BCG Daily Tuesday 12th September 2023
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Accountant barred over Dad's Army jibe at 'stupid girl'
David Forge will have shared with millions a fondness for quoting catchphrases from the classic BBC sitcom Dad's Army. But the veteran accountant will be wishing that he had resisted the urge to twist one of Captain Mainwaring's best-known lines after it cost him professional status.
Jonathan Ames, The Times, 12th September 2023
Peter Serafinowicz: 'Having ADHD is like being a genius and a total idiot'
The comedian is taking his alter-ego Brian Butterfield on tour. He talks getting back into TV and reviving his best loved character.
Tom Nicholson, i Newspaper, 12th September 2023
Book review: Drag: A British History by Jacob Bloomfield
A thoughtful and fascinating read, Bloomfield eloquently and persuasively takes the reader on a journey illustrating the role Drag played in both theatrical performance and the public's acceptance of the form in the century leading to the abolition of theatre censorship.
Sara West, Everything Theatre, 12th September 2023
The Play That Goes Wrong smashes into its 9th anniversary and extends until 3rd November 2024
The Play That Goes Wrong is the longest running play at The Duchess Theatre (since the theatre opened in 1929), and is the longest running comedy in the West End.
Fairy Powered Productions, 12th September 2023
Mark Steel: "I was astonishingly terrible and angry."
Veteran comedian Mark Steel talks us through his journey in comedy from the Dulwich Poetry Society to learning an entire set in French - via a cattle market in Skipton.
Square Mile, 12th September 2023
John Stevenson obituary
Scriptwriter who wrote 447 episodes of Coronation Street and created the sitcoms Brass, The Last Of The Baskets and How's Your Father?.
Anthony Hayward, The Guardian, 12th September 2023
Malcolm Hay's funeral set
The funeral of former Time Out comedy editor Malcolm Hay has been set for September 22 in Norfolk.
Chortle, 12th September 2023
Katherine Ryan reveals she's 'grateful' for backlash over her 'inappropriate' Beyonce joke
Katherine Ryan has revealed she's grateful when her jokes are criticised because it gives her a chance to reflect on her material.
Rebecca Lawrence, Daily Mail, 12th September 2023
National Theatre to stream Fleabag on NT at Home platform
On 7th November, Fleabag arrives for UK viewers, featuring Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 12th September 2023
Comedians stand up to cancer at the Edinburgh Fringe
Each person copes with their cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery in a different way. For stand-up comedians, a natural method used to process their experiences is to incorporate their cancer into their on-stage routine, exploring both the funny and serious sides of the disease.
Peter Ranscombe, The Lancet, 12th September 2023Videos
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Henpocalypse!
Episode 5 - Don't Tell The BrideOn the eve of her wedding day, Zara finds herself in emotional turmoil. With the future of the group at risk, she's forced to pick a side, but will her faith be rewarded?
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Call Jonathan Pie
Episode 4 - RaceAfter a night of riots in Sam's home town, Pie makes a stupid remark and Sam takes umbrage. Pie takes to the airwaves to prove his non-racist credentials, but ends up looking like a slice of Gammon on the side of the road. Sam and Pie make up and soon Jules is thinking that she herself might be a bit racist because she didn't like a film that Sam likes. It all gets a bit silly really.