British Comedy Guide

BCG Daily Saturday 9th March 2024

Features

Press clippings

Catherine Bohart

Catherine Bohart review

The motherhood conundrum leads to the show's strongest section.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 9th March 2024
Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey: "I've made fun of royalty. But it's a difficult life"

The comedian on dropping out of university, parenting, paddleboarding and his Strictly triumph.

Elisabeth Perlman, The Times, 9th March 2024
The Gentlemen. Eddie Horniman (Theo James). Credit: Netflix

The Gentlemen review

If ChatGPT made a Guy Ritchie series, this would be it.

Hugo Rifkind, The Times, 9th March 2024
Janey. Janey Godley. Credit: Hopscotch Films

Janey Godley: Knitting for Liam Neeson, unforgettable Dundee hangovers and living with terminal cancer

The Glasgwegian comedian's new film documents the "in between bit" of living with cancer which she says isn't seen on screen.

Rebecca Baird, The Dundee Courier, 9th March 2024
8 Out Of 10 Cats. Jimmy Carr. Copyright: Zeppotron

Woman who buys ticket to offensive comedian stunned to find he's offensive

Punter slams Jimmy Carr for 'vile' joke about deafness.

Chortle, 9th March 2024
Four Weddings And A Funeral. Image shows from L to R: Carrie (Andie MacDowell), Charles (Hugh Grant)

Four Weddings And A Funeral 30 years on: How a low budget movie won over critics

It's been three decades since the smash release of Four Weddings And A Funeral, raking in hundreds of millions at the box office and making Hugh Grant a superstar overnight.

Emma Pryer, The Mirror, 9th March 2024
Poor Things. Bella Baxter (Emma Stone)

Poor Things: Mark Ruffalo embodies the stupidity of the patriarchy to a tee

At times foolish, at times ambitious, but always a buffoon, Mark Ruffalo's Duncan Widderburn is the clearest example of the satire of patriarchy in Poor Things.

Joe George, Den Of Geek, 9th March 2024

Operation Mincemeat: the sleeper West End hit carried by its fans

We join the 'mincefluencers' who have turned a show about wartime espionage into a box-office blockbuster - and whose detective work has identified the real hero of the story.

Henry Bird, The Times, 9th March 2024

TV & radio

Radio 4 10am
30 min
You're Dead To Me

You're Dead To Me

Series 8, Episode 10 - Emma Of Normandy

Greg Jenner is joined by Professor Elizabeth Tyler and comedian Jen Brister in early medieval England to learn all about Queen Emma of Normandy.

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Rick Edwards. Credit: BBC

Fighting Talk

Series 21, Episode 26

Former Man City player Paul Dickov, sports presenter Natalie Pike, former rugby league player Brian Noble and comedian Neil Delamere join Rick Edwards for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.

Radio 4 7:15pm
45 min
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Image shows from L to R: Brian Cox, Robin Ince. Copyright: BBC

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 29, Episode 4 - Poison

Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince delve into the murky world of historical poisonings. Joining them to add their drops of killer insight are comedian Hugh Dennis, chemist Andrea Sella and Agatha Christie aficionado and former chemist Kathryn Harkup.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 9:35pm
60 min
The Jonathan Ross Show. Jonathan Ross. Copyright: Hot Sauce / ITV Studios

The Jonathan Ross Show

Series 21, Episode 3 - Millie Bobby Brown, Rob Beckett, Luke Littler, Liam Gallagher, John Squire, Raye

Jonathan is joined by Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown, comedian Rob Beckett and darts prodigy Luke Littler, while the music is provided by ex-Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher and Stone Roses guitarist John Squire, and singer-songwriter Raye.

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