British Comedy Guide

BCG Daily Saturday 1st July 2023

Press clippings

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais plans to extend £3m Marlow riverside home

Award-winning comedian and actor Ricky Gervais is planning to invest in an extension for his £3million riverside mansion, located in Buckinghamshire.

Isabella Perrin, Bucks Free Press, 1st July 2023
Edinburgh Fringe brochures. Copyright: BCG

Funny At The Fringe - interview - Mad Ron: Crime School

"Mad Ron is a larger than life character who struggles with today's World - he needs his message to be heard and there is a lot to learn from his life and opinions. Why not see the other side?"

Holly, Phoenix Remix, 1st July 2023
Mission: Accessible. Rosie Jones. Copyright: tomgphoto

Rosie Jones faces backlash over using ableist slur in new documentary

The title of the documentary, Rosie Jones: Am I A R*tard, has angered many people due to the use of the highly offensive word.

Rachel Charlton-Dailey, The Mirror, 1st July 2023

#SNAPCHATZ Episode 12: A trio of Fringe talents

Today's trio of Fringe talents, primed to sweep you off your feet, are Vegas adventurer and unlikely rapper Chris Turner, friend-appreciating, hobnob enthusiast Louise Atkinson, and love fool and veteran comic George Zacharopoulos!

WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 1st July 2023

Joe Pasquale looks back: 'In my early days I used to die on my arse a lot'

Joe Pasquale on being an introvert, losing his mum and how Ken Dodd helped him on New Faces.

Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 1st July 2023

Videos

TV & radio

Radio 4 10am
30 min
Your Place Or Mine. Shaun Keaveny. Credit: BBC

Your Place Or Mine

Series 1, Episode 13 - Jon Ronson: Pacific Coast Highway, USA

Jon takes Shaun on a road with incredible views and equally incredible drops off the cliff. Jon's had some strange and amazing experiences along this highway and Shaun is tempted.

Radio 4 7:15pm
45 min
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Image shows from L to R: Brian Cox, Robin Ince. Copyright: BBC

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 27, Episode 2 - Supervolcanoes

Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by volcanologist Tamsin Mather, geologist Chris Jackson and comedian Rachel Parris as they find out if supervolcanoes are worth worrying about.

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