BCG Daily Thursday 16th March 2023
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Eshan Akbar: I've realised that everyone is stupid
Eshan Akbar chats about antagonising audiences, a love-hate relationship with miners, and his distress at Apu's axing from The Simpsons.
Jay Richardson, The List, 16th March 2023
Allelujah: Actor Bally Gill talks about new film role as NHS doctor
Bally Gill says his parents wanted him to become a doctor. He chose acting, but now he's playing an NHS medic in his first film role.
Shabnam Mahmood, BBC, 16th March 2023
New Edinburgh Fringe headquarters plans report sparks backlash
Entertainers and theatre makers have hit out at suggestions the lion's share of an £8.6 million funding boost to the Edinburgh festivals could be spent on an "unnecessary" new office building.
Hamish Morrison, The National (Scotland), 16th March 2023
Shaparak Khorsandi's account of living with undiagnosed ADHD goes to Ebury
Ebury Self Hub has signed comedian Shaparak Khorsandi's Scatter Brain: How I Finally Got Off The ADHD Rollercoaster And Became The Owner Of A Very Tidy Sock Draw.
Lauren Brown, The Bookseller, 16th March 2023
Abigail's Party - Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, review
Despite carrying a serious message, this is a night at the theatre that will leave you beaming from ear to ear.
Mattie Bagnall, The Reviews Hub, 16th March 2023
Nick Mohammed: 'Mr Swallow treads a very fine line between charming and irritating'
As character comic and writer Nick Mohammed embarks on a debut tour with his excitable creation Mr Swallow, he tells us that hunting for jokes remains the priority.
Jay Richardson, The List, 16th March 2023
Thanyia Moore: August - Vault Festival review
This is a revelatory bit of confessional standup and this 'miserable' reviewer is grateful to Thanyia for laying it all out, and helping us understand something that many people will go through.
George Matthew, Lost in Theatreland, 16th March 2023
Allelujah review
Starry NHS hospital drama is less than scalpel-sharp.
Danny Leigh, The Financial Times, 16th March 2023
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon review
How nice it would be to write about Ricky Gervais without going over the same old 'cancel culture' talking points which so consumes those who rarely actually see live comedy. But he's the one leaning into it, setting himself up as the crusading defender of saying bad things in jest, whatever the wokey snowflakes say.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th March 2023
Edinburgh Festival Fringe chiefs defend plan for new multi-million pound HQ
Organisers of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe have defended plans for a multi-million pound new headquarters for the event after the UK Government agreed to help bankroll the idea.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 16th March 2023
Jennifer Saunders shares the secret to four decades of marriage
Jennifer Saunders, 64, talks about her latest film role in what she describes as a love letter to the NHS, as well as the reasons she's been blessed with such long-lasting relationships, why you shouldn't throw things away tomorrow if you can do it today and how she's ended up with no nose lining...
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Metro, 16th March 2023
Jennifer Saunders on how Allelujah tackles "political football" of NHS
"This script is drawing attention to and asking the big question - what are we going to do?"
Morgan Cormack, Radio Times, 16th March 2023
Village Idiot review
Big bawdy comedy wears its intelligence lightly.
Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 16th March 2023
Village Idiot review
Samson Hawkins' play champions diversity and laughter.
Phil Lowe, What's On Stage, 16th March 2023
Noel Gallagher parties with Peter Kay - despite fact he's an enemy of brother Liam
Noel Gallagher has formed an unlikely friendship with one of younger brother Liam's showbiz enemies - comedian Peter Kay.
Ellie Henman, The Sun, 16th March 2023
Village Idiot review
There's something for everyone to be offended by in this gloriously uproarious play by a former fencing contractor which has its world premiere at Nottingham Playhouse this week.
Tim Cunningham, Chad News, 16th March 2023Ian McKellen and Roger Allam to star in new play for Theatre Royal Windsor season
The Theatre Royal Windsor's summer season is set to return for a third year, bringing with it two new comedy productions.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 16th March 2023Videos
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8:10am10 min
Danny & Mick
Series 5, Episode 14 - Window PainsJoy orders Danny and Mick to clean all the windows outside the leisure centre. At first it is a fun job, but soon they realise that they need to bring in some bigger machinery to reach the higher windows. But do they know how to use it, and what could possibly go wrong?
6:30pm30 min
Meet David Sedaris
Series 9, Episode 4 - Instalment 4This week's instalment includes three shorter essays. In "Eat The Rich", David Sedaris plays with the world of dietary requirements where almost anything can be 'a thing'. His commencement speech to the students of Oberlin College in the USA is re-lived in "A Speech To The Graduates", and "Best Wishes" throws light on his experiences signing books for his readers.
10:10pm60 min
Funny Woman
Series 1, Episode 6The team reunite to record a triumphant last show, but there are surprises still in store for Sophie.