BCG Daily Saturday 17th June 2023

TV review: Staged; The Full Monty; Queen Of Oz

Staged: Tennant is still magnificently annoying, a human bluebottle of a man, while grumpy Sheen makes Eeyore look like Bruno Tonioli.

Queen Of Oz: I was reminded of one of Tate's genuinely funny creations, dear old Nana, and wondered what she would make of this. "You spent my licence fee on this load of old rubbish? What a ******* liberty!"

The Full Monty: Not too shabby. On the sugary side, there is an actual shaggy dog and Sheffield is suspiciously sunny for much of the time.

Huge Davies: The Carpark - 800 Pound Gorilla review

While there is always mileage in confessional comedy, the evasive tone of Davies' show feels more modern.

Review: David O'Doherty & others, Bristol Comedy Garden

Also featuring John Robins, Ray Badran, Celya AB and Bridget Christie.

'I'm a daft Manc k***head having a laugh': Gay comic Josh Jones' rise to fame

"I always think when I do a TV show and there's a load of comics, I get told to watch what I'm saying. But I can't help it - I have got a gutter mouth, it just flows out of me".

Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical, Phoenix Theatre, review

All in all, it's just a bit of fun.

Prisoners taking comedy writing lessons in a bid to sell their work to TV companies

Inmates at HMP Highpoint in Suffolk offers comedy scriptwriting courses, in addition to offer programmes, so prisoners can learn how to replicate sitcoms like Porridge.

Despite older women being cast in roles, 'the menopause is still this invisible thing on screen', says Bridget Christie

Bridget Christie has penned a brand-new comedy-drama which not only tackles the menopause, but puts it front and centre, Gemma Dunn learns...

My Bristol favourites: Jayde Adams

These are Jayde's top-five Bristol favourites...