BCG Daily Saturday 10th June 2023
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Bums away: The Full Monty is back - but without the nudity
No one wants to see the cast naked any more, so this TV follow-up shuns stripping for comic capers and cost-of-living tragedy. Even better, it actually gives plotlines to the female characters.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 10th June 2023
We Will Rock You: Ben Elton on making his stage acting debut
Speaking to BBC London he said it had been "humbling to be amongst such brilliant talent".
BBC, 10th June 2023
Motherland's US remake won't be happening
Bosses at the ABC network have decided not to press ahead with the series, having commissioned a pilot back in March.
Chortle, 10th June 2023
Charlie Vero-Martin interview
The comedian and actress tell us about the very busy Fringe she has lined up.
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 10th June 2023
Flat & The Curves interview
We spoke to the comedy cabaret quartet about their full-length Fringe debut.
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 10th June 2023
William Thompson interview
The Northern Irish comedian tells us about his debut Fringe show.
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 10th June 2023
Comedy Classics: Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em review
Hurrah for comedy that doesn't forget to be funny.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 10th June 2023
Call Jonathan Pie review
His articulate outbursts are very clippable, perfect for social media... but they don't sit quite right with the other parts of his personality. You're constantly flipping between sniggering at Pie's pompous buffoonery and nodding along with him. It's very odd.
Miranda Sawyer, The Guardian, 10th June 2023
Ricky Gervais says 'smart people' don't get angry over jokes about Hitler, AIDS or cancer
Smart people, Gervais said, understand two things, "irony" and that "humour gets us over bad stuff".
Steve Hopkins, JOE, 10th June 2023TV & radio
10am30 min
Your Place Or Mine
Series 1, Episode 10 - Craig Parkinson: Penang, MalaysiaActor Craig Parkinson tempts Shaun with incredible food and culture, but what about the Snake Temple? As Craig admits, sometimes snakes do fall on you out of trees.
3pm60 min
Wasps In A Jam Jar
'John Biffen said we were like wasps in jam jar. I didn't like her and she didn't like me' - Elspeth Howe recalls the events leading up to the famous speech by her husband in 1990.
8:25pm90 min
Comedy Classics: Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
A look back at the classic sitcom.
11:45pm15 min
Short Stuff
Special - CompilationMore new comedy from Scotland, featuring the brightest comic talent.