BCG Daily Sunday 1st October 2023
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Features
Press clippings
Extract: Graham Lineham condems Harry Potter stars for turning on JK Rowling in trans row
"The world should remember Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint as arrogant, ungrateful cowards for turning on J.K. Rowling".
Graham Linehan, Daily Mail, 1st October 2023
Have I Got News For You producer Hat Trick banks record profits
The TV production company behind Have I Got News For You and Mastermind made record profits last year, new accounts show. Hat Trick Productions, led by former stand-up comedian Jimmy Mulville, benefited from successful shows such as Derry Girls, with accounts for Hat Trick Holdings (2019) revealing total revenues of £50.3million in 2022, up 15 per cent, and record profits of £5.3million. The company, owned by Mulville and his wife, Karen, paid out dividends of £2.7million.
William Turvill, The Sunday Times, 1st October 2023
Katherine Ryan: My dilemma at being asked to work with a sexual predator
Katherine Ryan said she 'wrestled with her conscience' when asked to work with a 'dangerous comic' with a reputation for being a sexual predator. Her comments on today's episode of Desert Island Discs will widely be seen as referring to her work with Russell Brand on the first series of Comedy Central's Roast Battle in 2018.
Chortle, 1st October 2023
Ben Target: Lorenzo review
A wistful and whimsical dance through life.
Alexander Pearn, A Young(ish) Perspective, 1st October 2023
Yippee Ky Yay - The Die Hard Parody review
The most iconic line in the movie Die Hard has led to this hugely entertaining fan and fringe favourite.
Paul T Davies, BritishTheatre.com, 1st October 2023
Jon Culshaw interview
Actor and comedian Jon Culshaw was on the Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme this morning, so Laura asked him to do impressions of Brian Blessed, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.
Laura Kuenssberg, BBC, 1st October 2023
Ben Target: Lorenzo review
Sadness and silliness.
Henry Longstaff, Longstaff Reviews, 1st October 2023
Jake Abraham: Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels actor dies aged 56
Liverpool-born actor Jake Abraham, best known for his role in the film Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, has died aged 56.
BBC, 1st October 2023
Graham Linehan attacks cancel culture at Conservative conference fringe event
Comedy writer Graham Linehan has told a free speech event at the Conservative Party conference he was "the most cancelled person in this room".
BBC, 1st October 2023
Steve Coogan is being sued over claims he portrayed university academic as a 'sexist bully' in film The Lost King
Steve Coogan is being sued over claims he portrayed a university academic as a "sexist bully" in a film.
Paul Sims, The Sun, 1st October 2023
Review: Comic Boom, Komedia
Reviews of Paul F Taylor, Maisie Adam, Kate McGann, Riki Msindo, Rachel Quinn, Ashish Suni and Sam Williams.
Tim Squire, Brighton and Hove News, 1st October 2023
Les Dennis first contestant eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing
All four judges voted unanimously in the first bottom two of the year.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 1st October 2023Videos
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TV & radio
7:15pm30 min
Funny Women Awards
Jo Brand presents highlights from the 20th Funny Women comedy award final, recorded live at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London.
9pm30 min
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Series 6, Episode 5 - Wrasse (Burgh Island, South Devon)The fishing takes place on the incredible tidal outcrop of Burgh Island on the south coast of Devon. As Paul arrives on the island, Bob kickstarts their trip with a huge surprise for Paul.