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BCG Daily Sunday 29th January 2023

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Alex Edelman

The week on stage: Alex Edelman's Just For Us

Just For Us is a punchily delivered, well-crafted, and very, very funny set about Jewish identity, whiteness, and the limits of empathy. And it really is a hell of a story.

Annabel Nugent, The Independent, 29th January 2023
Buffering. Image shows left to right: Greg (Paul G Raymond), Thalia (Janine Harouni), Olivia (Elena Saurel), Iain (Iain Stirling), Robbie (Sean Sagar), Ashley (Rosa Robson), Rosie (Jessie Cave). Credit: Avalon Television

Iain Stirling interview

Iain Stirling on the winter edition, his sitcom Buffering and the 'innately funny' world of kids' TV.

Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 29th January 2023
Brassic. Image shows from L to R: Vinnie (Joe Gilgun), Erin (Michelle Keegan), Dylan (Damien Molony). Copyright: Calamity Films

Michelle Keegan braves the cold as she films new series of Brassic

Michelle Keegan braves the cold as she films scenes for hit TV series Brassic.

The 35-year-old actress faced freezing conditions on set for the latest series of the BAFTA-nominated Sky comedy.

Thomas Godfrey, The Sun, 29th January 2023
Katherine Ryan

Katherine Ryan shares daughter Violet's hilarious reaction to Masked Singer reveal

Katherine Ryan has shared her daughter Violet's hilarious reaction to her Masked Singer reveal.

The star, 39, posted a video of her daughter's shock as she realised her famous mum was on the hit show.

Charlotte Hulme, The Sun, 29th January 2023
Extraordinary. Jen (Mairead Tyers). Credit: Natalie Seery, Disney+

The week in TV: Extraordinary; Everyone Else Burns

Starstruck meets early Sharon Horgan in Emma Moran's riotous comedy of twentysomething angst; Simon Bird perfects his role as a preening evangelist.

Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 29th January 2023
Joel Dommett

Joel Dommett to host new ITV quiz show

Joel Dommett is to host a new 'high octane' game show for ITV, in which contestants will have to shout at the TV.

Chortle, 29th January 2023
Deep Fake Neighbour Wars. Image shows left to right: Will Smith (Jason Lewis), Idris Elba (Aurie Styla), Kim Kardashian (Francine Lewis), Cardi B (Carmen Green)

Actors warn AI is stealing the show as ITV uses latest tech to fake celebrity rows in Deep Fake Neighbour Wars

Actors warn that AI can take their voice and face to generate 'deep fakes' without their permission. But a new ITVX comedy series celebrates the potential of deep fake technology.

Adam Sherwin, i Newspaper, 29th January 2023
Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lee (Lee Mack), Lucy (Sally Bretton). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions

Not Going Out's future in doubt after 13 series as writer reveals 'it's a nice round number to end on'

Lee Mack says: "We'll have reached 100 episodes by the time we've finished this latest series and - as I am quite obsessive about numbers - that could be a nice, round number to end on. Either that or we go on until we've reached 200!"

Roderick McPhee, The Sun, 29th January 2023
The Unfriend. Image shows left to right: Amanda Abbington, Reece Shearsmith

The Unfriend review

Plot and performances flirt with farce.

Susannah Clapp, The Observer, 29th January 2023

TV & radio

BBC Three 10pm
30 min
Bad Education. Image shows left to right: Stephen (Layton Williams), Warren (Ali Hadji-Heshmati)

Bad Education

Series 4, Episode 3 - Prison

Hoburn tries a prison experience programme at Abbey Grove to teach the kids discipline. Class K end up incarcerated with Stephen who's prepping an audition as a hardened criminal.

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