BCG Daily Wednesday 6th September 2023
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The Lovers review
Johnny Flynn is a joy to watch in this newsroom comedy from Sky Atlantic.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 6th September 2023Hugh Bonneville to host Slapstick Festival gala
Award-winning screen and stage actor Hugh Bonneville is to host the gala evening of silent film comedies and live music which will be the centrepiece of next year's 20th edition of Slapstick, the UK's biggest celebration of silent and classic screen comedy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th September 2023Crumbling concrete: More theatres close
Dartford's Orchard Theatre, the Sands Centre in Carlisle and Solihull's Core Theatre are all investigating the state of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in their buildings.
Chortle, 6th September 2023
Billy Connolly mural under threat by Glasgow student housing
A giant mural of Scottish comedy legend Billy Connolly will be covered up under plans for a new student housing block in Glasgow.
Megan Bonar, BBC, 6th September 2023
Jack Whitehall becomes a father
Jack Whitehall has become a father for the first time. His partner Roxy Horner has given birth to a daughter in the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in London.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th September 2023
Lee Mack hits back at NTAs viewers who took offence to Jill Scott joke
The comedy star has suggested his sense of humour works best in person and doesn't translate to the screen after many TV fans slammed him online over a questionable quip.
Seamus Duff, The Mirror, 6th September 2023
A fresh look at Spitting Image - and my grandpa
The Reunion's look back at Spitting Image reminded us why the Radio 4 show is essential listening.
Charlotte Runcie, The Telegraph, 6th September 2023New West End Six queens revealed
Multi-award-winning musical Six has announced a new company for the West End.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 6th September 2023Review: Kate Berlant's masterful show will have you crying with laughter
The hype around Kate Berlant's show isn't so much palpable, as repeatedly thumping you in the face.
Will Noble, Londonist, 6th September 2023Review: Kate Berlant: Kate
If the Cockney accent Kate Berlant attempts during her one-woman show weren't so charmingly terrible - even she corpses during the Dick Van Dyke-worthy display - you might assume she was British, purely due to how good she is at taking the piss; out of herself, out of her peers and out of the sacred 'industry'. Even the good-natured crowd comes in for a brutal drubbing, whooping with masochistic delight when she mocks them.
Leonie Cooper, Time Out, 6th September 2023Podcasts
TV & radio
9pm45 min
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Series 31, Episode 3Sam Campbell, Calum Scott and CMAT join regulars Noel Fielding, Daisy May Cooper and Jamali Maddix for the pop culture panel show, hosted by Greg Davies.
9pm60 min
Screw
Series 2, Episode 3Leigh is reeling after a corrupt officer is discovered on her team and an accident in the prison workshop leads the inmates to going on strike. Rose is faced with a terrifying decision and Jackie confesses to Gary.
10pm30 min
Shopping With Keith Lemon
Series 4, Episode 8 - Craig Revel Horwood and Fleur EastKeith goes shopping in Blackpool with Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood and heads down to Camden Market with pop star and presenter Fleur East.
11pm15 min
Influencers
Episode 2 - RadianceRuth and Carla are dealing with a Gwyneth-inspired wellness disaster involving gaffer tape, and trying to launch a new range of 'merch'.
11:15pm15 min
Sarah Keyworth - Are You A Boy Or A Girl?
Series 2, Episode 4 - What If You Know Me?In this final episode, Sarah tells us about some of the moments in their life when they've experienced gender euphoria, it's the opposite of dysphoria and it describes a feeling that absolutely everyone can experience