BCG Daily Monday 23rd January 2023
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Lucy Porter review
Porter is an astute observer of human behaviour.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 23rd January 2023
Jack Dee: 'I'm a positive energy kind of guy'
The comedian on doing stand-up in prison, his first open mic with Paul Merton and taking I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue on tour.
Liam Pape, The Guardian, 23rd January 2023
Simon Bird on his Christian sect sitcom and The Inbetweeners' mixed legacy
The actor and director talks to Louis Chilton about wigs, career struggles and Rishi Sunak.
Louis Chilton, The Independent, 23rd January 2023
The Unfriend review
Moffat and Gatiss have delivered an audience pleaser, skewering one aspect of British behaviour in a tale that might have a violent ending. A warning too: think twice when you are on holiday!
Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide, 23rd January 2023
Everyone Else Burns attempts "edgy" comedy - but ends up predictable
Like so many supposedly funny shows just lately, this sitcom about an extreme Christian sect isn't funny enough.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 23rd January 2023
Everyone Else Burns review
Channel 4's latest isn't funnier-than-thou - but it does have some bright spots.
David Craig, Radio Times, 23rd January 2023
Hellfire and heathens: the making of Everyone Else Burns
"Everything's funnier if you're worried that your family might be obliterated by divine fire."
Vicky Jessop, Evening Standard, 23rd January 2023
Tommy Cannon back on tour with wonderful memories of his old friend Bobby Ball
If ever Tommy Cannon needed reminding of the affection in which he's held, a moment came last October that provided all the reassurance he might need.
Andy Richardson, The Shropshire Star, 23rd January 2023
The Unfriend review
The Unfriend feels like traditional West End fare. Whereas Inside No. 9 pushes boundaries, this reinforces them. But if you want an episode that definitely won't give you nightmares this does hit the spot.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd January 2023I talk to Luke Rollason
"He's a character who is continually disorientated and that's exactly how I felt filming this."
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 23rd January 2023
Polite Society review
A high-flying kick of a comedy.
Reuben Baron, Looper, 23rd January 2023
Polite Society review
Two sisters take on the patriarchy in this riotous action comedy.
Poulomi Das, The Playlist, 23rd January 2023
Tom Binns sentencing delayed
Tom Binns's sentencing for possessing child pornography has been postponed until a later date.
Chortle, 23rd January 2023
Katie Hopkins thinks she's a comedian now
The far-right commentator has been dumped by the likes of the Daily Mail and LBC for her odious views, but will now get them heard in a dozen shows across the UK, billed as comedy.
Chortle, 23rd January 2023
Aardman plans for Wrong Trousers 30th
The 30th anniversary celebrations coincide with the production of a brand-new Wallace & Gromit film - the first since 2008's A Matter Of Loaf And Death.
Televisual, 23rd January 2023
Polite Society review
We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor wrote and directed this raucous movie about a martial arts-obsessed teenage girl determined to sabotage her older sister's upcoming marriage.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter, 23rd January 2023
Alex Edelman: Just For Us, Menier Chocolate Factory, review
The comedian's bracingly funny stand-up show weaves recollections of his upbringing with the story of the time he infiltrated a white nationalist meeting.
Fiona Mountford, i Newspaper, 23rd January 2023
Everyone Else Burns review
Everyone Else Burns, written by relative newcomers Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor, is a strikingly fresh sitcom while at the same time touching on some instantly recognisable tropes - the family dynamic, dad worried about his status, rivalry, meddling neighbours. It takes a few swipes at religion but actually in a fairly benign way.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd January 2023
Everyone Else Burns review
It's the end of the world... and it's remarkably mundane.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd January 2023
Everyone Else Burns review
A comedy to become religiously devoted to.
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 23rd January 2023
Everyone Else Burns review
Simon Bird's Armageddon comedy is funny as hell.
Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 23rd January 2023
Everyone Else Burns review
Your prayers for a new bingeworthy British sitcom have been answered.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 23rd January 2023
Joe Cornish: 'Revolution brought on by young people is very attractive'
Joe Cornish's stories tend to star "kids with swords fighting aliens, zombie knights or ghosts"... there's an obvious message about the world that older generations are leaving behind .
Laura Kelly, The Big Issue, 23rd January 2023
Alien invasion comedy We Are Not Alone lands exclusively on the Roku channel in the US
After a successful debut in the UK on UKTV's award-winning entertainment channel, Dave, We Are Not Alone will exclusively premiere as a Roku Original this Friday, January 27 on The Roku Channel.
BBC, 23rd January 2023
Everyone Else Burns review
Channel 4 sitcom about an apocalypse-obsessed cult is a comedy worth believing in.
Alex Moreland, National World, 23rd January 2023
Paul Chowdhry fans evacuated from venue mid-gig after 'gas leak' cancels comedy show
Hundreds of fans have been evacuated from a Paul Chowdhry comedy gig in Leeds.
Benjamin Lynch, The Mirror, 23rd January 2023Inside the Spice World bus, 25 years later
The refurbished double-decker is now a tourist attraction and sometimes available for Airbnb rentals. Here's how its eccentric original design came together.
Matthew Jacobs, Vanity Fair, 23rd January 2023Videos
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5pm15 min
Lloyd Of The Flies
Episode 36 - Glass Half FullLloyd is trapped under an upside-down glass by Biggo along with Ricotta the wasp and Julie the spider - with no idea when or if Biggo will be back, Julie and Ricotta are both starting to get hungry - and Lloyd's looking rather tasty.
6pm25 min
Lagging
Series 2, Episode 1 - Start New GameSol battles the new boss-level baddie, Mo is powering up a possible puppy, Leah clashes with her clan, and Cedric and Ray fight physics with an ironing board!
6:30pm30 min
Just A Minute
Series 90, Episode 5 - Wordle, Swing Dancing and Broken ResolutionSue Perkins challenges Gyles Brandreth, Lucy Porter, Ria Lina and Rhys James to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation.
10pm30 min
Age Of Outrage
Highlights SpecialThe third of the compilation episodes of the sketch show featuring Welsh performers and writers.
10pm30 min
Everyone Else Burns
Episode 1David focuses his attentions on an as yet unfilled role as an elder within the church. Unfortunately for him, neighbour and fellow churchgoer Andrew also has his eyes on the job.
10:35pm30 min
Everyone Else Burns
Episode 2David is desperate to know why he wasn't promoted, Fiona is inspired to start her own business, and Rachel needs a mobile phone.