BCG Daily Friday 1st September 2023
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Markus Birdman - Veteran comedian unveils new stage of his career
"My favourite kind of art is that 'opening of the chest'. Where a real person talks about their real life," Markus Birdman tells me. "They're not showing off, trying to get one over on you or be clever. I'm quite good at being funny, and I've an interesting story to tell."
Stuart Rolt, BN1 Magazine, 1st September 2023
Klokkenluider review
A strong tonal balancing act.
Josh Slater-Williams, Little White Lies, 1st September 2023The price to perform at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
"Hope for the best but prepare for the worst" is a good approach for Australian comedians performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, especially in the current economic climate.
Anita Punton, The Saturday Paper, 1st September 2023
VAULT Festival in February and March 'won't be going ahead'
The festival recently lost its home under Waterloo station.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 1st September 2023A Very Very Bad Cinderella to run at The Other Palace this Christmas
Following in the footsteps of last year's inaugural adult Christmas comedy at The Other Palace, Ghosted - Another F***ing Christmas Carol, the venue will present A Very Very Bad Cinderella this festive season.
Tom Millward, What's On Stage, 1st September 2023Videos
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11:30am30 min
What's Funny About...
Series 3, Episode 1 - CatastropheRob Delaney and Sharon Horgan join hosts Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman as they look at how they made their one-night-stand-pregnancy relationship sitcom Catastrophe.
11:30am30 min
Noising Up
Series 2, Episode 1Blasting into politics, news and showbiz. Covering major headlines and sending up big names. Mixing sketch, spoof, song and regular comic characters.
1:30pm30 min
The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected
Series 15, Episode 1This week, Mark Nelson welcomes international pop sensation Paul Young to the show, who shares stories of the good old days and tries to get to the top of the Live Aid leaderboard. They are joined by comedians Pierre Novellie, who is mistaken for a ghost at a posh party, and Shetland's very own Marjolein Robertson, who shares a bad story she hopes no-one believes and a good story that is putting her life back on track.
6:30pm30 min
The Naked Week
Episode 1 - PilotFrom The Skewer's Jon Holmes and host Andrew Hunter Murray comes a fresh way of dressing the week's news in the altogether and parading it around for everyone to laugh at.
9pm65 min
More, More, More! How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett?
TV airing of Joe Lycett's 2022 live show.
9:30pm30 min
The Power Of Parker
Episode 6 - DynamiteIt's the big day for Kath and Diane as they attempt to finally exact their revenge on Martin. But whilst Diane has never felt more alive, is Kath having second thoughts?