BCG Daily Friday 2nd June 2023
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'Improv comedy has been life-changing for my ADHD and autism - now I run a club to help others'
When Suzi Payton, 47, discovered she was autistic, has ADHD, Tourette's and OCD, improvised comedy had entered her life at just the right time.
Tanyel Mustafa, Metro, 2nd June 2023
Review - Panti Bliss: If These Wigs Could Talk
After a life of recklessness, what is a 54-year-old drag queen for? That is the question Irish drag queen and activist Panti Bliss has been asking herself, and which forms the premise for her latest stand-up show.
Scott Matthewman, The Reviews Hub, 2nd June 2023
Guz Khan: 'Man Like Mobeen resonated with the world bro, it blows my mind'
He gets recognised in California car parks and African airports, but his mum remains unimpressed.
Nick Clark, Evening Standard, 2nd June 2023
Operation Mincemeat extends West End run for second time
Following Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical garnering fifty-eight five star reviews, the show has extended its West End run again by a further five weeks until 23rd September. Operation Mincemeat follows thirty-three hugely successful years of The Woman In Black at the Fortune Theatre.
Theatre Weekly, 2nd June 2023
Tatty Macleod: I chose to be a comedian but does that mean I should face financial ruin?
Becoming a comedian is the financial equivalent of jumping out of a plane and praying you'll land in a Netflix special.
Tatty Macleod, i Newspaper, 2nd June 2023
Jo Joyner reveals secret talks to revive No Angels
The actress, who played Beverly "Beth" Nicholls, has revealed secret talks have taken place about reviving the comedy drama.
Alex Doyle & Kate Noble, The Sun, 2nd June 2023
Was Taskmaster Series 15 its best cast yet?
A grumpy dad, an eccentric mum, and three wayward siblings battling for approval... Series 15 got the sitcom family dynamic spot-on.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 2nd June 2023
Ben Hodge: It's A Boy? - Brighton Fringe review
It's A Boy? is Ben Hodge' account of his trans journey - a route that took him on so many diversions that he's now pretty much completed the full LGBT+ alphabet.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd June 2023
Comedian and The Traitors winner Hannah Byczkowski gets agent
Her new deal with Blue Book Management comes after more than three million people watched her outwit other players in BBC One's hit reality show in December.
Chortle, 2nd June 2023
Twenty must-see comedy and variety shows at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2023
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe runs annually in August in the Scottish capital, with comedy fans spoilt for choice for just over three weeks each time.
Jill Robinson, The Sun, 2nd June 2023
Alan Carr says Changing Ends is a 'love letter' to Northampton
From hoping to put Northampton on the map, to recalling found memories of "staggering down Welly Road", one of our most famous sons certainly still loves the town he grew up in.
Carly Odell, Northampton Chronicle, 2nd June 2023
Andy Hamilton: Cancel culture makes it harder to laugh at life
The screenwriter of the long-running TV show The Two Ronnies has said outrage at comedy is "usually on someone else's behalf".
Ross Kaniuk, Poppy Koronka, The Times, 2nd June 2023Videos
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1:30pm30 min
The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected
Series 14, Episode 6Joining Mark Nelson this week is a man with over two billion views online, for his 'innocent' viral video as Hacker T Dog, Phil Fletcher, who shares stories of being on TV for fourteen years and sharing a flat with his co-host Iain Stirling. Alongside him is the saxophonist from Spandau Ballet, Steve Norman, who remembers playing with one of punk's all time greats and tries to remember what happened at Live Aid. Completing the line up is the unstoppable stand-up Sammy Dobson, whose devotion to a band changed her life for the better, and a wedding in room ended with unexpected results.
2:45pm15 min
Welcome To The Neighbourhood
Series 2, Episode 2 - Kiell Smith-BynoeJayde Adams and her guest Kiell Smith-Bynoe dive into the world of community apps and messageboards. This week - a naked man in Hampstead divides opinion.
4:40pm5 min
Supertato
Series 2, Episode 6 - Tin Can GamesIt's the Tin Can Games and Evil Pea wants to win the Tin Can Trophy. She cheats in the final race by putting a magnet on Supertato's back to stop him from going super fast.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 111, Episode 6Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news. Providing the answers, hopefully, are Ian Smith, Alice Fraser, Anushka Asthana, and Andy Hamilton.
9pm30 min
Have I Got News For You
Series 65, Episode 8BBC Breakfast and BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Naga Munchetty hosts for the first time. Joining Paul and Ian will be Times Radio host and former leader of the Scottish Conservative Party Ruth Davidson, and comedian Hugh Dennis.
9:30pm30 min
Black Ops
Episode 5Posing as volunteers, Dom and Kay visit Riverford Residential Home, suspecting it could be a front for the Brightmarsh Gang.
10pm65 min
The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan
Series 4, Episode 5Guests this time include athlete Mo Farah, comedian Guz Khan, actress Gbemisola Ikumelo and pop icon Ronan Keating. Plus, music from DJ Pied Piper.
10:30pm30 min
DMs Are Open
Series 2, Episode 3 - Stranded!Hosts Ali Official and Athena Kugblenu are joined by Toussaint Douglass, Adam Flood and Holly Hall, for an episode of the sketch show written by public submissions. Well if they can get out of the basement that is. And this week, all sketches, voicenotes and one-liners are all on the topic of "Stranded!" Expect a forgetful woman fleeing the Titanic, a reluctant phone-a-friend on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and a new service to help fragile men with broken down cars.
10:40pm45 min
The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show
Series 2, Episode 4Guest including First Dates' real-life Cupid, Fred Sirieix and fiancée Fruitcake to poke fun at life.