BCG Daily Tuesday 16th August 2022
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Jamie MacDonald on being blind: 'It's an asset for my comedy'
Scottish comedian Jamie MacDonald says he is using his blindness as an "asset" in his run at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Adam Robertson, The National (Scotland), 16th August 2022
Nish Kumar on why the Edinburgh fringe still matters
The festival stands at a crossroads, with costs for performers soaring and many younger acts staying away. But it still offers comics a boot camp like no other.
Nish Kumar, The Guardian, 16th August 2022
Samuel Barnett on his new one-man show
Making his fringe debut with a show about a troubled stand-up, the actor explains why he loves solo performance, his issues with The History Boys, and why this government's days are numbered.
Natasha Tripney, The Guardian, 16th August 2022
Norris and Parker interview
"Our agent told us to use less wigs."
Entertainment Now, 16th August 2022
Let's give these woke comedy hypocrites a taste of their own medicine
Threats to free speech are far more damaging and offensive than any joke Jerry Sadowitz could tell.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 16th August 2022
Jerry Sadowitz is too good to cancel
He may be a monster, but at least he's talented.
Andrew Doyle, Unherd, 16th August 2022
Policing comedy is no way to fix society
The banning of an 'offensive' Edinburgh Fringe performer shows that free speech is losing out to liberal consensus.
Sarah Ditum, The Times, 16th August 2022
Was cancelling Jerry Sadowitz's Fringe show justified?
For context: I have never seen Jerry Sadowitz's penis.
Shona Craven, The National (Scotland), 16th August 2022
Jenny Eclair leads complaints about Crown Paints advert
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) said it was considering investigating Crown Paints' "Hannah & Dave" advert. Comic Jenny Eclair said it must be taken off air over its implication that a woman "conned a man into fatherhood".
BBC, 16th August 2022
They finally came for Jerry Sadowitz
Comedians dismiss cancel culture at their peril.
Simon Evans, Spiked, 16th August 2022
President Obonjo on the Pleasance's dangerous Edinburgh Fringe decision
Benjamin Bankole Bello, who performs comedy as President Obonjo, is rather concerned by the Pleasance venue's banning of comedian Jerry Sadowitz's show at the Edinburgh Fringe...
Benjamin Bello, John Fleming's Blog, 16th August 2022Robin Grainger: How Mike from Leicester saved my Fringe show
I love the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. For the month of August, the city buzzes with excitement as countless people enjoy countless sights, sounds and shows.
Robin Grainger, Entertainment Now, 16th August 2022My festival: Randy Feltface
The Alien of Extraordinary Ability on life as an endangered species, quality time with otters, and breaching Aussie biosecurity.
Randy Feltface, The Scotsman, 16th August 2022
Who went too far: Jerry Sadowitz or those who cancelled his Edinburgh fringe show?
Questions of free speech offer no simple answers, but it's clear that this is a watershed moment in comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th August 2022
Sketch trio Crybabies share their comedy favourites
'Documentary Now is satirical comedy at its best'
Crybabies, Chortle, 16th August 2022
Emergency Question: What is your most mundane encounter with a celebrity?
Edinburgh Fringe comedians answer.
Chortle, 16th August 2022
Sandi Toksvig bookies' University Challenge host favourite as Jeremy Paxman steps down
The BBC are set to announce Jeremy's replacement later this week and several names are already being thrown into the hat as to who it could be.
Connie Rusk, The Mirror, 16th August 2022Fringe performer speaks out about 'non-stop' sexual harassment while handing out flyers
Posey Mehta said she has been groped, kissed and subjected to verbal 'fat' insults while promoting her surreal, clown-comedy debut I Am not a Gorilla.
Jolene Campbell, Edinburgh Evening News, 16th August 2022
From time machines to threesomes: 12 of the funniest jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe
With the fabled comedy showcase running until the end of August, we whittled down gags galore from this year's standups to pick a dozen of our favourites.
The Guardian, 16th August 2022
Who wants a lockdown one-liner? How comics are covering Covid at Edinburgh Fringe
The festival is in full swing with audiences crammed into comedy clubs. But is our global pandemic the elephant in the room?
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th August 2022Gay man tragically lost his boyfriend to COVID. So he turned his grief and pain into comedy
In February 2021, something terrifying and devastating in equal measure happened to Sam Morrison - his boyfriend Jonathan died after contracting COVID-19.
Patrick Kelleher, Pink News, 16th August 2022
Josh Pugh's Fringe cringe, binge and whinge
"I'm embarrassed how much I cared about this Festival".
Josh Pugh, Chortle, 16th August 2022
Marriage confirms Nicola Walker as the superstar of British TV
With Last Tango In Halifax, The Split and now Marriage, the actor has made a name for herself as the queen of understatement and low-key relatability.
Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 16th August 2022Hatty Ashdown: The Worry Drawer Q&A
We spoke to Hatty about her show, coping at the Fringe and whether her mum had the answers all along...
Funny Women, 16th August 2022Ben Hart: 'I'm always happy to help people out with a beheading'
As he tackles his biggest Fringe show to date, Hart tells us that working with the 'brilliant and kind' Tom Cruise was a blast.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 16th August 2022Sam Morrison: I made a comedy show about my boyfriend's Covid death
The only way Sam Morrison could to cope with his grief after his partner died last year was to find the humour in its aftermath, he tells Dominic Maxwell.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 16th August 2022
Matt Forde blasts parents who brought their baby to his Edinburgh Fringe show
The political satirist said 'large parts' of his show were 'derailed' because the person 'wouldn't do the decent thing and just leave' when their newborn started to cry.
Elly Blake, Daily Mail, 16th August 2022Videos
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