BCG Daily Friday 29th July 2022
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Fringe Q&A: Sean McLoughlin on his most optimistic show yet, So Be It
Sean McLoughlin is set to bring what is billed as his funniest, sharpest and - perhaps crucially - most optimistic show yet to this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 29th July 2022Fringe Q&A: Erika Ehler on taking audiences where they don't expect to go
Erika Ehler makes her full Edinburgh Fringe debut this year fresh from appearances on Frankie Boyle's New World Order and Comedians Giving Lectures.
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 29th July 2022
Fringe Q&A: Rob Auton on exploring crowds and audiences in latest festival show
Rob Auton started writing his latest Edinburgh show all about crowds just a few weeks before they became a (temporary) thing of the past during lockdown.
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 29th July 2022
Susie McCabe: My comedy career is basically 'a gig that got out of hand'
Susie transferred from a job in the construction industry to a career in comedy after accepting a dare.
Emma Cameron, STV, 29th July 2022Funny at the Fringe - interview - The Importance of Being... Earnest?
Earnest? is our attempt at getting the audience to perform a show they have never rehearsed.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 29th July 2022You need to see Amelia Pitcher's dark comedy about her experiences working as a stripper
The play is performed against the backdrop of Edinburgh's strip club ban.
Katy Davies, Entertainment Focus, 29th July 2022
Chelsea Birkby: No More Mr Nice Chelsea Q&A
We chatted to Chelsea about Mr Blobby, reviews and how a joke can be a tiny revolution...
Funny Women, 29th July 2022
BBC accused of cutting off Joe Lycett's anti-government jibe at Commonwealth Games
BBC viewers have slammed the cooperation for attempting to cut Joe Lycett's anti-government during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on Thursday night.
Scarlett O'Toole, The Mirror, 29th July 2022
Sofie Hagen: Is there a single comedian out there who isn't fatphobic? Apart from me, of course
I'm not saying that all my peers set out to make fun of fat people. But that doesn't make their shows safe spaces.
Sofie Hagen, The Guardian, 29th July 2022
Jamie D'Souza: Casual racism's still going strong at the grassroots
Jamie D'Souza shares a couple of first-hand experiences.
Jamie D'Souza, Chortle, 29th July 2022
Ten neurodiverse comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe
Stand-ups with their brains wired differently...
Chortle, 29th July 2022
EdFringe talk: I Miss Amy Winehouse
"I Miss Amy has been selected for the 2022 VAULT Festival, Brixton House Theatre's opening season Housemates and this year's Boom Chicago Comedy Festival in Amsterdam. After all that, can it still premier when it goes to Edinburgh? I'm not sure I understand how that works..."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 29th July 2022EdFringe Talk: Done to Death, By Jove!
"We never want to retire. Our industry didn't exist for 2 years. There's so much to catch up on."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 29th July 2022Leslie Ewing-Burgesse interview
I've come to this show from a position of knowing what I don't want to do, rather than knowing what I want to do.
On The Mic, 29th July 2022Pete Heat interview
Blimey is a fun, fast-paced show mixing surreal comedy and mind-blowing magic.
On The Mic, 29th July 2022
Phil Green interview
The show has been developed with support from Soho Theatre Labs and is about being diagnosed well into my 30s with ADHD and growing up in the 90s not knowing I had this despite living with a mother who spent her entire career working in mental health.
On The Mic, 29th July 2022
Stuart McPherson interview
It's an hour of autobiographical stand up about the two or 3 things that have happened to me since my last Fringe show of greatest narrative interest.
On The Mic, 29th July 2022Spanking The Monkey: The Etymology Of Onanistic Euphemisms interview
It is a character comedy piece where I play a fallen Oxford Professor of English literature, Richard "Dick" Handler, who has been demoted to teaching this summer course on wanking slang. I play it straight, if a little unhinged.
