British Comedy Guide

BCG Daily Sunday 24th March 2024

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Dispatches: Russell Brand: In Plain Sight. Russell Brand

Russell Brand whistleblower: Channel 4 investigation a "whitewash"

The claim follows an investigation in which four women accused the comedian of sexual assault.

Rosamund Urwin, Charlotte Wace and George Greenwood, The Sunday Times, 24th March 2024
Derry Girls. Clare Devlin (Nicola Coughlan). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Nicola Coughlan: "I didn't like period dramas before Bridgerton"

The Derry Girls actress on giving up on Catch-22 and the moment she discovered Martin Scorsese is a fan.

Blanca Schofield, The Sunday Times, 24th March 2024
Raymond Mearns

Raymond Mearns on how having a stroke changed his life

Comic had to cancel full Fringe run after falling ill.

Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 24th March 2024
Scot Squad. Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson (Jack Docherty)

Jack Docherty on meeting his hero ahead of Fife gig

Being lied to by David Bowie would be the highlight of many people's careers. But for Scot Squad star Jack Docherty, it was the culminating moment of a lifelong obsession.

Rebecca Baird, The Dundee Courier, 24th March 2024
Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee: Which will melt away first, the snow or the arts?

Keir Starmer will need to make it affordable to be an artist, because the value of art is beyond financial metrics.

Stewart Lee, The Observer, 24th March 2024
An Evening With The Fast Show

An Evening With The Fast Show review

Ted and Ralph, the 'Suit you!' tailors and the rest of the gang's most fondly remembered characters reconvene for a 30th-anniversary greatest hits sketch show, interspersed with the cast reminiscing about their creation.

The Guardian, 24th March 2024
An Evening With The Fast Show

An Evening With The Fast Show review

In this nostalgic stage tribute to the 1990s TV sketch show, Swiss Toni, Ron Manager and co feel like timeless comic creations.

Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 24th March 2024
Armando Iannucci. Copyright: Linda Nylind

Armando Iannucci says level of child poverty "like Dickens novel"

Creator of the TV series The Thick Of It attacked government policy as he appeared on Laura Kuenssberg's BBC show.

Sian Bradley and Charlotte McLaughlin, The Times, 24th March 2024

Videos

TV & radio

Radio 4 7:15pm
15 min
Stuart Mitchell. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne

Stuart Mitchell's Cost Of Living

Episode 5 - Stuart Becomes An Orphan

Stuart looks back at the death of his mum and just when he finds himself back on his feet and truly happy, he receives devastating news about his dad.

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