BCG Daily Wednesday 6th March 2024

Janey Godley: Jimmy Carr convinced me to keep touring after cancer diagnosis

Janey Godley has said her friend Jimmy Carr played a key role in convincing her to continue her tour despite her terminal cancer diagnosis.

Peter Pan Goes Wrong review

Peter Pan Goes Wrong is a hysterical, chaotic whirlwind of silliness that is great for all the family. Mischief have absolutely nailed another production and this one, is one that will be a sensational hit for years to come.

Peter Pan Goes Wrong review

Peter Pan Goes Wrong is an excellent comedy play, exquisitely written and performed by a stellar company. It's a brilliant night out for the whole family. On at Glasgow Theatre Royal through Saturday 9th March.

Peter Pan Goes Wrong review

Peter Pan Goes Wrong is a wonderful night of intelligent yet endearing comedy bolstered by a cast who chew comic direction like a crocodile gobbling up pirates.

Eureka! provides more questions than answers

This question-themed sketch comedy show is high in energy and laughter, even when some punchlines fall flat.

Sooty's right-hand man: 'My hands were insured for £10 million'

Richard Cadell, 54, magician turned puppeteer, on saving Sooty for the nation and his masterclass from Matthew Corbett ('Put it on your hand and wiggle it about').

Extraordinary, Series 2, review

Superhero fatigue has even come for the genre-mocking comedies.

Extraordinary Series 2 review

The joke rate is a little less frenetic, but Emma Moran's superpowered comedy is still as filthy and refreshing as ever.

Extraordinary Series 2 review

The sparky comedy show that takes superhero shenanigans to sublime heights of silliness is back - and this time, it's as profound as it is crude. Brace yourself for a body-splitting, time-rewinding, dead-communing romp.

Jake Lambert interview

Rising stand-up Jake Lambert has made a splash in the last year with his gag-packed viral Instagram clips charting the quirks of modern life, from the things we say at work to the things we feel compelled to ask dog owners.

Matt Lucas poses with his mum as he celebrates his 50th birthday

Matt Lucas celebrated his 50th birthday on Tuesday and shared a sweet snap with his mother Diana to mark the occasion.

Extraordinary Series 2 review

The superpowered comedy digs deeper, trips itself up.

Ed Patrick interview

"I have been isolated in a dark cave of isolation, surrounded by scraps of paper, books about potions, mastering knowledge such as how horseshoe crab blood is used to detect endotoxin. Wizardry you say? No, just anaesthetics exams."

Review - Miles Jupp, On I Bang

A painstakingly beautifully written show, delivered with deft assuredness and a true feel for the comic potential that lurks under the surface of disaster.

Review - Catherine Bohart: Again, With Feelings

Again, With Feelings feels universal without being generic and Bohart's sharp but excitable persona makes for a very endearing hour of entertainment.

Review: One Man, Two Guvnors

Another glorious display of theatre from this wonderful school of drama, it is always a delight and honour to watch the stars of the future learning their trade in this outstanding six form college.

Guy Ritchie says film themes were 'worth exploring' in Netflix series

Five years after The Gentlemen took audiences on a journey of mayhem and marijuana, director Guy Ritchie is returning for another crime caper.

But this time, the titular gentlemen - along with quite a few ladies - are returning for an eight-part TV series.

Siobhán McSweeney on why shooting Extraordinary Series 2 was 'the best craic ever'

"I'm a huge fan of the show. I don't say that all the time, and I'm a really bad liar." That's how Siobhán McSweeney wrapped up our chat about the second series of the hilarious Disney+ comedy series, Extraordinary.

Kaya Scodelario revealed she has a 'no a***holes policy' when working on male-dominated sets

Kaya Scodelario revealed she has a 'no a***holes policy' when working on male-dominated sets as she stunned in a glamorous Country & Town House shoot on Wednesday.

The Skins actress, 31, is starring in Guy Ritchie's new series The Gentlemen on Netflix as character Susie Glass - alongside Theo James and Ray Winstone.

Jay Lafferty: Bahookie

BBC's Breaking The News star Jay Lafferty spins the unlikely combination of comedy and pole dancing in the tour of her Edinburgh Fringe hit, Bahookie.

Rob Beckett explains how difficult it was going to the BRITs as a giraffe

Comedian Rob Beckett has revealed how complicated it was going to the BRIT Awards dressed as a giraffe.

Beckett was talking to Lorraine Kelly on her ITV morning show to promote his new TV show Rob Beckett's Smart TV and his new tour - entitled Giraffe - when the subject turned to his show-stealing appearance at the BRITs on Sunday at the O2 Arena.

Review: The Improvised Play

Improv comedy is one of the hardest skills any performer can master. When it goes wrong it can be a horrendous car crash for audience and performer alike. But on the occasions when everything clicks into place, there is little that can beat it.

Lola-Rose Maxwell and Charlie Kemp, thankfully, fall into the latter camp. With The Improvised Play, they attempt to construct a play based on nothing but audience suggestions of a decade, a location and a title.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society announces Indeed Flex as new sponsor

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has announced flexible job-finding website Indeed Flex as its new sponsor.

Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening review

Much like the witches in Macbeth, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin seem to have had the art of seeing into the future. Drop The Dead Donkey back in the early 1990s was up there as one of the better satirical situation comedies on TV along with Yes Minister, Yes, Prime Minister and The New Statesman. And all of them, whilst lampooning politics and politicians, had a wary eye on the news media in its many forms. But none actually predicted the age of fake news that we now find ourselves in as sharply as Drop The Dead Donkey.

Review: One Man, Two Guvnors

I have only ever seen this play once before, but must either have missed or forgotten just exactly how full of sparkling and delightful one-liners the script is.

Review: The Time Machine - A Comedy

In some ways this is a play to escape in to and forget what's going on outside. On the other hand, if you think a little deeper, you will be surprised that the original story by H.G. Wells has some resonance with the state of the world today. If nothing else this play will encourage you to read or revisit the original book.

Review: Drop The Dead Donkey: The Reawakening!

It is very highly recommended for a good night out. If you saw and enjoyed the series on TV all those years ago, do try to see this - and if you are unable to beg, borrow or steal a ticket for this week's run it is touring until June, when it visits ATG's Richmond Theatre for the second time (and at other venues), having more than sold out when it began its tour.

Comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli appears in court charged with sexual offences

Scottish comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli has appeared in court charged with sexual offences.

The 55-year-old is accused of three charges of indecent assault. The broadcaster is further claimed to have committed a sexual assault. Kohli, of Glasgow, is also charged with two charges of breach of the peace.

Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier review

Science and the arts intermingle in this latest broad musical foray into, well, almost everything.

Reuters suspects that a comedian may secretly be a real-life African dictator...

In August last year, Reuters fact-checked President Obonjo, a British stand-up comedy act that has been performing for over ten years. The shtick is that President Obonjo is the leader/dictator of the Lafta Republic in Africa. So convincing did many people (largely Americans) find this act that they believed President Obonjo was real.

Michael McIntyre gives health update after emergency surgery

Michael McIntyre has given an update on his health after emergency surgery forced him to cancel a stand-up show.

The Starter For Ten musical's world premiere - first look

Production images have been released for the musical adaptation of Starter For Ten.