BCG Daily Monday 29th May 2023

Ricky Gervais: My first time directing something I didn't write and I'm not in

Ricky Gervais and new writers Harry Carlile and Jonathan Parramint on their BBC short film 7 Minutes.

John Kearns review

Van Gogh, joining the circus and pooey nappies.

I talk to Alan Carr

"I wanted a show about just before reaching puberty, exploring how I was clearly giving off big bloody hints that I was gay, but didn't really know it."

London Hughes discusses the comedy landscape, her memoir and acceptance

"I think this book was my opportunity for me to be like, 'This is who I am, and if you don't know me when you read this book, then you will know me.'"

Script for untransmitted sitcom pilot from John Sullivan up for auction

The script of an untransmitted comedy pilot by Only Fools And Horses writer John Sullivan is being auctioned on eBay. Over The Moon starred Brian Wilde - best known as Foggy from Last Of The Summer Wine - as an ineffectual football club manager.

Abigail Rolling: Shit Lawyer review

Abigail Rolling calls herself a shit lawyer since her clients have an unfortunate tendency to wind up in jail. But then she does represent some particularly shit criminals, too.

'I didn't think it was annoying enough': how Spitting Image made The Chicken Song

'It's a piss-take of Agadoo by Black Lace, one of those mindless summer hits. Someone said "Hold a chicken in the air" and I went "Stick a deckchair up your nose". We finished it in four minutes'.

Steve Coogan and Lee Mack join pollution protest at Windermere

Comedians Steve Coogan, Lee Mack and Paul Whitehouse joined a protest against the discharge of sewage in the Lake District.

Campaigners gathered at Windermere in Cumbria, claiming the lake had already been damaged by pollution.

Róisín McCallion: Keeping Up Appearances review

It's a bit scrappy, but Róisín McCallion's debut hour establishes her as an exciting comedy prospect - a bright and appealing performer with much to talk about.