BCG Daily Monday 12th June 2023
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Tom Basden on bringing his Met Police satire to the West End
He has acted with Ricky Gervais in After Life and written sitcoms. Now he's taking aim at the police with his adaptation of a Dario Fo play, says Alice Jones.
Alice Jones, The Times, 12th June 2023
Edinburgh preview: Nobody's Talking About Jamie
It's a boy meets girl story, with a melodic twist.
Theatre Weekly, 12th June 2023
Edinburgh preview: Dough
Money isn't just money: it is the thing that decides our relationships, our choices and our experiences. Dough is an unsettlingly hilarious and bittersweet tale about money and the lack thereof.
Theatre Weekly, 12th June 2023
Edinburgh preview: Tink
Tink was a big, brilliant young fairy until one day, in a tragic cliché, Tink began to shrink.
Theatre Weekly, 12th June 2023
Edinburgh preview: Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical
Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical is a surprisingly historically accurate parody musical inspired by *NSYNC, featuring 12 original songs and plenty of 90s nostalgia.
Theatre Weekly, 12th June 2023
Edinburgh preview: Public - The Musical
Plunge into the pop-rock world of Public - The Musical, exploring identity, connection and compassion, all set to an electrifying new score.
Theatre Weekly, 12th June 2023
Edinburgh preview: The Last Show Before We Die
Inspired by zombies, heartbreak, and the humble cockroach, The Last Show Before We Die is an existential verbatim cabaret about the big things in life. And death.
Theatre Weekly, 12th June 2023
Edinburgh preview: The Life Sporadic Of Jess Wildgoose
The Life Sporadic Of Jess Wildgoose asks whether it is possible, or useful, to scale our own suffering against the woes of the world.
Theatre Weekly, 12th June 2023
Edinburgh preview: Super
Super sees two not-very-super heroes share their story of ambition, love and overwhelming failure.
Theatre Weekly, 12th June 2023
The Q&A with Judi Love
Comedian and presenter Judi Love is all over the telly, and now she's out on tour. In our Q&A, she talks of destroying toilets, the soothing nature of M&S ads and her lack of interest in becoming a ghost.
The List, 12th June 2023
Jake Lambert's devastating health condition diagnosed after seizure in TopMan
As comedian Jake Lambert admits, there could be few more aptly named places to have had his first seizure. "I was in a fitting room," laughs Jake, 33, who has built a name for himself on the comedy circuit by focusing on his epilepsy, which first revealed itself as he was trying on jeans in Topshop.
Laura Cooke, The Mirror, 12th June 2023
Dream gig: Sam Lake
Ahead of his sophomore Edinburgh Fringe outing, Edinburgh-based comedian Sam Lake imagines his hun-tastic dream gig.
Sam Lake, The Skinny, 12th June 2023
Limmy leaves fans in stitches after asking ChatGPT to create a "pompous" blurb
Brian "Limmy" Limond has left fans in stitches after sharing his AI-generated animation and asking for it to create a blurb for the finished piece.
Deadline News, 12th June 2023
Edinburgh 2023: pick of the programme - musicals
Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top musical picks in the Edfringe programme.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 12th June 2023
Chatabix podcast signs deal with Keep It Light Media
Hit podcast Chatabix is back for a new season having signed to major podcast production company Keep It Light Media.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th June 2023
David Baddiel: "I am not ashamed to be a heterosexual male"
The comedian on becoming a public intellectual, and wanting to be more than "the voice for Britain's Jews".
Jacob Judah, The New Statesman, 12th June 2023Videos
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