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BCG Daily Saturday 10th September 2022

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Jordan Brookes

Jordan Brookes: 'My plants are not a fan of Slipknot'

An Edinburgh Comedy Award winner in 2019, the Liverpool-born, Surrey-raised comic Jordan Brookes first came to attention when he won the Welsh Unsigned Comedy Award in 2012.

Adrian Peel, Cambridge Independent, 10th September 2022
The Lost King. Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins). Copyright: Graeme Hunter Pictures

The Lost King review

Sally Hawkins has given so many extraordinary performances and, in this movie, may just give her greatest one yet.

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10th September 2022
The Lost King. Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins). Copyright: Graeme Hunter Pictures

The Lost King review

Sally Hawkins is Oscar-worthy in crowd-pleasing Ricardian tale.

Charlotte O'Sullivan, Evening Standard, 10th September 2022
The Lost King. Philippa Langley (Sally Hawkins). Copyright: Graeme Hunter Pictures

The Lost King review

The result is pleasant-enough middlebrow entertainment that will serve the cinematic needs of older viewers especially. But it's considerably less interesting than Philomena.

Leslie Felperin, Hollywood Reporter, 10th September 2022

How Ricky Gervais helped Stewart Lee come up with one of his greatest routines

There have been stories recently of how Stewart Lee has a poor opinion of Ricky Gervais' TV comedy drama output. Lee has even gone as far as to say that After Life is "one of the worst things that's ever been made by a human." But it is also worth mentioning that one of Lee's most memorable routines in his recent show Snowflake owes a huge debt to Gervais.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th September 2022

TV & radio

Sky Max. Copyright: Sky 10:30pm
45 min
The Russell Howard Hour. Russell Howard. Credit: Avalon Television

The Russell Howard Hour

Series 6, Episode 1

Russell returns to share his thoughts on new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, and Jamali Maddix performs a stand-up routine.

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