BCG Daily Monday 12th September 2022
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Mel Giedroyc on cake, comedy and Sue Perkins
How did a struggling stand-up become one of the best-loved names on TV? The star of GBBO, Light Lunch and Unforgivable talks about the despair that almost broke her - and the big break she struggled to believe in.
Zoe Williams, The Guardian, 12th September 2022
Review: Meantime, by Frankie Boyle
Frankie Boyle's debut novel is no celebrity cash-in but an evocative - if sometimes messy - detective story set in Glasgow's underclass, written with a satirical edge and the same crisp, direct writing that's a hallmark of his comedy. Indeed many of the lines from Meantime have made it into his stand-up set - or maybe vice-versa.
Chortle, 12th September 2022
Welcome to the hilariously creepy world of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared
With its felt urinals, lashings of raw meat and coffins coming to life, this nightmarish puppet show has made the move from YouTube sensation to brilliant Channel 4 comedy. We meets its makers.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 12th September 2022
Gwyneth Powell dies aged 76
While mostly famous for playing Mrs McClusky in Grange Hill, in comedy she is most famous for playing Polly, mother of Greg Davies' Dan in Man Down.
BBC, 12th September 2022
Britain's Greatest Obsessions, review
Harry Hill's ode to British comedy lacks history - and laughs.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 12th September 2022
Kinky Boots review
It's been seven years since Kinky Boots first found its footing on British shores, with a sparkling West End run that lasted for a sturdy three years. Now this beloved musical, set in Northampton and based on the 2005 film of the same name, finally gets its professional regional premiere.
Molly Richardson, What's On Stage, 12th September 2022A whodunit inside a whodunit: the new film turning the classic murder mystery formula on its head
See How They Run's irreverent, clever humour and brain-bending plot makes it a must-see.
The Guardian, 12th September 2022Review: Catherine Called Birdy
Every film adaptation has to pick and choose what elements of its source material to retain and what to jettison. It's unfortunate then that for Catherine Called Birdy, Dunham sticks so closely to the surface.
Roger Ebert, 12th September 2022The Lost King review
A petty, plodding take on the Richard III excavation.
Kevin Maher, The Times, 12th September 2022Podcasts
TV & radio
6:30pm30 min
Mark Steel's In Town
Series 12, Episode 4 - SalisburyMark visits Salisbury in Wiltshire, home of Stonehenge, despite being eight miles away. He learns that very building seems to have something on it in Latin, the Waitrose appears to be bigger than Salisbury Cathedral, the strangeness of Porton Down, how in medieval times the entire city moved, visits a pub containing a mummified hand, and talks to the reincarnation of King Arthur.
9pm60 min
Guessable?
Series 3, Episode 11 - Sugar Puff DaddySara Pascoe invites Taskmaster's Alex Horne, comic Lou Sanders, presenter Roman Kemp and Loose Women's Janet Street-Porter into the Comedy Central loft alongside regular captains Alan Davies, Darren Harriott and side-kick John Kearns.
9pm60 min
Britain's Greatest Obsessions: Harry On Humour
Harry Hill looks at Britain's obsession with humour.
10pm60 min
Question Team
Series 2, Episode 1Making up Richard Ayoade's self-quizzing collective are Jo Brand, Thanyia Moore, Josh Pugh and special guest Bill Bailey. Each has arrived with their own round but who will leave victorious?
10pm23 min
Ladhood
Series 3, Episode 3 - An Unforgettable FeelingHaving secured a promotion, Liam finds himself morally compromised when asked to work on an ad campaign for a betting service. He thinks back to the first bet he ever placed.