BCG Daily Saturday 3rd June 2023
Press clippings
Andy Hamilton reveals his shock at being asked if his stand-up act required 'trigger warnings'
Andy Hamilton, 69, said he was asked about trigger warnings for his comedy gig. But he said cancel culture was a 'phoney war' and is exaggerated on 'both sides'.
Alexander Butler, Daily Mail, 3rd June 2023
Daisy May Cooper says relationship with brother Charlie has suffered since This Country
"I've got to sort my relationship out with my brother," the actor said of her This Country co-star.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 3rd June 2023
The best British crime comedy TV series
Who knew drug gangs, murder and front-line policing could be such a barrel of laughs? Featuring Matt Berry's Year Of The Rabbit, brand-new Black Ops and more.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 3rd June 2023
Adam Kay: 'My worst job? A comedy gig for angry, horny squaddies. I was on after the stripper'
The writer of This Is Going To Hurt on self‑destruction, an awkward meeting with AOC and why he can't stand Jeremy Hunt.
Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 3rd June 2023
The Full Monty is back - and it's darker than ever
The 1997 film exposed the impact of Sheffield's steel mills closing. The new TV series shows full-scale societal collapse.
Andrew Billen, The Times, 3rd June 2023
Tony Robinson: 'I feel sorry for the other Baldrick - he wasn't so lucky'
Forty years on from Blackadder, Robinson reflects on working with Rowan Atkinson and Stephen Fry - and how he almost didn't play Baldrick.
Rachel Corcoran, The Telegraph, 3rd June 2023
They're back... for a TV sequel 25 years after they bared all in The Full Monty
A quarter of a century has passed since six unemployed Sheffield blokes stripped off to cheers in The Full Monty.
Vicki Power, Daily Mail, 3rd June 2023Aisling Bea: 'Entertaining is just in my bones'
The actor, stand-up and writer on her BAFTA-winning comedy, working with Paul Rudd and hitting the big screen in the new Take That musical.
Guy Kelly, The Telegraph, 3rd June 2023
Jessica Fostekew interview
Comedian, actor and writer Jessica Fostekew is one of the stellar stand-ups taking the stage tonight for Live at the RSC.
Gill Sutherland, Stratford Herald, 3rd June 2023
Vladimir McTavish - Would you sponsor the Edinburgh Comedy Awards?
Previous winners of the award have included Jeremy Hardy, Frank Skinner, Sean Hughes and Lee Evans. However, if questioned, I'd be hard-pressed to name any of the winners from the past five years. And I work in the business, so I'm guessing Joe Public has even less of a clue.
Paul Sneddon as Vladimir McTavish, Edinburgh Evening News, 3rd June 2023
Hugo Speer reveals his ordeal after he was sacked from the new series
"I lost my job, my money and reputation... for being seen undressed in my trailer on the set of The Full Monty."
Rebecca Hardy, Daily Mail, 3rd June 2023
Radio review: Colin Murray calls time on his Fighting Talk show
After 250 episodes - 529, if you also include his first stint between 2006 and 2013 - 4,878 questions, and 304 panellists, Colin Murray finally drew a close to his time presenting 5 Live's sporting banterama Fighting Talk last Saturday morning.
Teddy Jamieson, The Herald, 3rd June 2023
Brighton Fringe Comedy Showcase review
A bill of hand picked alternative comedy talent shine under the patronage of clowning funny man Luke Rollason.
Simon Topping, The Reviews Hub, 3rd June 2023
Arthur Smith - Me & My Money interview
'I cashed in my pension to cope in pandemic and that's no joke'.
Donna Ferguson, This is Money, 3rd June 2023How podcasts took over the world in 20 years
What was the first podcast you listened to? For a lot of people - myself included - the answer will be The Ricky Gervais Show.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 3rd June 2023TV & radio
10am30 min
Your Place Or Mine
Series 1, Episode 9 - Michelle de Swarte: Alaska, USAMichelle de Swarte attempts to convince Shaun of the wonders of Alaska, a magnificent wilderness full of moose, wolves and bearded men in shackets. In a bold move, Shaun tries salmon for the first time in 35 years. What could possibly go wrong?
9:30pm30 min
Deep Fake Neighbour Wars
Highlights Special - Best Bust-UpsIn this compilation episode we meet Andy Murray and his mum, Lorraine Kelly, who clash with RuPaul over noisy chickens; Idris Elba, who gets a shock when new neighbour Kim Kardashian starts making her presence known in their communal garden; and Greta Thunberg, who is upset by Conor McGregor and Ariane Grande's perennial Christmas decorations. Whilst Adele's awning is under attack from neighbour Jake Paul's pigeons.