BCG Daily Thursday 28th December 2023
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Imagine... French And Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter review
Only Alan Yentob could make French and Saunders unfunny!
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 28th December 2023
Arthur's Whisky review
Diane Keaton and Lulu in enjoyable body-change comedy.
Leslie Felperin, The Guardian, 28th December 2023
Tom Houghton interview
Tom says he had been invited by his father to live at the Tower Of London as he was pursuing his comedy career and said it was an amazing experience, although he joked it was hard to chat up girls and convince them that's where he lived and said his father didn't, initially, get the idea of becoming a comedian.
James Vukmirovic, The Express and Star, 28th December 2023
Bernie Clifton - family entertainer and national treasure
Legendary comedy entertainer and British national treasure Bernie Clifton has just published his showbiz autobiography Crackerjack to Vegas.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 28th December 2023My most memorable comedy gigs of 2023
A personal look back from Chortle editor Steve Bennett.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th December 2023
Ricky Gervais needs to stop
Multi-millionaire Gervais is so cocooned from the rest of us that he thinks anti-migrant sentiment is somehow an alien concept to his audience.
Ed Power, i Newspaper, 28th December 2023
Birds Of A Feather stars to reunite for new show
Birds Of A Feather stars Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph are being lined up to star in a new bucket list-based TV series together.
Callum Wells, The Sun, 28th December 2023
Benidorm creator Derren Litten announces return to television
Derren Litten, the creator and writer of Benidorm, has announced his return to writing for television and the theatre.
Beth Allcock, The Sun, 28th December 2023
Why politically incorrect comedy is back in style
Critics claim his anti-woke, taboo-busting gags make him a dinosaur. But in fact, the man behind Armageddon has never been more on-trend.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 28th December 2023
Rosie Jones hits out at 'same old ableism' after Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2023 appearance
Rosie Jones has condemned the "same old ableism" after she was inundated with abuse following an appearance on Channel 4's Big Fat Quiz Of The Year.
Roisin O'Connor, The Independent, 28th December 2023
Derry Girls creator: Off-screen gender gap in TV is depressing
Lisa McGee says male writers dominate most genres.
Alex Farber, The Times, 28th December 2023TV & radio
6:30pm30 min
Ken Cheng: I Can School You
Episode 3 - Not An Exact ScienceKen takes on Science, and grapples with the shortcomings of the subject.
8pm60 min
Britain's Favourite 70s Sitcoms
A 60-minute special celebrating the funniest sitcoms of the 1970s - from hostile hoteliers to comedy convicts - with inside stories, hilarious moments and secrets from the shows.
8pm30 min
Aufbau
Series 2, Episode 3An automatic vacuum impresses, and a corporate services professional oversteps the mark.
9pm60 min
Radio 2 Remembers Barry Humphries
A look back at the wonderful world of Barry Humphries, celebrating his career with the multi-talented man behind-the-mask himself revealing the inspiration for his larger-than-life comedy characters, with Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson among those paying tribute.
10pm30 min
Breaking The News
New Year Special - Breaking The Year: 2023Des Clarke is joined by special guests Ashley Storrie, Sanjeev Kholi, Kirsty Wark and Mark Nelson to take a wry look back at the biggest stories of 2023 at home and around the world.
10:30pm75 min
Dawn French Is A Huge Twat
Stand-up show in which the comedy star lays bare the most excruciating gaffes and howlers she has made across her 40-year career as a comedian and actress, from the stage of the London Palladium.