BCG Daily Sunday 5th November 2023
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Andrew Bird still 'loves' small rooms despite arena shows
A comedian who has played to sold-out arenas supporting Michael McIntyre said he will always "love" performing to a few dozen in small venues.
Pete Cooper, BBC, 5th November 2023
I loathe Little Britain, but it shouldn't be censored - let it fade away for being unfunny
Its relentless fat jokes and female grotesques were dated even when they were first broadcast.
Barbara Ellen, The Guardian, 5th November 2023
Ruby Wax: 'In Rishikesh with Pattie Boyd, the locals came out to sing'
The Chicago-born comedian spent her childhood holidays in Miami and Copacabana. She moved to England in the 1970s 'to marry a Beatle' but now likes to travel with purpose.
Danny Scott, The Sunday Times, 5th November 2023
Kevin Bridges: losing my dad - and the day I quit comedy
The stand-up opens up about his rollercoaster ride to comedy fame as his latest tour opens in 400 cinemas across the country.
Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times, 5th November 2023
Lucy Beaumont interview
Lucy Beaumont on breaking barriers in comedy, how her mum inspired her, and reality and fiction colliding in her marriage to Jon Richardson.
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 5th November 2023
Mark Steel on touring, council flats and not having a pension
"My biological dad is a multi-millionaire backgammon champion - but I only met him once."
Nicola Venning, The Telegraph, 5th November 2023Videos
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4:30pm30 min
The Exploding Library
Series 3, Episode 2 - The Unfortunates, by BS JohnsonHirsute comedian and crumpled polymath Rob Auton shuffles through BS Johnson's 1969 novel The Unfortunates, a book published in a box with 27 sections to be read in a random order.
7:15pm30 min
Who Runs The World?
Episode 1 - All The Single LadiesCatherine Bohart's learns about the disproportionate hurdles faced by women in politics, before asking Labour MP Stella Creasy, "who the hell would even want to be a female politician?"