BCG Daily Monday 29th January 2024
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Mark Watson review
Where would the comedy be without his neuroses?
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 29th January 2024
Pictures: Daisy May Cooper and Jack Whitehall film Christmas advert in January
Daisy May Cooper and Jack Whitehall brought Oxford Street to a standstill as they filmed a Christmas advert in London on Saturday.
Jordan Beck, Daily Mail, 29th January 2024
Dr Strangelove at 60: is this still the greatest big-screen satire?
Stanley Kubrick's sharp and persuasive comedy about nuclear war remains a sharp and hilarious act of provocation.
Scott Tobias, The Guardian, 29th January 2024
Comedians confirmed among Pointless guest hosts
Comedians including Chris Ramsey, Josh Widdicombe, Phil Wang, and Desiree Burch are to guest host the next series of Pointless. The line-up also includes Mel Giedroyc, Liza Tarbuck, Hugh Dennis, and Ellie Taylor.
Chortle, 29th January 2024
Michael Palin heads to Nigeria for C5
Channel 5 has announced the location for Michael Palin's latest major travel series, to air later this year. Michael Palin: Into Nigeria (w/t).
Jon Creamer, Televisual, 29th January 2024
Dr. Strangelove was a nightmare comedy. Time forgot the nightmare part.
Stanley Kubrick's feature is such a sidesplitting laugh riot that, sixty years later, the radioactive level of fear and trembling in the atmosphere may have dissipated - unless you were there at the time.
Thomas Doherty, Hollywood Reporter, 29th January 2024
Stamptown review
Dumb puns, nudity and acrobatics - what more can you ask for in a show?
Little Lark of London, 29th January 2024
Chris McCausland: Yonks! review
The wheel may remain resolutely unreinvented in Chris McCausland's new tour, but he uses it to cement his reputation as a skilled practitioner of relatable everyman comedy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th January 2024
Doubters, back off: Graham Norton is still the best chat host on TV
Is Graham Norton's chat show magic on the wane? Absolutely not, says Katie Rosseinsky - there's no one better at presiding over a sofa full of celebs.
Katie Rosseinsky, The Independent, 29th January 2024
Does Yorgos Lanthimos's film miss the novel's radical beating heart?
Entertaining but not entirely satisfying.
Sophie Kindreich, Snack Magazine, 29th January 2024
Helen Lederer to guest star in Coronation Street
Helen Lederer, 69, will play a never-before-seen character in the scenes which will air in April.
Ellie Henman, The Sun, 29th January 2024Videos
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