BCG Daily Wednesday 9th November 2022
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Hannah Fairweather: Just A Normal Girl Who Enjoys Revenge review
From exes to golf coaches, Just A Normal Girl Who Enjoys Revenge is an eloquent, biting and well-structured analysis of situations when Hannah Fairweather was right and when she was wronged. And like a well-dressed vigilante, her jokes are drawn sharp enough to kill a man.
Katerina Partolina Schwartz, Broadway Baby, 9th November 2022
Ooh la la, it's the return of Marcel Lucont
Stand-up's Alexis Dubus is better known as his deadpan alter ego Marcel Lucont, the self-styled UK's "favourite French comedian", with whom he has been making shows, and quaffing fine wines, for over a decade.
Sarski Anderson, Bristol 24/7, 9th November 2022
Two Doors Down's Simon Carlyle: 'Ayr was an awful place to be gay'
By the age of 12, Carlyle knew he wanted to be in London doing drag cabaret. "But you can't really say that when you're standing in Ayr High Street wearing a Lyle & Scott jumper, waiting for your mum to come out of the butchers."
Brian Beacom, The Herald, 9th November 2022Samantha Baines writes a book about hearing loss
Samantha Baines is writing a book about losing her hearing at the age of 30. Publisher Headline Home has snapped up the rights to the title, Living With Hearing Loss And Deafness: A Guide To Owning It And Loving It, which will be published in April next year.
Chortle, 9th November 2022
Joe Lycett releases latest live show
Fans who purchase the show at joelycett.com will also get access to a bonus 'Making of' interview with Greg James, where Joe reveals more about how he created the show, plus the first 1,000 people to purchase the show will receive a free PDF of the tour's programme.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th November 2022
Televisual Bulldog Awards: winners announced
Derry Girls wins the award for comedy, with Ghosts coming second and Alma's Not Normal third. Other awards went to Sex Education, This Is Going To Hurt, Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing and The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan.
Jon Creamer, Televisual, 9th November 2022
Stephen Fry latest star to quit Twitter for Mastodon after Elon Musk takeover
The comedian has been a prolific user of Twitter in the past, but he has also quit the platform several times before.
ITV, 9th November 2022
Steve Pemberton to co-lead The Pillowman in the West End
This production will star Lily Allen as Katurian, with Steve Pemberton as Tupolski.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 9th November 2022
Beat The Frog World Series final 2022 review
Whatever happens at the American midterms, it seems people just can't be trusted with democracy. Two of the new comics at the Beat The Frog final on Monday night stood above the others for me - yet the audience who decide the title plumped for neither of them.
Chortle, 9th November 2022
Peter Kay interview
'I should only be on the news if I'm dead'
Zoe Ball, BBC, 9th November 2022
Garth Marenghi: 'I've spent a lot of time in the darkness'
After years of absence, Garth Marenghi comes out of the shadows to speak to Nish Kumar all about his latest literary masterwork TerrorTome.
Nish Kumar, The List, 9th November 2022
John Shuttleworth squares up to his own creator
Graham Fellows' film Father Earth records the Sheffield comedian's trip to Orkney with his dad - and a bid to step out of his alter ego's shadow.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 9th November 2022
Five of Peter Kay's most memorable comedy moments
With comedian to embark on first live tour for 12 years, we choose some of his funniest routines.
Tobi Thomas, The Guardian, 9th November 2022
Spike at Richmond Theatre, review
If the writing hereabouts is top notch then the acting is superb.
John O'Brien, London Theatre 1, 9th November 2022
Two Doors Down review
One of the last remaining sitcoms is just about hanging on.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 9th November 2022
Two Doors Down review
This sitcom just isn't the same without Doon Mackichan.
Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 9th November 2022
Spike at Richmond Theatre, review
There is still lots of fun to be had for Goon aficionados.
Jane Darcy, The Reviews Hub, 9th November 2022Videos
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6:30pm30 min
Rob Newman On Air
Episode 3 - Your Town Made PerfectRob Newman proposes a hilarious vision to future-proof our cities, adopting Julius Caesar's traffic policy, and using rewilding to liven up sports events.
9pm60 min
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Series 4, Episode 11Rhod is joined by Nick Grimshaw, Meera Syal and Zoe Williams as they travel back in time to discover who had a needy Tamagotchi and who spent 10 months in Ayia Napa.
10pm45 min
Don't Hate The Playaz
Series 4, Episode 3Jordan Stephens is joined by guests So Solid Crew, Jamie Laing, Zeze Millz and Miraa May along with team captains Maya Jama and Lady Leshurr.
10pm30 min
Two Doors Down
Series 6, Episode 1 - MacaroniColin turns to his neighbours for support when he is unceremoniously dumped by Cathy. Beth and Eric do their best to cheer him up, but conversation is already strained when Christine turns up and demands all of the juicy details from the break up. Later, Ian and Gordon arrive to share some good news, and together the neighbours try their best to make Colin feel positive about his future as a single man.
10:40pm50 min
BBC New Comedy Awards
2022, Episode 7 - Cardiff - Grand FinalKerry Godliman hosts as Dee Allum, Omar Badawy, Robbie McShane, Marjolein Robertson, Dan Tiernan and Joshua Bethania take to the stage in their bid to win over judges Fern Brady, Rosie Jones and Nabil Abdulrashid.