesday 27th July 2022
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Fringe Q&A: Notflix take being silly very seriously
After the success of three sell-out Fringe runs, the all-female Notflix group are returning to the festival with their latest improvised comedy musical.
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 27th July 2022
Heard the one about Anneka Rice, Boris Johnson and organic farming?
Reviews of Mucking In, The Ultimate Choice, Anneka Has Issues, Andrew Maxwell's Values and Party's Over.
Gerard O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 27th July 2022
Fringe Q&A: Lou Sanders on her festival show One Word: Wow
Taskmaster champion Lou Sanders has been a festival favourite with critics and audiences for several years.
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 27th July 2022
Fringe Q&A: Sara Barron is ready for the rollercoaster feeling of the festival
This year her show, Hard Feelings, looks at the comedy in tragedy - and the tragedy in midlife - tackling infertility, miscarriage, identity and self-image.
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 27th July 2022
Comics' fury after Glee Club show rescheduled and organisers won't refund tickets
Novice performers were outraged that tickets purchased by their loved ones for their Birmingham show would not be refunded by organisers Ultra Comedy.
Ben Perrin, The Birmingham Mail, 27th July 2022
Sasha Ellen: Creeps and Geeks Q&A
Sasha looks at the language around fear and comes up with an eye-watering solution to level-up. We talked to Sasha about how comedy and 'life' is improving for women and how it isn't...
Funny Women, 27th July 2022Funny at the Fringe - interview - Locked In: A Comedy In One Act
It follows Rick, an expectant father navigating unexpected turns during a visit to what his Granddad Richard would prefer to call a "retirement community".
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 27th July 2022
Funny at the Fringe - interview - Melissa Stephens: HOT DOGS & TEARS
When I first started stand up, I realized after I did a set that a lot of the jokes that got the most laughs were unexpected and not usually what I wanted to go well. Those things were about my cringe worthy family, the wild South, and my bizarre perception and actions.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 27th July 2022Feature: Eleavtor Fringe, Part One: Performers Pitch Their Shows To You... Quickly!
BWW gives performers an opportunity to rep their show. The catch? Keep it brief... ready, steady... go!
Bryony Rae Taylor, Broadway World, 27th July 2022
Nish Kumar apologises for sharing false claims about MP
Nish Kumar is the latest high-profile Twitter user to be forced to apologise for sharing false claims about a photograph of Conservative MP Brendan Clarke-Smith.
Order Order, 27th July 2022
Fin Taylor announces new tour
Fin Taylor will be back on the road in 2023, with a brand new trunk of painfully funny stand-up.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th July 2022
Ten Edinburgh comics who were at the Fringe 20 years ago
The Fringe may often focus on the bright new things - but there are also stalwarts who return time and again to present a new show to an attentive audience. We've dug out our dog-eared - and notably thin - 2002 Edinburgh Fringe programme to spotlight some comics still here 20 years on.
Chortle, 27th July 2022
Jerry Sadowitz launches innovative new comedy night in Margate
Controversial comedian, magician, and psychopath Jerry Sadowitz headlines the launch of Crack Me Up! comedy at Olby's Studio 2 on Saturday, 17 September.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th July 2022
Appeal launched for Jasper Carrott painting sold by mistake
A hunt has been launched to find a picture of comedian Jasper Carrott, which was sold in error.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th July 2022
And finally... 9 more comedians to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
Because not all great comedians fit neatly into a list.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 27th July 2022
Edinburgh 2022: Chris Gethard guest blog
Ahead of its run at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Chris Gethard blogs for BroadwayWorld about bringing A Father and the Sun to the Gilded Balloon this August.
Chris Gethard, Broadway World, 27th July 2022Edinburgh interview: Eoin McAndrew on The Girl Who Was Very Good At Lying
"Often the stories that I like are about liars, opportunists, chancers or frauds. I think I'm drawn to any kind of pettiness or immaturity, and stories about loneliness are always the ones that move me the most"
Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly, 27th July 2022Edinburgh interview: Charlie Russell on Charlie Russell Aims To Please
"I'm not playing it safe, that's for sure! I'm going to try and please every single member of my audience, so every show will be different from the last. I'm using my improv skills as I genuinely won't know exactly what each show is going to be..."
Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly, 27th July 2022First look at The Great British Bake Off: The Musical
A selection of first look photographs from the inaugural staging of the comedy musical based upon TV challenge show sensation, The Great British Bake Off.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 27th July 2022Interview: Alex MacKeith Thanks For Listening
Join Alex and his guitar and hopefully other audience members on an acoustic odyssey of songs that are playful, dark and maximum three minutes long.
The New Current, 27th July 2022Interview - Michael Kinnan Never Let Go: An Unauthorized Retelling of James Cameron's Titanic
Never Let Go is a thrilling, hilarious one-man show the New York Times calls 'a feat of ingenuity'.
The New Current, 27th July 2022Interview with Will Duggan, comedian
Comedian Will Duggan talks Fringe, cancel culture and how he got started in the industry.
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 27th July 2022Interview with singer songwriter Nick Court, The Idiot Circus
The Idiot Circus are performing their debut at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 27th July 2022Interview with actor and writer, Kait Warner
Actor and writer Kait Warner talks to us about her show Take it away, Cheryl, stealing the limelight at her sister's birth and very cautiously letting you know where you can see her perform this August at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Sakisa Calliste, Voice Magazine, 27th July 2022Interview with actor, singer, and comedian Madeleine MacMahon
Madeleine MacMahon is performing in Breathless, a new play by Laura Horton that will be at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 27th July 2022Interview with comedians Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney, AKA BriTANicK
Nick and Ben have written for Saturday Night Live and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, were named Variety's Top 10 Comics To Watch and spent six years as the official voices of Cartoon Network. This August they're taking a show up to Edinburgh Festival Fringe!
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 27th July 2022Cabaret at the Fringe - interview - The Idiot Circus: Death is Coming
It's 50 mins of original songs and existential banter on themes like loneliness, drunkenness, revolution, getting lost up a hill and, of course, death.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 27th July 2022Comedy newbie Q&A: Kylie Brakeman
Having a good old go at the Q&A today is Kylie Brakeman.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 27th July 2022Comedians share their favourite restaurants, pubs and cafes
Here are a few of the comedian recommendations in advance of this year's event.
Gaby Soutar, The Scotsman, 27th July 2022Videos
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6:30pm30 min
Anneka Has Issues
Episode 2 - TherapyHave you ever been hypnotised in the same room as Philip Schofield, with your best friend in the corner watching and pretending to be a secret agent? Guess who has? Anneka on therapies of all sorts and why we want to try them.
10pm30 min
Breeders
Series 3, Episode 4 - No BodyAlly and Paul each learns the truth about a thing that has been terrifying them - for Ally, her job and for Paul, his MRI result. Ava and Luke both feel frozen out by the people they care most about.
11pm15 min
Tom Mayhew Is Benefit Scum
Series 2, Episode 3 - Everybody's ChangingTom Mayhew is joined by his mate Sian Davies to talk about cheap dates, love and relationships as Tom's stand up explores sexuality and feelings among the working class.
11:15pm15 min
Welcome To The Neighbourhood
Series 1, Episode 5 - Red RichardsonJayde Adams and her guest Red Richardson enter the feisty world of community apps and messageboards, sifting through the angry neighbourhood bins to find disgruntled comedy gold.