BCG Daily Wednesday 2nd August 2023
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My culture fix: Ed Gamble
The comedian lets us into his cultural life.
Ed Gamble, The Times, 2nd August 2023
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em review
Revisiting Frank Spencer, a timeless comic creation.
James Jackson, The Times, 2nd August 2023Edinburgh 2023: Tea and Milk Q&A
BWW catches up with the team behind Tea and Milk to chat about bringing the show to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 2nd August 2023Edinburgh 2023: Madame Chandelier Guest Blog
Why Opera Needs Madame Chandelier.
Delea Shand, Broadway World, 2nd August 2023Charlie Vero-Martin on Picnics
As part of our performer's city guide, the Edinburgh-based comedian let us know how to indulge in freshly baked cakes, authentic Italian treats, and gourmet delights.
Charlie Vero-Martin, Fest Mag, 2nd August 2023Friendship at the Fringe
Interviews: Dugsi Dayz, Santi & Nav and One Way Out - the creatives behind three shows at the Fringe chat about placing emphasis on friendship in different contexts.
Anahit Behrooz, Fest Mag, 2nd August 2023Edinburgh Fringe Rarely Asked Questions - Lucas O'Neil
With a delightfully sharp wit and almost concerningly likable demeanor, Lucas will delight audiences with his personal stories and self-reflection that's as playful as it is poignant.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd August 2023Juliette Burton, Barbie and the new Edinburgh Fringe from AH! to HA! HA!
This year's Edinburgh Fringe, in effect, starts today and so does Juliette Burton's new show there. I chatted with her before she went up to Scotland.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 2nd August 2023Fringe in 5 - Lachlan Werner
Amy chats to Lachlan Werner as they prepare to take their show Lachlan Werner: Voice of Evil to the Fringe.
Amy Rye, Lost in Theatreland, 2nd August 2023Edinburgh 2023: Kiran Deol Q&A
BWW catches up with Kiran Deol to chat about bringing Joysuck to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 2nd August 2023Fringe in 5 - Joyful Raven
Amy chats to Joyful Raven as she prepares to perform in her show Breed or Bust.
Amy Rye, Lost in Theatreland, 2nd August 2023Kevin Quantum's stunt must go on... despite torn Achilles tendon
The finale of comedy magician Kevin Quantum's Edinburgh Fringe show just got a lot tougher. The final stunt in his show Momentum demands agility and precision timing as he walks blindfold between swinging flaming cannonballs. However, he has just snapped his Achilles tendon and will have to go through the entire festival run wearing a moon boot.
Chortle, 2nd August 2023
All-star charity comedy night announced to raise money & remember Phil Jerrod
Cancer charity Sarcoma UK has announced an evening of comedy in memory of Brighton-based comedian Phil Jerrod.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd August 2023
Different Times by David Stubbs review
It's an ambitious scope for one book to cover the entire history of British comedy, even 'just' the last century or so.
Chortle, 2nd August 2023What are the best things about the Fringe that need to be fought for?
We asked Edinburgh performers to address the biggest questions of the festival, starting with some positvity!
Chortle, 2nd August 2023
Mathew Horne and Tamzin Outhwaite to join Noises Off in the West End
The zany comedy heads to the Theatre Royal Haymarket for 12 weeks.
Sophie Thomas, What's On Stage, 2nd August 2023Interview: Egg, Telling Us That They're 'Absolutely Fine' at EdFringe 2023
Anna Leong Brophy and Emily Lloyd-Saini are doing absolutely fine. No, really, they promise.
Jake Mace, Binge Fringe, 2nd August 2023Music, comedy... and chopped liver
David Ian Neville picks three shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe this summer.
David Ian Neville, Jewish Renaissance, 2nd August 2023Dream Gig: Jodie Mitchell
As they come to the Edinburgh Fringe with their debut hour, stand-up, Drag King and host of The LOL Word (a queer women, trans and non-binary comedy collective), Jodie Mitchell takes on August's Dream Gig.
Jodie Mitchell, The Skinny, 2nd August 2023Chloe Petts on the highs and lows of the Edinburgh Fringe
'Cowgate is the locale of some of the most heinous human behaviour ever observed'
Chortle, 2nd August 2023Interview: Kieran Hodgson
From his Yorkshire roots and how his identity is perceived by audiences, Kieran Hodgson talks about his love for his adopted home - Glasgow.
Jamie Dunn, Fest Mag, 2nd August 2023
The Crown Jewels review
Al Murray stars in The Crown Jewels, a comedy that lacks sparkle.
Sarah Hemming, The Financial Times, 2nd August 2023Opinion: The Fight For Us
Celeste Lecesne and Seven Graham discuss how the arts fight back against LGBTIA+ discrimination and heal the damage it causes.
Seven Graham, Fest Mag, 2nd August 2023How to do the 'bucket speech'
Free Festival veteran Ollie Horn tells fellow comics how to ask Fringe audiences for money.
