BCG Daily Wednesday 23rd August 2023
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Edinburgh Fringe: Can TikTok comedy stars cut it on stage?
They have millions of followers for their TikTok sketches. But how will four hugely successful creators fare in a live stand-up show at Britain's biggest comedy festival, the Edinburgh Fringe?
Ian Youngs, BBC, 23rd August 2023Jenan Younis: 'There are certain roles you are expected to play'
The British-Assyrian stand-up is challenging stereotypes as she tackles the Iraq war in her set.
Dalia Dawood, The Financial Times, 23rd August 2023Stuart Goldsmith on why the eco crisis is a hard gig
'I'm a good comic. I'm not used to having audiences walk out'
The Scotsman, 23rd August 2023Guido Garcia Lueches interview
Recently, I had the chance to speak with Guido Garcia Lueches, a performer in The Importance of Being... Earnest?.
Little Lark of London, 23rd August 2023
Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget to get world premiere at BFI London Film Festival
Aardman animated feature Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget will have its world premiere as a gala screening on Saturday 14th October at the 67th BFI London Film Festival.
Ben Dalton, Screen Daily, 23rd August 2023Benjamin Bello: 'Edinburgh is getting more racist'
Benjamin Bello, who performs in the guise of comedy dictator President Obonjo, said he experienced three racial incidents during his ten-day run - something he never experienced previously.
Chortle, 23rd August 2023Cerys Bradley on the best and worst of Edinburgh
The post-Fringe jetlag is going to be brutal.
Chortle, 23rd August 2023
Fights! Financial ruin! Drunk mums! Hen dos are utter hell - and perfect sitcom material
From penis accessories to galling week-long trips to Mykonos, bashes for brides to be are excruciating - and BBC sitcom Henpocalypse! is the best ever depiction of their awfulness.
Hollie Richardson, The Guardian, 23rd August 2023Edinburgh Fringe's 'best joke' is proof the once edgy festival has become byword for witless, self-indulgent rubbish
Brace yourselves comedy fans.
The funniest joke of the Edinburgh Fringe has just been revealed by the Dave TV channel, and if it appeared in our Christmas crackers there'd be a mass conversion to the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Ally Ross, The Sun, 23rd August 2023
Joel Dommett reveals he could be forced to pull out of presenting the NTAs
Joel Dommett and his wife Hannah Cooper are preparing to welcome their first child together, however the birth could clash with the presenter's television commitments.
Kirsten Murray, Daily Mail, 23rd August 2023
Julian Barratt, Rosa Robson, Kwaku Mills and Derek Jacobi join Disney+ comedy Extraordinary
The second series will pick up where Series 1 spectacularly left off.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 23rd August 2023
Never Mind The Buzzcocks review
Rock'n'roll - and the panel show - is dead.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 23rd August 2023Edinburgh 2023: A Pirate's Life For Me Q&A
BWW catches up with Max Norman to chat about bringing A Pirate's Life For Me to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 23rd August 2023Videos
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8:35am20 min
Justin's House
Series 6, Episode 13 - CircusRoll up! Roll up! The circus is in Justin Town, but when all the tickets sell out, Justin puts on a very special circus for Cat and creates a wonderful big top in Justin's house.
9pm45 min
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Series 31, Episode 1Greg Davies returns with the comedy music quiz as guests Nova Twins, Alex Brooker and Danny Jones join team captains, Noel Fielding and Daisy May Cooper and regular panellist Jamali Maddix.
10pm30 min
Shopping With Keith Lemon
Series 4, Episode 6 - Denise Van Outen and Francis BourgeoisKeith heads to Basildon to go sofa shopping with Denise Van Outen, then takes a train trip to Ford to buy model trains with YouTube sensation Francis Bourgeois.
11pm15 min
Bunk Bed
Series 9, Episode 6Sir Richard Eyre on his revolutionary 1970's production of Comedians, complete with Belfast accent, and the joy of love from his dog. Patrick declares Shakespeare 'over-rated'.
11:15pm15 min
Sarah Keyworth - Are You A Boy Or A Girl?
Series 2, Episode 2 - Think Of The ChildrenSarah discusses why our brain's initial response to a new person is to instinctively work out what they gender they are. Is this because we are taught to do it as children? To help Sarah analyse why they think this is the case, they look back on their own childhood which includes a vivid memory of being on a beach in France with a man selling donuts - the baked goods, not the inflatable rings.