BCG Daily Wednesday 2nd November 2022
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Rich Hall interview
"America is on the edge of the apocalypse - Britain is a shuffling of weird ghoulish political figures".
Liam Pape, The Guardian, 2nd November 2022
M&S Christmas food advert 2022 stars French & Saunders
Marks and Spencer has revealed its Christmas food advert for 2022 - and it features the incredible comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders getting up to mischief as Fairy and Duckie.
Levi Winchester, The Mirror, 2nd November 2022
The Importance of Being Earnest review
Award winning director Denzel Westley-Sanderson's production borders on the unsubtle but it's great fun.
Nick Curtis, Evening Standard, 2nd November 2022
Review: BBC New Comedy Award 2022 final
The final of this year's BBC New Comedy Award may have been in Cardiff - kicking off its year as the Corporation's City of Comedy - but the comedians came from all over, from Shetland to India.
Chortle, 2nd November 2022
Alex Horne interview
Alex Horne on his new Channel 4 sitcom, his "peculiar little double act" with Greg Davies and how to win Taskmaster.
Lauren Morris, Radio Times, 2nd November 2022
Leave James Corden alone - even the best comedians steal jokes
The embattled talk show host isn't the first - and won't be the last - comic to plagiarise.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 2nd November 2022
Elf Lyons: Raven review - fierce and funny fright-night
Lyons raises her personal demons so she can publicly refuse to play by their rules in this complex comedy-horror crossover.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd November 2022Mischief's Mind Mangler to embark on first tour in 2023
Mischief will tour a new production from January.
Mind Mangler: Member Of The Tragic Circle, based on the character created for Magic Goes Wrong, will visit venues across the UK with a script by Henry Shields, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Lewis.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 2nd November 2022Videos
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4:40pm5 min
Supertato
Series 1, Episode 13 - Double Doughnut RescueSupertato almost quits being a superhero when he can't save two friends at the same time.
6:30pm30 min
Rob Newman On Air
Episode 2 - On TherapyRob Newman, one of Britain's finest comedians, explores the rise of online therapy, geological time periods and why he makes sure to always arrive early to gigs.
9pm45 min
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Series 30, Episode 8It's a World Cup football special as Greg, Daisy, Noel and Jamali are joined by Ted Lasso's Hannah Waddingham, 3 Lions songwriter and Lightening Seeds front man Ian Broudie and 90's legend Mel Blatt from All Saints. They teams discuss how The Beach Boys and Led Zeppelin disgraced themselves in the past and have to identify the correct members of S Club Juniors and Ned's Atomic Dustbin in the iconic Identify Parade round before Hannah and Ian show everyone exactly how the Intros and Next Words rounds should be played.
9pm60 min
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Series 4, Episode 10Rhod is joined by Shirley Ballas, Toussaint Douglass and Geoff Norcott as they travel back in time to discover who geeks out over Star Wars and who was obsessed with New Labour.
10pm45 min
Don't Hate The Playaz
Series 4, Episode 2Jordan Stephens is joined by guests Munya Chawawa, Aston Merrygold, Kemah Bob and Bellah along with team captains Maya Jama and Lady Leshurr.
10:15pm60 min
The Football's On
Series 9, Episode 10A humorous look at the week's football stories with Ian Stone and guests.
10:40pm30 min
Live From Barry Island
Episode 3Kiri Pritchard-McLean, showcases four of the best stand-up comedians from Wales and beyond. This week's show features Sikisa, Annie McGrath, Tarot and Mike Bubbins.
11pm30 min
The Skewer
Series 7, Special - 100 Years Of The BBCJon Holmes's multi award winning The Skewer twists itself into the past, as it sets about dismantling 100 years of the BBC. The archive is plundered, the BBC's history is revisited, and it's all cut up and smashed about via The Skewer's no holds-barred and unforgiving approach.