BCG Daily Friday 2nd December 2022
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Scene-stealer: Child star Lenny Rush's rise to fame
Lenny Rush is getting rave reviews that other actors can only dream of - and yet he's just 13 years old.
Helen Bushby, BBC, 2nd December 2022
Your Christmas Or Mine? review
A young couple end up with each other's family for Christmas in a middling assortment of sitcom cliches and laboured farce.
Benjamin Lee, The Guardian, 2nd December 2022
Tom Rosenthal 'cried a lot' after filming final scenes for Plebs
Tom Rosenthal said he was surprised about "how emotional" he became after filming the final scenes of Plebs: Soldiers Of Rome in Bulgaria and Wales.
Ellie Iorizzo, Evening Standard, 2nd December 2022
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon review
Comic burns bright with renewed devotion to saying the wrong thing.
Dominic Cavendish, The Times, 2nd December 2022
UK shows for Trevor Noah
Award-winning comedian Trevor Noah returns to the UK with his brand-new show: Off The Record.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd December 2022
Ivo Graham, My Future My Clutter, review
A likable sendup of Peppa Pig, politics and Eton.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 2nd December 2022
Fern Brady wants to share 'positive depiction' of autism on Taskmaster
The 36-year-old comedian announced she had been diagnosed with autism in 2021.
Siobhan Macdonald, Daily Record, 2nd December 2022
Peter Kay review
From tried and tested everyman routine to jaw-dropping pageant.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd December 2022
Only Fools And Horses superfan splurges £6,000 on iconic prop from the show
An Only Fools And Horses fan yesterday splashed out £6,000 on Peckham Spring Water.
Stephen Moyes, The Sun, 2nd December 2022
Peter Kay Live, AO Arena Manchester, review
In his big return to stand-up after a 12-year hiatus, Kay delivers the goods all over again.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 2nd December 2022
Peter Kay review
It was always going to be a special night as Peter Kay returned to stand-up at the Manchester opener of a mammoth 110-date tour.
Dianne Bourne, Manchester Evening News, 2nd December 2022
Sheridan Smith on why we'll be rooting for Rosie Molloy
The woman's who's addicted to everything.
Vicki Power, Daily Mail, 2nd December 2022Mother Goose at the Hackney Empire review
Mother Goose is the most obviously moralistic panto story, and here gets transformed into a pertinent fable about the perils of social media fame. The central attraction once again is Clive Rowe, who directs and stars in the title role, adding to his illustrious list of Hackney dames.
Theo Bosanquet, What's On Stage, 2nd December 2022Videos
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9:30am29 min
No More Jockeys
Set 5, Episode 14 - Set 5, Game 14With Tim Key winning the previous game, Mark Watson and Alex Horne's lead has been narrowed to 5-5-3. This week Alex receives double toilets, there is a discussion about what defines a comic strip, and we play "Replace Your Face".
1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 23, Episode 8Des Clarke is joined by Josie Long, Daliso Chaponda, Susan Riddell and Christopher MacArthur-Boyd.
5pm14 min
Get Off My Phone!
Episode 3 - Thanyia MooreThanyia Moore hands her phone over to her dad, Noel, as he interrogates her search history, period-tracking app, dance videos and more.
6:30pm30 min
The Now Show
Series 61, Episode 6Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches.Jamie MacDonald shares his experience of Disability History Month, Lucy Porter examines our increasingly secular population and Ed MacArthur is a PR consultant, rebranding famous faces.
10pm65 min
The Last Leg
Series 26, Episode 3With Josh stuck at home and joining the show by video call, Alex and Adam are joined in the studio by Matt Forde and London Hughes.
10pm30 min
QI
Series T, Episode 4 - Thrills & SpillsSandi Toksvig offers quite interesting facts about thrills and spills with Nish Kumar, Mark Steel, Suzi Ruffell, and series regular Alan Davies.
10:45pm60 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 30, Episode 9 - Kristin Scott Thomas, George Takei, Jamie Oliver, Claudia Winkleman, First Aid KitKristin Scott Thomas says action scenes are not for her, George Takei vows never to talk about William Shatner ever again, Claudia Winkleman talks about being mean, Jamie Oliver says how lucky he is, and First Aid Kit perform live in the studio.
11:05pm50 min
The Big Narstie Show
Series 5, Episode 4The grime MC and Mo Gilligan welcome guests Spice Girl Mel B, actor and presenter Jordan Stephens, comedian Nabil Abdulrashid, Billy Billingham from SAS: Who Dares Wins and social media star Alhan Gençay.