Ollie Horn, Chortle, 2nd August 2023I Was the Virgin Mary
Alison Spittle is kicking things off rather well this Fringe.
Kate Copstick, Entertainment Now, 2nd August 2023Life according to... Fiona Allen
"Smack The Pony has dated so well"
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 2nd August 2023Meet Kirsty Mann, the secret doctor with funny bones
For the past decade, Kirsty Mann has been living a double life. She is an actor and comedian... and she is also a doctor.
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 2nd August 2023
The Crown Jewels review
Though this production may spark some curiosity with its popular cast, the humour is narrow and specifically tailored to a small proportion of the audience.
Maani Way, North West End UK, 2nd August 2023The 30 funniest jokes at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe
Brace to giggle... or groan - comedians headed to the Fringe give us their best gags.
The Telegraph, 2nd August 2023Rob Auton interview
"One reviewer said I had a 'Sloth-like' delivery."
Entertainment Now, 2nd August 2023Edinburgh Fringe: Jonny Pelham makes long-awaited return
The last time Jonny Pelham was at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, he did what very few comedians had done before him - he joked about how he had been sexually abused as a child.
James Walker, The National (Scotland), 2nd August 2023Edinburgh Fringe should be affordable for all - acts and audience alike
The Edinburgh Fringe once gave aspiring comedians a valuable crash course in their craft, now it's financially out of reach for many.
Robin Ince, The Big Issue, 2nd August 2023Cerys Bradley: Not Overthinking Things 2019 interview
I caught up with Cerys to find out more.
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 2nd August 2023
From Python to The Young Ones, how British comedy and music became forever linked
As he releases a new book looking back at the history of British comedy, writer David Stubbs explains how it's always found an unlikely friend in music.
David Stubbs, Rolling Stone, 2nd August 2023Edinburgh Fringe preview: A Slice of Elvis
We are invited to join McAlpine on "his fretful, compulsive, and hilarious escapades" on the international tribute citcuit. So get all shook up - it's now or never!
Louise Penn, Theatre, Films and Art reviews, 2nd August 2023Big Tobacco: Bad Play interview
Those four sketch comedians are Brad Beideman, Brian Fitzgerald, Lyndsey Kempf and Eli Lutsky - known collectively as Big Tobacco - and they have been making live shows and short films together for over six years.
ThreeWeeks, 2nd August 2023Edinburgh Fringe may mark final year for production powerhouse
One of the main Edinburgh Fringe promoters faces closure within the year because it is owed £1.5 million, its director has told The Times on the eve of the festival.
Constance Kampfner, The Times, 2nd August 2023Edinburgh Fringe Rarely Asked Questions - Maggie Crane
Set during the early 2000s in the crunchy-granola-meets-redneck-woods of western Massachusetts, Maggie Crane's darkly funny show is an autobiographical account of growing up amidst disability, death, and Dunkin Donuts.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd August 2023The Dark Side of Comedy
Avital Ash, Paul Foot and James Nokise share their experiences using comedy as a platform to address mental health, suicidal thoughts and personal trauma.
Jay Richardson, Fest Mag, 2nd August 2023
Monty Python's Spamalot is heading back to Broadway
Eric Idle's Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical returns to Broadway this autumn in a new production directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes.
What's On Stage, 2nd August 2023
5 reasons to love the wickedly hilarious UK panel show Taskmaster
It's the gift from across the pond that keeps on giving.
Allegra Rosenberg, Polygon, 2nd August 2023
John Dredge interview
James Collingwood chats with Plinths frontman John Dredge about his magical comedy world.
James Collingwood, We Are Cult, 2nd August 2023The British Miracle Meat: how banning repugnant choices obscures the real issue of poverty
If you find these transactions unacceptable, what you may actually dislike is the economic inequality that makes them possible, and that's the problem the government should be doing more to solve.
Renaud Foucart, The Conversation, 2nd August 2023Videos
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9pm60 min
Rob And Romesh Vs
Series 5, Episode 3 - CruftsDog owners Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan enter their pets in Crufts to see if their new best friends can learn a thing or two. Seven-time Crufts champion and Britain's Got Talent star Ashleigh Butler acts as their guide as they training their dogs and teach them the key principles of dog training ahead of competing in the agility tournament at the event.
10:05pm30 min
Shopping With Keith Lemon
Series 4, Episode 3 - Olly Murs and Motsi MabuseKeith chats to Olly Murs as the singer goes looking for a new fridge, then joins Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse while out shopping for handbags in Knightsbridge.
11pm15 min
Bunk Bed
Series 9, Episode 3Kathy Burke reflects on winning Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival and fancying Gordon Brown. Peter and Patrick butt heads about the seductive power of politics.
11:15pm15 min
The Skewer
Series 9, Episode 7This week - Bad Blood, Trump's Troubles, and Jordan Henderson of Arabia.