BCG Daily Wednesday 29th November 2023
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Guz Khan laughs off Have I Got News For You complaints
Writing on X, the 37-year-old joked he was glad that was the only controversy engulfing him, joking: 'Man, I thought they had the CCTV footage of me eating haraam McDonalds chicken nuggets in a car park in Coventry. That would have been career ending...because I was ENJOYING them. God forgive me.'
Chortle, 29th November 2023BGT comedian's fury at David Walliams payout
Clare Harrison McCartney believes she was the target of ex-judge's misogynistic comments.
Chortle, 29th November 2023Eddie Izzard: The Remix review
Pausing her political campaigning to revisit routines that made her name, Izzard seems to be enjoying herself as much as we are.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th November 2023Review - Farah Sharp & Elaine Fellows: Greatest Hits
Review of two up-and-coming comedians.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th November 2023Nicholas Lyndhurst's journey from TV plonker to finally breaking the US at age of 62
He is TV's biggest plonker, famous for playing Rodney Trotter, the dopey younger brother of Britain's most beloved wheeler dealer.
But now Nicholas Lyndhurst is stepping out from Del Boy star Sir David Jason's shadow by cracking America - aged 62.
Rod McPhee, The Sun, 29th November 2023Mathew Baynton discusses playing Bottom in RSC's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mathew Baynton (Ghosts) had a snazzy photoshoot for his RSC debut in the venue's forthcoming production of A Midsummer Night's Dream - and sat down to discuss the forthcoming comedy.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 29th November 2023The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan at Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Never in all my years as a reviewer did I imagine I'd give a five-star review to a pantomime. After all, I grumble every year about how it's not really my thing; good for an entry point into theatre for kids, but not really worth much more. Years of festive panto exposure must have steadily worn down my cynical carapace, however, because I thought The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan was a joy from start to finish.
Simon Thompson, What's On Stage, 29th November 2023Videos
Podcasts
TV & radio
The Football's On
Series 11, Episode 3A humorous look at the week's football stories with Ian Stone and guests.
Lagging
Series 3, Episode 7 - The Wisdom Of SolomonIt's the day Sol becomes a man, but he's playing Zaag with his rabbi instead of writing the speech for his Bar Mitzvah. Who can save him from himself?
Glenn Moore's Almanac
Episode 3 - International Space StationAs one British astronaut touches down from the International Space Station, Glenn decides to become the next.
A League Of Their Own
Series 18, Episode 6Romesh Ranganathan hosts as Stuart Broad and Tom Davis join regulars Jamie Redknapp, Micah Richards and Jill Scott.
Such Brave Girls
Episode 3 - Such Birthday GirlsJosie is determined to make her birthday dinner last as long as possible and Deb thinks Dev might pay for once and Billie and Nicky's relationship is going surprisingly well.
Such Brave Girls
Episode 4 - Such Outdoorsy GirlsThe group go on a trip to the woods so Deb can prove she's just as outdoorsy as Dev's wife used to be. Josie decides she's an artist and Billie welcomes a new man into her life.
Delightful Sausage: Big Little Questions
Episode 4 - Charlotte Asks...Animal lover Charlotte's question is about a subject matter that comedians Amy Gledhill and Chris Cantrill are uniquely qualified to talk about - laughter!
The Skewer
Series 10, Episode 8This week: Oily Fools and Horses, Cleverly's Sh*thole, Where The Vilders things Are, and King Charles sees dead people (and takes their money).