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BCG Daily Tuesday 30th January 2024

News

Extraordinary. Image shows left to right: Carrie (Sofia Oxenham), Jizzlord (Luke Rollason), Jen (Mairead Tyers), Kash (Bilal Hasna). Credit: Joseph Sinclair, Disney+ Pro

CDG Casting Awards 2024 comedy nominees revealed

The casting teams behind Dreaming Whilst Black, Extraordinary, Motherland, Sex Education and Ted Lasso has been recognised in the Best Casting in a TV Comedy Series category in the Casting Directors' Guild's annual awards.

Ken Dodd Film

The Real Ken Dodd film lobbies for creation of national comedy museum

Ken Dodd is to be the subject of a major new documentary celebrating his life and legacy, with hopes that the film will help realise his dream for a national comedy museum. The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved will premiere at the City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds on 9th June, when the performing space in the Victorian theatre is renamed The Sir Ken Dodd Auditorium in honour of his many appearances at the venue.

Fern Brady: Power & Chaos. Fern Brady. Copyright: 800 Pound Gorilla Records Shop

Fern Brady wins Nero Book Awards prize

Fern Brady's book Strong Female Character is the Non-Fiction category winner in the inaugural Nero Book Awards.

Scot Squad. Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson (Jack Docherty). Credit: The Comedy Unit TV

Stevens & McCarthy and The Chief return to BBC Scotland

BBC One Scotland has commissioned a series of new sketch show Stevens & McCarthy, as well as a spin-off sitcom from Scot Squad following Jack Docherty as The Chief.

Features

The Thinking Drinkers. Image shows left to right: Tom Sandham, Ben McFarland Live

Random 8: The Thinking Drinkers

It's very nearly Valentine's Day, so The Thinking Drinkers give us two seductive booze suggestions, and eight random answers.

BCG Pro

Don't Forget To Write!. Image shows from L to R: Tom Lawrence (Francis Matthews), Gordon Maple (George Cole). Copyright: BBC Pro

Rewriting

"All writing is rewriting." It's a phrase you'll often hear. But is it true?

Press clippings

Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Del (David Jason), Grandad (Lennard Pearce). Copyright: BBC

David Jason on Only Fools revival: "I don't see it working"

Sir David Jason has responded to the idea of reviving beloved sitcom Only Fools And Horses, saying that, sadly, it "just wouldn't work".

Radio Times, 30th January 2024
Kieran Hodgson

Kieran Hodgson on Scottish audiences' unique humour

Kieran Hodgson reveals his cunning gameplan as he prepares to embark on his Big In Scotland tour.

Lorraine Wilson, The Herald, 30th January 2024
Poor Things. Bella Baxter (Emma Stone)

Poor Things' intimacy coordinator on consent, orgies and Emma Stone

Safe sex scenes are now an essential part of post-#MeToo film-making - coordinator Elle McAlpine talks about the challenges of working on Yorgos Lanthimos's fantasy drama - and being chucked off other sets.

Elle Hunt, The Guardian, 30th January 2024
Douglas Is Cancelled. Image shows left to right: Douglas (Hugh Bonneville), Madeline (Karen Gillan)

Douglas Is Cancelled is to be shown in Europe

European PSB Arte has acquired the ITVX title for France and Germany.

John Elmes, Broadcast, 30th January 2024
Urooj Ashfaq. Credit: Jonny Ruff

Urooj Ashfaq @ Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh, review

Mumbai comedian Urooj Ashfaq, winner of 2023's Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer Award, makes a triumphant return to Edinburgh.

Emma Sullivan, The Skinny, 30th January 2024
This Country. Image shows from L to R: Kerry Mucklowe (Daisy May Cooper), Lee 'Kurtan' Mucklowe (Charlie Cooper). Copyright: BBC

Daisy May Cooper teases return of This Country as she heads for a pub lunch with her brother Charlie

Daisy revealed they had been discussing the idea of reviving their characters, cousins Kerry and Lee 'Kurtan' Mucklowe, for a Christmas special.

Connie Rusk, Daily Mail, 30th January 2024
Lindsey Santoro

Lindsey Santoro review

According to Santoro herself, Lindsey Santoro: Pink Tinge is a show in which she is going to "shout about [her] bumhole for 55 minutes," an interesting start to a comedy show!

Little Lark of London, 30th January 2024
Saltburn. Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan). Credit: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner, Amazon Studios

Saltburn makes Northamptonshire the latest bucket-list holiday spot

Saltburn might be hailed for its shocking moments - including that shocking bathwater sex scene - but the thriller/comedy has also put Northamptonshire on the map.

Gabriella Ferlita, Pink News, 30th January 2024
Ruth Jones

Six-bedroom childhood home of Ruth Jones goes up for sale

The family home belonging to Gavin & Stacey star Ruth Jones is up for sale for £549,950.

Daily Mail, 30th January 2024

TV & radio

Radio 4 1:45pm
15 min
Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes. Ian Hislop. Credit: BBC

Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes

Episode 7 - Parody And Sir Topaz

Ian is joined by Professor Marion Turner at Oxford's Bodleian Library where the pair learn about Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th Century humble-brag parody tale, Sir Thopas.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Ultimate Choice. Steph McGovern

The Ultimate Choice

Series 2, Episode 5 - Crabs v Wasps

Steph McGovern asks some seriously funny minds to offer definitive answers to the great questions of our age. Or not. With guests Russell Kane and Isy Suttie.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Icklewick FM. Image shows left to right: Mark Silcox, Chris Cantrill, Amy Gledhill. Credit: BBC

Icklewick FM

Episode 2 - The Queue

Chris and Amy await the arrival of local lad done good, The Great Zambino. But a large queue forming in the town is holding up traffic.

TNT Sports 1 logo 12:30am
60 min
The Football's On. Copyright: BT Sport

The Football's On

Series 11, Episode 5

A humorous look at the week's football stories with Ian Stone and guests.

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