BCG Daily Sunday 3rd March 2024

Glasgow Comedy Festival preview

This year's GICF opens properly on Wednesday March 13 and runs until Sunday March 31.

Rosie Holt: 'Politics and entertainment are disgusting together - just look at GB News'

'It's worrying, isn't it?' comedian Rosie Holt says after I ask about the next general election, set to happen later this year. Her trepidation is not just for the country, but for herself: the satirist's comedy heavily revolves around the Conservative Government being useless, so she might be short of material if Labour win.

Lola-Rose Maxwell interview

The Improvised Play is a comedy show entirely made up on the spot with Charlie Kemp and Lola-Rose Maxwell taking direction from the audience to create the play.

Stewart Lee: How do civilisations collapse? Ask Lee Anderson

The shameless smears against Sadiq Khan and the Conservatives' mealy-mouthed refusal to reject them feel a lot like the start of the end of things.

Boarders review

The first epsiode is a strong start to the series which might be hard to sustain.

The week in TV: Things You Should Have Done; The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin

Reviews of sitcoms starring Lucia Keskin and Noel Fielding respectively.

The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin review

I'm delighted to say it's an absolute hoot. A rip-roaringly silly absolute hoot.

Things You Should Have Done review

While some of TYSHD doesn't make a lot of sense there is much nonsense to enjoy here.

Michael McIntyre cancels gig because of kidney stones

Michael McIntyre has cancelled a gig because he is undergoing an operation to remove kidney stones. The comic was due play the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton as part of his Macnificent tour.

Katherine Ryan: My husband is so fit but I don't know if marriage will last

Most celebrities keep marital woes under wraps, but Katherine Ryan has never been shy about exposing the inner workings of her relationship.

From revealing that she and husband Bobby Kootstra sleep in separate beds, to confessing how often they have sex, Katherine, 40, is an open book.