BCG Daily Thursday 25th January 2024
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Guz Khan at the Eventim Apollo review: comedy tornado blew the audience away
The Coventry-based crowdpleaser found plenty of humour in the personal, but didn't shy away from the political either.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 25th January 2024
Guz Khan review - Man Like Mobeen star relishes the outrageous
The Coventry comic's new show centres more on storytelling than polished quips but this is still a boisterous set.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 25th January 2024
Stephen Fry, 66, reveals he doesn't want to live past 100 because he would 'hate to be that lonely'
The 66-year-old actor and broadcaster - who has not been seen with his husband Elliott, 36, for nearly five years - admitted that he would find it 'deeply upsetting' to see a world without his friends and family.
Chloe Louise, Daily Mail, 25th January 2024
Becky Fury: Why the culture war is killing comedy
A lot of comedians and commentators who have adopted the currently trending 'alternative' right position have also adopted its mantra of 'cancel culture is killing comedy'. It's not. The culture war is killing comedy.
Becky Fury, Chortle, 25th January 2024
Celya AB: Second Rodeo review
In a show revisiting her childhood and dissecting comedy tropes, the performer has captivating presence but her material meanders.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 25th January 2024
Janine Harouni: "Comedy feels like stepping off a building and hoping you can fly"
Janine Harouni earned back-to-back Edinburgh Comedy Award nominations and is currently on her first UK tour. She tells us about her journey to get here...
Janine Harouni, Square Mile, 25th January 2024
Poor Things review: "Polite society will destroy you"
The films of Yorgos Lanthimos have never lacked humour; veins of absurdism, satire, and dark comedy run through his filmography, binding together the disparate elements of social commentary and compelling character study.
Tom Davies, AV Forums, 25th January 2024
The Frogs review
Spymonkey's oddball adaptation of Aristophanes's comedy The Frogs arrives at an interesting moment for the company - and for the country.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 25th January 2024
The Frogs review
Spymonkey's search for ancient comedy and catharsis.
Arifa Akbar, The Guardian, 25th January 2024
The Frogs review
Spymonkey get lost in ancient Greece.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 25th January 2024
The Frogs review
Full of slapstick humour and completely off-the-wall humour, part comedy, part panto, part stand-up, it's totally crazy but incredibly funny.
James Garrington, The Reviews Hub, 25th January 2024
The Frogs review
Spymonkey created a sensation when they first barnstormed the stage more than 25 years ago and, while fans won't be disappointed, I found it a bit forced and desperate. I hope the troupe rally and that new blood will revitalise its fortunes.
Anne Cox, What's On Stage, 25th January 2024
Bonnie Langford to join Pixie Lott and Killian Donnelly in Made In Dagenham concert
Bonnie Langford is set to join the cast of the tenth anniversary concert of Made In Dagenham.
Tom Millward, What's On Stage, 25th January 2024Podcasts
TV & radio
1:45pm15 min
Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes
Episode 4 - Visual Humour And MisericordsIan visits a late Mediaeval college chapel to examine early examples of visual comedy in his search for evidence of what made our ancestors laugh.
6:30pm30 min
The Musical Life Of...
Series 5, Episode 3 - Sarah SiddonsLen Gwyn stars as 18th century Welsh acting legend Sarah Siddons, telling the story of her life through song.