BCG Daily Tuesday 30th August 2022

Sam Campbell once joked about killing me - but the Aussie comedian's Edinburgh win is well-deserved

The baby-faced oddball has gone from performing to tiny audiences to winning live comedy's most coveted prize, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy award.

Martin Clunes: Modern fear of death would do for Doc Martin

It is a series that has been sold to 138 countries and last year had six million viewers in the UK, but the actor who plays Doc Martin has revealed that he does not think it would be commissioned today.

Martin Clunes rips into Doc Martin fans

Martin Clunes has ripped into Doc Martin fans - warning them to 'mind their own business' regarding the show coming to an end.

Liz Kingsman's One-Woman Show to transfer to the West End

The critically lauded production continues a meteoric journey.

Leicester Comedy Festival announces first shows for 30th anniversary year

Big Difference are delighted to announce the first shows to go on sale for the 30th anniversary of Leicester Comedy Festival and five years of The UK Kids' Comedy Festival in February 2023.

Rachel Parris on replacing Nish Kumar and why Liz Truss is 'too bland to satirise'

Does comedy have a left-wing bias? Should Jerry Sadowitz be cancelled? How funny is the leadership race? The Late Night Mash host tells all.

Mrs Brown's Boys to return for a series in 2023

The first non-festive episodes in a decade.

Viewers baffled as Hi-De-Hi! becomes latest classic show slapped with trigger warnings

Classic BBC sitcom Hi-De-Hi! now comes with a warning that it may trigger woke Millennials.

The show, which starred Su Pollard and Ruth Madoc as staff in a 1950s holiday camp, is now available on streaming service BritBox. But anyone wanting to catch a slice of the 1980s Sunday night staple will be greeted with a message saying it contains "language and attitudes of the era that may offend".