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BCG Daily Thursday 25th August 2022

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So You Think You're Funny? 2022. Joshua Bethania. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne Fringe

Joshua Bethania wins 'So You Think You're Funny?' 2022

Joshua Bethania has won So You Think You're Funny?, the Edinburgh Fringe-based new act stand-up competition.

Amused Moose Awards 2022 winners. Image shows from L to R: Chelsea Birkby, Rosie Nicholls, Sullivan Brown, Richard David-Caine Fringe

Amused Moose Fringe awards 2022 revealed

Nicholls & Brown, Chelsea Birkby and Richard David-Caine have been announced as the winners of the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe-centric Amused Moose Comedy Awards.

Cardiff News

Cardiff confirmed as BBC City Of Comedy 2023

The BBC has named Cardiff as its City Of Comedy for 2023. The Welsh capital will host the BBC New Comedy Awards final in November, then a series of events next year.

Catherine Tate TV

Catherine Tate sitcom Queen Of Oz coming to BBC

The BBC has commissioned Queen Of Oz, a sitcom starring Catherine Tate as a member of the Royal Family sent to Australia.

Jordan Gray Fringe

Jordan Gray wins the Biggest Award in Comedy

Jordan Gray has been announced as the inaugural winner of the latest prize at the Edinburgh Fringe, NextUp's Biggest Award in Comedy.

The three leads, pictured as filming begins. Image shows from L to R: Billy Walsh (Tanner Buchanan), Amelia (Charithra Chandran), Archie (Sebastian Croft) Film

Amazon announce comedy film How To Date Billy Walsh

Amazon Prime Video has announced a new British comedy film, How To Date Billy Walsh.

FYI

Spank! Fringe

Spank! to close down

The Edinburgh Fringe's "outrageous" annual cabaret party Spank! has announced that it will not return after the 2022 festival.

Man Like Mobeen. Mobeen (Guz Khan). Copyright: Cave Bear Productions TV

BBC confirm Man Like Mobeen 4

The BBC has confirmed two-year-old reports that sitcom Man Like Mobeen will return for a fourth series.

Undoing Martin Parker. Image shows from L to R: Diane (Rosie Cavaliero), Martin Parker (Conleth Hill), Kath (Sian Gibson) TV

Undoing Martin Parker

The BBC has confirmed the commissioning of a new period comedy series set in 1990, from Car Share writers Sian Gibson and Paul Coleman.

Alex Franklin Fringe

Alex Franklin treasure hunt

To promote his Edinburgh Fringe show, Alex Franklin has hidden £500 somewhere in the city. Park rangers are getting annoyed with people digging holes.

Features

Amy Gledhill Fringe

Comedy Awards nominees, Rhys Nicholson, Sam Campbell - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Mark Muldoon reacts to the Edinburgh Comedy Award nominations, plus reports back from some other shows at the festival.

Gavin Webster Features

Balls Etc: Gavin Webster on How Newcastle United Ruined His Bloody Life

Gavin Webster is at the Edinburgh Fringe moaning about Newcastle United. No change there then - but this time he's doing it on stage.

Press clippings

Stage Door

Death Drop: Back In The Habit confirms West End run

The UK touring production of Death Drop: Back In The Habit has added a West End engagement to its schedule.

The new drag comedy, a follow-up to 2020's Death Drop, is set to run at the Garrick Theatre from 8th to 20th November.

Tom Millward, What's On Stage, 25th August 2022
Jim Davidson

Jim Davidson rages at 'idiot' drivers for blocking pavement

Jim Davidson has slammed inconsiderate drivers who keep blocking the pavement near his £1.5m home.

The comedian, 68, moaned he often sees a string of badly parked cars from his garden on the banks of the River Test, in Stockbridge, Hampshire.

Adam Bennett, The Sun, 25th August 2022

Bilal Zafar Interview

Bilal Zafar: 'I built up a whole new confidence doing comedy online'.

Teddy Coward, WhyNow, 25th August 2022

Podcasts

Richard Herring's dog at the edge of a harvested, empty field.

Stone Clearing With Richard Herring: Chapter 124

31 minutes

Chapter 124 - Ftone Halloween. It's 8:14am on the 25th August 2022 and after a month of stone rest, Herring is back. Will the Ftocean be clear of crops and...

TV & radio

Sky Max. Copyright: Sky 9pm
60 min
A League Of Their Own. Image shows from L to R: Joel Dommett, Katherine Ryan. Copyright: CPL Productions

A League Of Their Own

Series 17, Episode 2

Joining the ALOTO boys this week as team captain is Manchester United and England legend Gary Neville, along with panellists Joel Dommett, Dara O Briain and Katherine Ryan. Together, they'll see how Jamie, Micah and Joel got on when they were set the challenge of racing Formula 1 cars at Silverstone and take on a demolition derby assault course.

BBC Scotland channel. Copyright: BBC 10pm
30 min
Edinburgh Unlocked. Mark Nelson

Edinburgh Unlocked

Series 2, Episode 3

Mark Nelson meets Paul Sinha, one of the most recognisable performers at the festival, and takes his children to see some 'astonishing' Dragons and Mythical Beasts. Stand-up comedian and Fringe veteran Adam Hills is in town, making his debut as a director, joined by established Canadian stand-up Michelle Shaughnessy who is at the festival for the first time.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm
30 min
Holier Than Thou. Shola (Princess Khumalo)

Holier Than Thou

Comedy about three young people growing up in Manchester, contending with their traditional evangelical backgrounds.

Radio 4 11pm
60 min
40th Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards

The Edinburgh Comedy Awards Nominee Gala 2022

A performance from all the nominees for the 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.

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