BCG Daily Monday 3rd July 2023
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Would you trust Bill Bailey as a doctor?
Three generations of the comedian's relatives are involved in the NHS and his latest show celebrates it. So why isn't he a healthcare worker, asks Katie Glass.
Katie Glass, The Times, 3rd July 2023
Darren Harriott interview
The stand-up on dressing funny, stealing material from his nan and how a seven-minute set from Omid Djalili led to an obsession with comedy.
Liam Pape, The Guardian, 3rd July 2023
Funny At The Fringe - interview - Joe McTernan: Life Advice That Won't Change Your Life
"My name is Joe McTernan and I'm a stand-up comedian, actor, online comedy content creator and I can't stand the noise of water being poured into a cup."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 3rd July 2023
Phil Green: Four Weddings And A Breakdown interview
As someone who is old enough to have been an adult when the internet became a mainstream thing - and as the mother of Gen Zs - I am somewhat fascinated by the way that different generations have responded to the internet, and how they interact with it.
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 3rd July 2023
Fringe In 5 - Greta Titelman
We chat to Greta Titelman about all things Edinburgh Fringe as she prepares to take her show Greta Titelman's Exquisite Lies North!
Amy Rye, Lost in Theatreland, 3rd July 2023Theatre At The Fringe - interview - The Great Ruckus
The Great Ruckus is about two sisters trying to navigate their way through their mum's funeral and all the family madness that that entails.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 3rd July 2023TikTok returns as official virtual stage of Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023
For the second year running, we'll be working with this one-of-a-kind celebration of performing arts, helping to bring its artists and shows to even bigger audiences than ever before through TikTok.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd July 2023
Wimbledon: Stars call on championships to end Barclays sponsorship
Actress Emma Thompson and film director Richard Curtis are two of the campaigners who said Barclays was "profiting from climate chaos".
Jemma Dempsey, BBC, 3rd July 2023
Ellie Taylor reveals the one lesson she's learned from life
It took comedian, actor and writer Ellie Taylor a long time to admit she wanted to be on stage.
Rosanna Greenstreet, Daily Mail, 3rd July 2023
'Count Binface is the best replacement for Boris Johnson that Uxbridge could ever have'
The Uxbridge by-election has a predictable parade of lunatic candidates, says Fleet Street Fox. Count Binface is not one of them.
Fleet Street Fox, The Mirror, 3rd July 2023
Why I appreciate British stand-up shows over American ones
US comic Lucas O'Neil revels in specials that are larger than the sum of the jokes.
Lucas O'Neil, Chortle, 3rd July 2023
Katherine Ryan's company grows its assets by £1.4million
Accounts newly filed at Companies House for her company Kathbum Ltd show its net assets rose from £400,000 to £1.8million in the 12 months up to September last year.
Chortle, 3rd July 2023
#SNAPCHATZ Episode 14: An eclectic ensemble
Today's eclectic ensemble of daring Fringe stars includes Mad Ron, a job coach like no other, darkly comic, surreal comic Charlie Vero-Martin, and human rights lawyer and comedian Sid Singh.
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 3rd July 2023
Funny At The Fringe - interview - Sketch Up!
"It's a sketch show, so I definitely wanted 'sketch' in the title. I like the way it sounds like it means something but actually doesn't, kinda like Kodak or Coldplay!"
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 3rd July 2023
Funny At The Fringe - interview - ComedySportz / The Totally Improvised Musical
We are CSzUK and as a company, we've been performing improv comedy since 2001.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 3rd July 2023
Bradley Walsh is Britain's richest TV presenter
The presenter has seen his bank balance increase to £18.6million, making the comedian and actor the UK's wealthiest solo TV host.
Rod McPhee & Felicity Cross, The Sun, 3rd July 2023
Edinburgh 2023: Amos Gill Q&A
The Pursuit of Happy(ish) comes to Gilded Balloon this August.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 3rd July 2023
TV sitcoms give clues to why Brits voted for Brexit
Sitcoms such as 'Allo 'Allo!, Dad's Army and Fawlty Towers could explain Brexit, an academic has claimed. Historian Gavin Schaffer says the comedies offer a way to understand the political cultures that led to the seismic vote to leave Europe - reflecting the British public's ambivalence towards Europe and their desire to stand apart from the reset of the continent.
University of Birmingham, 3rd July 2023
Siân Docksey interview
'I could write you a PhD about how the worlds of stand-up and pole dancing are similar.' Comedian Siân Docksey talks about her new pole dancing stand-up show.
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 3rd July 2023
Rosalie Minnitt interview
I really want the show to find its audience and strike a chord with the right people'. Character comedian Rosalie Minnitt channels classic literature in her debut show.
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 3rd July 2023
The Hairy Godmothers interview
'We have so much to learn from people that dress differently to us, speak differently to us, and who are different to us.' We speak to the Hairy Godmothers about the two very different cabaret experiences they're bringing to the Fringe.
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 3rd July 2023Videos
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