On The Mic, 29th July 2022
Funny at the Fringe - interview - Alex MacKeith: Thanks for Listening
It's a musical comedy show featuring me and the aforementioned acoustic guitar.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 29th July 2022EdFringe talk: Are You Being Murdered?
"Like many people I've realised how cluttered my life is with 'things' and how much better I feel getting rid of many of them that I don't need."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 29th July 2022EdFringe talk: Ange Lavoipierre: I've Got 99 Problems and Here's an Exhaustive List of Them
"I moonlight as the cello accompanist for Australian improv duo BearPack."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 29th July 2022
EdFringe talk: Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Home Truths
"Since about 2014 I've stayed in the same bedroom in the same flat too. It's sort of my August bedroom."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 29th July 2022
EdFringe talk: Jamie MacDonald: Reasonably Adjusted
"I've learned that in global pandemics stand up comedians are definitely not key workers. I've not absorbed this fully yet or I'd have retrained as a nurse."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 29th July 2022
EdFringe talk: Aaron Simmonds: Hot Wheels
"Gary Oldman is 2 weeks younger than Gary Newman and the word bed looks like a bed when written down. I havent been able to absorb anything else as my mind was blown by both of these facts."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 29th July 2022
EdFringe talk: Richard Stott: Afterparty
"My last shows were a look back Afterparty is a look at now."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 29th July 2022
EdFringe talk: Eli Matthewson: Daddy Short-Legs
"It's ridiculous that anyone ever lets me do this..."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 29th July 2022
EdFringe talk: Crizards: Cowboys
"In 2017 we realised the real money's in the double act business - the rest is history."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 29th July 2022
EdFringe talk: David Ephgrave: Good Grief
"I no longer take such basic things for granted. I just wish the Government didn't treat the creative arts like the less significant sibling to every other industry."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 29th July 2022
EdFringe talk: Chelsea Birkby: No More Mr Nice Chelsea
"This is my first Edinburgh taking a solo show and it feels SO different, like it's more pressure than taking a split bill with a friend."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 29th July 2022
EdFringe talk: Pierre Novellie: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?
"Even in a global pandemic, no one ever really quits comedy."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 29th July 2022
Jon Culshaw says playing Lancashire comedian Les Dawson is an 'honour'
The impersonator Jon Culshaw has said it is a "great honour" to play the comedy genius Les Dawson in a new touring stage show about his life.
ITV, 29th July 2022
Amelia Bayler interview
The musical comedian tells about her Greatest Hits!
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 29th July 2022Rarely Asked Questions - Matt Murphy
Sex Tips For Straight Women From A Gay Man has wowed fans in New York and Las Vegas and is now coming to the Fringe for the first time.
Claire Smith, Beyond The Joke, 29th July 2022Sharon Wanjohi and Abbie Edwards
The sets change every night too.
On The Mic, 29th July 2022
Marcel Lucont interview
The Frenchman is performing three shows at this year's Fringe.
On The Mic, 29th July 2022Lanessa Long interview
his show feels like when you're 13 and make your family come into the living room to watch a show you made.
On The Mic, 29th July 2022
Thinking Drinkers interview
The ideal aperitif to any Fringe night out, this unique and interactive imbibing experience shakes up the iconic British pub quiz.
On The Mic, 29th July 2022Edinburgh Fringe interview: rarely asked questions - Will Pickvance
Pickvance has been hailed as a captivating, original and funny performer, with shows that explore his deep and complex connection with his chosen instrument. Drawn to the absurd and the ridiculous he is happy to explore and send up his own artistic temperament and eccentricities.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th July 2022Interview: Melissa Stephens - Hot Dogs & Tears
Christmas Eve, Georgia, 1996. Melissa's newly divorced dad picks her and her teenage brother up for dinner. After an hour of silent driving, they pull up to his favourite family restaurant... Hooters.
The New Current, 29th July 2022Interview: Benny Ainsworth - An Audience with Stuart Bagcliffe
This comedic one-man show introduces Stuart Bagcliffe, who is about to perform his autobiographical play to an audience for the first time.
