BCG Daily Wednesday 10th January 2024

Stephen Fry wants King's Guard to ditch bear fur

Stephen Fry has called for an end to the use of real fur in the bearskin caps worn by the King's Guard on duties such as guarding Buckingham Palace.

Jon Pointing: 'Schools should teach boys to talk about mental health'

Jon Pointing, star of Bafta-nominated Big Boys, talks to Emily Baker about male mental health, being accepted by the LGBTQ+ community and today's toxic comedy discourse.

The Unfriend review

Lee Mack bounces into serial-killer comedy.

Vittorio Angelone: "I am an idiot. Proudly."

Comedian and podcast host Vittorio Angelone sold out the Edinburgh Fringe last year, and was shortlisted for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards the year before. He tells us the secrets to his success.

The Skinny's comedy forecast for 2024

The Skinny's Comedy Team reveal their hot picks for 2024.

The Unfriend review

If you're looking for a few easy laughs and want to switch off for a couple of hours then head on down to the Wyndham's. Ultimately though, The Unfriend brings us nothing new. The cast are limited by a script that gives them no room to play.

The Unfriend review

Holiday friendships usually don't last beyond the sun and sangria, save for an annual Christmas card or occasional email, but Steven Moffat's comedy of manners, The Unfriend, explores what happens when things go a step further and that person you never expected to see again invites themselves to be a houseguest.

The Unfriend review

While the show has a strong cast, for the most part, The Unfriend would be better called The Unfunny. Even if it was curious enough to hold my attention throughout.

Poor Things review

Emma Stone is magnificent as a sex-obsessed Victorian.

The Unfriend review

The Unfriend makes for an enjoyable night out, especially for fans of the cast members who want to see them in a familiar role.

Poor Things review

Already one of the best films of the year, Poor Things is a delightfully curious oddity.

Urooj Ashfaq review

Ashfaq has the ability to charm, and in my experience as a comedy goer, this is half the battle.

David Stafford obituary

Comedy writer and broadcaster who worked with Alexei Sayle and Benjamin Zephaniah.

Sandi Toksvig gets regular death threats for being gay and needed police at her wedding

Sandi Toksvig, the host of the BBC's QI, has opened about receiving regular death threats to this day, after she married psychotherapist wife Debbie Toksvig.

An open letter to Armando Iannucci by Graham Linehan

Graham Linehan asks why Britain's most-celebrated satirist has turned a blind eye to woke authoritarianism.

The Unfriend review

This isn't a show with any claims to substance, character development or insight on the world. It is simply a light, frothy, undemanding slice of West End escapism.

Major clue Love Actually sequel could finally be in the works

In pulse-quickening signs Love Actually could be getting a sequel 20 years on, Universal Pictures has filed paperwork protecting the name.

Bosses at the film firm, which made the original in 2003, lodged a trademark application days ago which specifically covered a new film and TV series.

Cast of Brassic take pictures with residents whilst filming in Orford

Excited residents captured selfies with the cast of Brassic as the Sky film crew took over a street in Orford for the day.