BCG Daily Tuesday 20th February 2024

How to strut it à la Saltburn

Polly Bennett taught Barry Keoghan that dance. But can she take on one writer and her two new hips?

Gilded Balloon announces first Edinburgh Fringe shows

Gilded Balloon shows take place from 31st July - 26th August with tickets on sale from 12pm, Wednesday 21st February.

Pleasance announces first Edinburgh Fringe shows

The Pleasance Theatre Trust is back for another summer with a fantastic programme of theatre, comedy, cabaret and family productions.

Boarders is great fun, but don't underestimate the power of its comedy

The strength of the new BBC comedy-drama is how its message transgresses age.

Josh Tedeku on starring in BBC's new comedy Boarders

We sat down with Josh to get the inside scoop on the series, plus hear all about his upcoming projects.

'The worst film ever made': how Sex Lives Of The Potato Men broke British cinema

When the puerile comedy bombed, the film-makers blamed the critics and the Tories blamed the UK Film Council. Twenty years on, we reassess the legacy of a cinematic pariah whose champions include Stewart Lee and Mike Leigh.

Pierre Novellie review

It's a superbly crafted show elegantly delivered using pinpoint perfect language selected to have the maximum effect.

Rob Brydon: A Night Of Songs And Laughter review

Rob Brydon is fully deserving of the title "world-class entertainer." We were promised a night of music and laughter and that is exactly what we got!

Sex Education fans need to watch BBC Three's Boarders

Missing the Netflix show? From the creator of Timewasters, British teen race comedy-drama Boarders is funny, shrewd and worth your time.

Yes Prime Minister, questionnaire design matters

Ipsos has run a poll asking the same series of questions asked in the BBC comedy series Yes, Prime Minister's Series 2, Episode 7, as posed by Sir Humphrey Appleby to Bernard Woolley.

Meet the latest additions to the 2024 Chortle Comedy Book Festival

Arthur Smith, Harriet Kemsley, Matthew Crosby and Brenda Gilhooly have joined the line-up of this year's Chortle Student Comedy Award.

Lenny Henry set to end eight-year spell as campaigning university chancellor

Sir Lenny Henry is to step down as chancellor of Birmingham City University after eight years.

Hugh Dennis named new Chancellor of University of Winchester

He succeeds TV gardener and writer Alan Titchmarsh MBE, who served as Chancellor for six years.

Joe Lycett Vs Sewage review

In new documentary, Joe Lycett Vs Sewage, the comedian calls for water companies to stop paying dividends to shareholders until they stop polluting rivers

Ed Byrne review

Ed Byrne thinks the equation for comedy is Tragedy Plus Time. After seeing his show of the same name in the main stage of the Soho Theatre last night, I would disagree. To me, the secret is: Ed Byrne + microphone = comedy.

Boarders review

This private school satire is absolutely packed with future megastars.

Joe Lycett Vs Sewage review

The comic is his usual charming, witty self as he tackles the staggering amount of faeces dumped into our rivers and seas. But you may end up under a duvet if you think about it too hard.

Joe Lycett Vs Sewage review

The comedian's takedown was an unfailingly entertaining and informative summary of the shit we're in.

Joe Lycett Vs Sewage review

Comedian's trademark mixture of silliness and righteous anger is powerful.

Joe Lycett Vs Sewage review

The comedian-activist takes on the greedy companies polluting our waters in this entertaining, yet always informative, documentary.

Boarders review

Razor-sharp public school comedy skewers everything from bigotry to inclusion.

Melancholy, madcap and strangely moving: why Rentaghost is as good as children's TV gets

Bob Block's 1970s comedy - now on Britbox - mined laughs from undead characters with unbearably bleak backstories. Was it too good for kids?

Tale of the spinster played by Olivia Colman in Wicked Little Letters

When Edith Swan started receiving obscene letters calling her a "foxy-a***d old whore" who had cheated on her fiancé, the country was shocked.

Other poisonous rantings landed on the doormats of the spinster's neighbours, friends and public officials in the 1920s.

ITV to air touching Paul O'Grady documentary

ITV will screen a documentary about the late, great Paul O'Grady to mark a year since he died.

The Life And Death Of Lily Savage looks at how the entertainer took a brave decision to kill off his female alter ego and launch a new chapter in his career.

The Monty Python scene that destroyed the camera

Even though it's regularly held up as one of the greatest comedies ever made, the brains behind Monty Python And The Holy Grail have been happy to admit they were resolutely ill-equipped and under-prepared for making a feature film.

One Last Push review

A fitfully funny play from the creator of Broadchurch considers the terrifying prospects of parenthood yet never quite delivers.

Jon Pointing's favourite attraction in all of London

The Big Boys star on his abiding love for this literally underground London gem.

Iconic Manchester comedy venue Frog and Bucket celebrates 30 years

"I think a lot of our success is truly down to the talent we've discovered and had play on our stage".

Wicked Little Letters review

British comedy at its best.