The New Current, 29th July 2022Interview: Sam Woof - Don't Say Macbeth
It's Macbeth from the perspective of the three witches.
The New Current, 29th July 2022Interview: Nathan Mosher is Injured
A compilation of jokes, poems, and songs about a breakup, breakdown, breakthrough, and everything in-between.
The New Current, 29th July 2022Interview with Colin Hoult/Anna Mann
"Can't think of anyone who's really been cancelled who isn't a total shit. I think it's just pointing out the emperor has no clothes and I'm all for that."
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 29th July 2022Interview with comedian Sophie Duker
"I think that because of the way class and race intersect and contradict in my lived experience I'm more ready than some of my peers to acknowledge my privilege and examine how I can exploit it to benefit others."
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 29th July 2022Interview with comedian Gabby Killick
Gabby Killick is bringing her show Game of Thongs to Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Gabby talks to us about her love for Britney, what she'd be doing if she wasn't a comedian, and offers some great advice to future comedians.
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 29th July 2022Interview with comedian Garrett Millerick
"It's a big and interesting topic, but I suspect you're asking if I think you should be able to keep a Netflix deal after getting your old lad out in a dressing room? Which isn't as interesting or nuanced a topic."
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 29th July 2022Interview with comedian, musician and filmmaker Grant Busé
"Well since this show has been cancelled eight times, yes, I approach all shows now with a large dose of scepticism. Every time I get on stage, I'm relieved rather than stressed."
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 29th July 2022Interview with Kathy Maniura and Derek Mitchell, Horseplay
"The pandemic was unequivocally awful for the arts, and not being able to perform or rehearse in the same room was a real struggle. That said, I think it's taught us to give creative processes the time they need, because time is the one thing we did have."
Tom Inniss, Voice Magazine, 29th July 2022ICYMI: Erika Ehler on Jackass Forever
Award-winning deadpan comic Erika Ehler watches the final feature-length Jackass instalment for the sake of art as she embarks on her first Fringe hour.
Erika Ehler, The Skinny, 29th July 2022What's On - August Comedy Roundup
With the Fringe back in full swing, here are some of the best debut acts coming to Edinburgh this August - As well as some funny freebies and returning legends.
Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 29th July 2022A digital pint with... Benjamin Alborough
Don't flip the board - we're here for a pixelated pint with Edinburgh Fringe's Monopoly Man himself - Benjamin Alborough.
Jake Mace, Binge Fringe, 29th July 2022The best comedy gigs and venues at Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Festival is famous as a showcase for up and coming comedians with many of the big names having come to prominence at the festival fringe events. And this year is no exception with plenty of comedy to delight and entertain audiences.
The Scotsman, 29th July 2022Videos
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6am27 min
Trying
Series 3, Episode 3 - Capture The FlagOn a camping weekend, Nikki and Jason try to bond with the kids. At home, Karen faces an existential crisis and Freddy tries to deal with his loneliness.
11:30am30 min
Mucking In
Episode 2 - Cold Discomfort FarmBen is so busy thawing the frozen pipes on Dangerfield Farm that he forgets it's Valentine's Day, much to Cicely's disappointment.
1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 22, Episode 7Des Clarke is joined by Alison Spittle, Vittorio Angelone, Amy Matthews and Chris Forbes.
6:30pm30 min
Party's Over
Series 2, Episode 1 - Going For GoldHenry and team travel to Birmingham for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games and immediately spy an opportunity for a comeback.
9pm60 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Series 22 (Channel 4: Series 23), Episode 1Jimmy Carr hosts with Countdown regulars Rachel Riley and Susie Dent. Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont take on Richard Ayoade and Joe Wilkinson. Finlay Christie is in Dictionary Corner.
10pm65 min
The Last Leg
Series 25, Episode 3More topical comedy from Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker, with guests Rylan and Jess Phillips MP.