British Comedy Guide

BCG Daily Sunday 18th December 2022

Features

Press clippings

Adrian Edmondson

Adrian Edmondson interview

Comedy icon, Exeter fan, grandad and currently a dazzling Scrooge at the RSC, Adrian Edmondson is in a thoughtful mood...

Gill Sutherland, Stratford Herald, 18th December 2022
Erika Ehler

Erika Ehler: Femcel review

In one word, Erika Ehler: Femcel is unexpected.

Katerina Partolina Schwartz, Broadway Baby, 18th December 2022
Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha: Quizzing, comedy, and his Parkinson's diagnosis

You'll probably recognise Paul from his long standing role as one of the six Chasers on ITV's popular quiz show The Chase - but he's also a doctor and a stand-up comedian or, as he puts it, "the only openly gay British Asian qualified doctor & television quizzer on the UK comedy circuit".

Colin Murray, BBC, 18th December 2022
Peter Kay

Peter Kay donates £14,000 to children's charity to represent every ticket sold at first O2 London gig

'I think Christmas is about doing good things for other people,' he told crowd.

Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 18th December 2022
Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee: The Tories' Santa tax has brought Christmas to its knees

What good is goodwill, say the Conservatives, if it can't be monetised?

Stewart Lee, The Observer, 18th December 2022

TV & radio

Radio 4 7:15pm
30 min
Stephen Mangan

The Confessional

Series 3, Episode 2 - Neil Dudgeon

Actor and, it turns out, born story-teller Neil Dudgeon tells Stephen stories by turns innocently hapless, toe curling and eye-wateringly funny.

BBC Four 8pm
90 min
The Play What I Wrote. Image shows left to right: Dennis (Dennis Herdman), Thom (Thom Tuck)

The Play What I Wrote

A comic double act are divided when one writes an epic play set during the French Revolution, while his partner just wants to stick to comedy. He plots to tempt his friend away from the lure of respectability by turning the play into a tribute to Morecambe and Wise's classic sketches.

Channel 5 logo 9pm
60 min
Bradley Walsh

Bradley Walsh: The Laugh's On Me

Episode 2

In the second part of this special, we celebrate one of Britain's best-loved TV stars, Bradley Walsh. In a personal, hilarious and honest account of his own life, Bradley is joined by his nearest and dearest celebrity friends to tell the incredible story of his life and career.

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