BCG Daily Thursday 10th November 2022
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Two Doors Down review
Dare I say it? This sitcom is even funnier without Doon Mackichan.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 10th November 2022
The Lavender Hill Mob review
A thoroughly silly caper. Makes me feel proud to be British.
Colin Davison, British Theatre Guide, 10th November 2022David Walliams recorded making derogatory remarks about BGT contestants
The Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams made derogatory and sexually explicit remarks about contestants during the recording of an episode of the ITV show, according to a leaked transcript seen by the Guardian. Walliams, one of the UK's best-known television personalities and children's book authors, was recorded referring to one contestant as a "cunt" and saying of another: "She thinks you want to fuck her, but you don't."
Rachael Healy and Sirin Kale, The Guardian, 10th November 2022Live shows for Wolf And Owl podcast
Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis are bringing their hit podcast Wolf & Owl to London and Manchester.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th November 2022How Bruce Fummey became a YouTube star & landed big role in The Lost King
A comedian who was born and bred in Perth has spoken of how his large YouTube presence helped him land a prominent film role.
Stephen Eighteen, The Dundee Courier, 10th November 2022
Peter Kay tour: Huge demand crashes ticket pre-sale as new dates are added
"Unprecedented" demand to see Peter Kay's first tour in 12 years has left many fans unable to access apps and websites offering pre-sale tickets.
Ian Youngs, BBC, 10th November 2022
Line up announced for Lost Voice Guy's Christmas Comedy Club on ITV
Lee Ridley's guests on the night include ventriloquist Paul Zerdin, comedians Josie Long and Dara O Briain and freestyle rapper and comedian Abandoman.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th November 2022
Andrew Lawrence makes his stand-up comeback
Andrew Lawrence is to perform his first stand-up gig since his career imploded amid a racism storm last year.
Chortle, 10th November 2022
Garth Marenghi's TerrorTome, review
Hilarious. Don't read this while drinking hot liquid.
Marianne Levy, i Newspaper, 10th November 2022
Tim Key: Mulberry review
To call Mulberry a lockdown show would be to do it a great disservice. There are very few casual, clichéd references to Joe Wicks or sourdough here.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th November 2022
How alternative comedy isn't what it used to be... and probably never was
An extract from Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives by Oliver Double and Sharon Lockyer.
Oliver Double and Sharon Lockyer, Chortle, 10th November 2022
Mammals review
James Corden plays a temperamental chef who begins to worry that his wife is having an affair in this half-hour from award-winning playwright Jez Butterworth.
Daniel Fienberg, Hollywood Reporter, 10th November 2022
Mammals review
In his frustrating new TV show, James Corden plays a man it's hard to root for.
Robert Lloyd, LA Times, 10th November 2022
Mammals review
Some real magic may be needed to resolve the issues the show puts in the way of its lovers, including questions about the nature of marriage and commitment, and whether lifelong monogamous bonds make any sense.
Mike Hale, The New York Times, 10th November 2022
Mammals review
This tonally challenging series about a grumpy chef will probably strike a chord for the wrong reasons.
Jennifer Bisset, CNET, 10th November 2022
Mammals review
James Corden's bitter look at marriage.
Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 10th November 2022
Mammals review
James Corden is a chef whose marriage is cracking in this bleak dramedy.
Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 10th November 2022
Mammals review
James Corden is out of his depth in this fraught relationship dramedy.
Chase Hutchinson, Collider, 10th November 2022Ambika Mod interview
'I did stuff on This Is Going To Hurt that I never thought I'd do'.
Alex Moreland, National World, 10th November 2022Videos
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TV & radio
6:30pm30 min
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar
Series 4, Episode 4 - Repetition. Repetition. Repetition.Alexei explores the place that repetition holds in our culture, discusses his time as an author on the arts centre circuit and debuts a new slam poem entitled "I Hate Kier Starmer".
9pm60 min
Taskmaster
Series 14, Episode 7 - The System Of Endless PlatesThe gullible comics take part in another selection of challenges, highlights of which include Sarah Millican flailing about with a frying pan, Fern Brady enjoying the power of a spiky plant and Munya Chawawa pulling off a spectacular billiards shot. In addition, all five contestants spend far too much time searching for a bath, considering the size of the bath.
9pm60 min
Jamie & Harry's World Cup Challenge: Got, Got Need
Episode 2Jamie Redknapp has eight players still remaining to collect so he and his dad Harry fly to Madrid to meet Luka Modric, but they are disappointed when he cancels their meeting.
10pm35 min
Fantasy Football League
Series 1, Episode 7Matt Lucas and Elis James are back on the Fantasy Football League sofa with comedian and football fanatic Andrew Mensah, joined by special guests comedian Maisie Adam and legendary newsreader and journalist Trevor McDonald for more chat about the week in football and to share their fantasy teams from the digital dugout.
10:35pm45 min
The Russell Howard Hour
Series 6, Episode 8Russell explains greenwashing, and introduces guest stand-up Kiri Pritchard-McLean.
11pm30 min
BBC New Comedy Award
2022, Episode 1 - BBC New Comedy Awards Final 2022Kerry Godliman hosts the Grand Final of this year's comedy contest, recorded at St David's Hall in Cardiff.