BCG Daily Sunday 20th August 2023
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Fringe: NewsRevue offers brilliant satire on current affairs
From the cost of living to the coronation. From prime ministers coming and going to more U-turns than you can count. From TV scandals to former presidents finding themselves indicted. There is, to put it lightly, so much news right now.
Adam Robertson, The National (Scotland), 20th August 2023
Dara O Briain interview
The comedian was one of thousands of Irish children taken away from unmarried mothers. He tells Caroline Scott of his marathon mission to unearth his family history.
Caroline Scott, The Student Newspaper, 20th August 2023
Deborah Frances-White: How I went from cult to comedy
The Guilty Feminist podcaster talks free-thinking, Andrew Tate and rebelling against her Jehovah Witness upbringing.
Megan Agnew, The Sunday Times, 20th August 2023
Meet comedian Peter McGann, the viral rising star who's 'been around for years'
The comedian's lockdown videos brought him to public attention, but behind his overnight success lies a solid acting and screenwriting pedigree and now he's taking the show on the road.
Vicki Notaro, The Sunday Times, 20th August 2023Like it or not, Graham Linehan has every right to speak freely
An opinion piece about transphobic comedy writer.
Euan McColm, The Scotsman, 20th August 2023Let's look at how media handled the strange case of Graham Linehan
Journalists have been falling over themselves to get quotes from the former Father Ted, Black Books and IT Crowd writer decrying the cancellation of his planned appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe this week.
Caitlin Logan, The National (Scotland), 20th August 2023Matt Harvey: How it started, how it's going
Australian comedian gives us a status report on his first Fringe.
Chortle, 20th August 2023Nobody's laughing as Graham Linehan stand-up row rumbles on
Another week, another Edinburgh Festival story about deplatforming, cancellation and all that jazz. Or, if you like, about opinions and beliefs deemed reasonable, offensive or acceptably contrarian, depending on where you stand.
Barry Didcock, The Herald, 20th August 2023Is it time to embrace badly behaved audiences?
There's always a lot of harrumphing about loud eating, talking, arriving late, sex and even throwing things at the stage... But isn't a bawdy audience is what a live performance is all about?
Eva Wiseman, The Guardian, 20th August 2023Laughing through the pain: Edinburgh comics relive true-life traumas
What's the funniest thing on the festival fringe? No, not politics, but painful introspection.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Observer, 20th August 2023
Rob Delaney: 'I can't help it, swearing makes me happy'
The actor and writer on getting his grief down on the page, the five ingredients of good comedy and why the actors' strike is sure to succeed.
Hephzibah Anderson, The Observer, 20th August 2023
Henpocalypse! review
Hen night comedy at the end of the world.
Jude Rogers, The Observer, 20th August 2023Max & Ivan pick their Perfect Playlist
Our favourite shows all have something in common...
Chortle, 20th August 2023EdFringe Talk: Asexuality!
"Identifying as an asexual man was something I had struggled with for a long time, but that identity was completely unacceptable in the heteronormative world I lived in."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 20th August 2023EdFringe Talk: Death Suits You
"I am thrilled to be THIS overwhelmed."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 20th August 2023EdFringe Talk: Nicole Travolta is Doing Alright
"I dreamed of coming here. It's a real pinch me moment."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 20th August 2023EdFringe Talk: Ada Campe: Naval Gazing
"The huge challenge of Edfringe is probably a big part of what makes it such an amazing and satisfying experience overall."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 20th August 2023Climate crisis and trans rights are talk of Edinburgh festival
Walkout by authors over fossil fuel links plus controversies about identity, racism and sexism are hot topics at politically charged event.
Libby Brooks and Severin Carrell, The Guardian, 20th August 2023
How impressionists keep audiences laughing in an age of social media celebrities
Younger audiences may not recognise people comedians are impersonating but some performers say there's still plenty to work with.
Nadia Khomami, The Guardian, 20th August 2023
Bridget Jones film faces a two-year delay amid the ongoing actors' strike
Renee Zellweger signed up for the next instalment, but only had a small window available for shooting.
Jack Hardwick, The Sun, 20th August 2023How a young man dressed as a gorilla sitting in a chair made my festival
Every now and then you stumble across a show at the Edinburgh festival that encapsulates the spirit of the Fringe - I'm still piecing together what this show is, but this cult comedy is certainly my festival highlight.
Neil Johnstone, Edinburgh Evening News, 20th August 2023