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BCG Daily Wednesday 15th November 2023

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Evil Genius with Russell Kane

Russell Kane: 'Money motivates me. When you come from a council estate you have no shame'

As his Evil Genius podcast comes to TV, the comedian speaks about money, 'cancel culture' and how he's different from other comedians.

Alice Saville, i Newspaper, 15th November 2023
Adam Rowe

Adam Rowe interview

"The internet hasn't made it hard for comedians - it's made it much easier. There's ways around the gatekeepers now."

Lucy O'Toole, Hot Press, 15th November 2023
Fascinating Aida. Image shows from L to R: Dillie Keane, Liza Pulman, Adèle Anderson

Fascinating Aida: The 40th Anniversary Show! review

"Fierce, uncompromising cabaret".

Paul Vale, The Stage, 15th November 2023
Fascinating Aida. Image shows from L to R: Dillie Keane, Liza Pulman, Adèle Anderson

Fascinating Aida: The 40th Anniversary Show! review

A slick display for their 40th anniversary.

Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 15th November 2023
Mark Simmons

Mark Simmons: Quip Off The Mark review

It has been a long time since I laughed so long and so hard in public.

Matthew Dougall, Number 9, 15th November 2023
David Callaghan

David Callaghan: Everything That's Me Is Falling Apart review

David Callaghan's 'augmented reality comedy theatre' show takes you on a journey through a collection of stories, some of them mere moments, documenting chances taken and chances missed.

Lena Moss, Narc Magazine, 15th November 2023
Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard review

It's still wonderful spending time with Izzard: her command of the stage and ability to commune with the audience is stellar stuff. It just seems a shame that such a talent is presenting previous material.

Michael Cox, Across The Arts, 15th November 2023
Janey Godley

Janey Godley 'happy' after 'clear scan' signals ovarian cancer 'at bay'

The Scottish comedian has been in hospital while being treated for ovarian cancer.

Hannah Roberts, The Scotsman, 15th November 2023
Geoff Rowe

Leicester set to honour its comedy festival founder

Geoff Rowe, the founder of Leicester Comedy Festival, is being nominated for a top civic award to recognise his achievement of developing the festival over 30 years.

Chortle, 15th November 2023
Leila Navabi

Leila Navabi review

The Welsh comic's joke about Rishi Sunak landed her in hot water - as she recounts in a debut full of charm, originality and promise.

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 15th November 2023
Fascinating Aida. Image shows from L to R: Dillie Keane, Liza Pulman, Adèle Anderson

Review - Fascinating Aida: The 40th Anniversary Tour

At 71, indefatigable founder Dillie Keane deserves national treasure status for four unflagging decades of telling it like it is, while maintaining the grouchy hangdog demeanour that trying to entertain hoi polloi like us really isn't worth the effort.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th November 2023
Police Cops The Musical. Image shows left to right: Melinda Orengo, Tom Roe, Zachary Hunt, Nathan Parkinson, Natassia Bustamante

Police Cops: The Musical to return for new London run

Following a successful run at Southwark Playhouse Borough earlier this year, the five-star Police Cops: The Musical is set to return to London for a limited engagement at new venue Southwark Playhouse Elephant from March.

Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 15th November 2023

Videos

Podcasts

TV & radio

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Glenn Moore's Almanac. Glenn Moore

Glenn Moore's Almanac

Episode 1 - Royal Wedding

Glenn Moore looks in his almanac at world events and what he was doing at the time. In this episode, a Royal Wedding is the backdrop to a crisis in Glenn's own love life.

Sky Max. Copyright: Sky 9pm
60 min
A League Of Their Own. Image shows left to right: Micah Richards, Jill Scott, Alex Brooker, Romesh Ranganathan, Mo Gilligan, Christian Horner, Jamie Redknapp

A League Of Their Own

Series 18, Episode 4

With guests Christian Horner and Alex Brooker, who take on a G-force challenge, while Romesh Ranganathan, Jamie Redknapp and Mo Gilligan find out who leads the best cycle class.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm
60 min
Outsiders. Image shows left to right: Judi Love, Guz Khan

Outsiders

Series 3, Episode 6

David Mitchell challenges the Outsiders to make dummy David fly as far as possible, before forming their own political parties.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:40pm
45 min
BBC New Comedy Awards. Image shows left to right: Chantel Nash, Paddy Young, Dan Tiernan, Josh Pugh, Joe Kent-Walters, Rosie Jones, Zoe Lyons, Jin Hao Li, Darren Harriott, Dean T Beirne, Hester Ectomy

BBC New Comedy Awards

2023, Episode 7 - Final: Glasgow

Rosie Jones hosts as the six finalists take to the stage at Glasgow's King's Theatre to impress judges Josh Pugh, Zoe Lyons and Darren Harriott and win the New Comedian Award 2023.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Delightful Sausage: Big Little Questions. Image shows left to right: Amy Gledhill, Chris Cantrill

Delightful Sausage: Big Little Questions

Episode 2 - Anna Asks...

Anna's question sends Amy and Chris on a quest to explore the world of accents. Nirmal bores on about some Pickle who saved WW2 and Amy embarks on a side-hustle in the Big Smoke.

Radio 4 11:15pm
15 min
The Skewer. Credit: BBC, Unusual Productions

The Skewer

Series 10, Episode 6

This week - Nadine vs The Evil Dead, It's Always Sunny in Philadeph-kier, and The Return of David Cameron.

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