BCG Daily Saturday 6th April 2024
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Jim Moir: "I'll only do a TV show if it's about birds and art"
Jim Moir has come a long way from his Vic Reeves television heyday, when he and his comedy partner, Bob Mortimer, were household names. Andrew Billen meets him and his wife, Nancy, at home in Kent to find out why his alter ego had to go.
Andrew Billen, The Times, 6th April 2024
"I cheated on Harry Enfield then he cast me as a sex worker", admits Helen Lederer
Helen Lederer has opened up about her former relationship with Harry Enfield in the mid 80s which ended when he discovered she had been cheating on him.
Jane Warren and Sanjeeta Bains, The Mirror, 6th April 2024Specsavers launches its first ever comedy club in London to normalise eye symptoms in the over 40s
This April, Specsavers is hosting its first ever comedy club, in partnership with eye-conic stand-up comedian and writer Jen Brister.
London Post, 6th April 2024
Reginald D Hunter review
All in all, there was a mixed response to Hunter but, knowing what type of comedian he was before I set foot in the theatre, his language, his stories did not offend or have me cringing in my seat.
Fiona Leyman, Fairy Powered Productions, 6th April 2024
Andrew Scott tells people who are still watching Fleabag to "go outside and get some fresh air"
The Irish actor delivered a frank message to fans of the show.
Ryan Price, JOE, 6th April 2024TV & radio
10am30 min
Your Place Or Mine
Series 3, Episode 1 - Stephen Mangan: Erris, Co. Mayo, IrelandStephen is determined to take Shaun back to their ancestral homeland, to experience the blanket bog of this bleak and beautiful area of the West of Ireland. But will he prevail?
11am60 min
Fighting Talk
Series 21, Episode 30Former England netballer Tamsin Greenway, sports presenter Liam MacDevitt, sports journalist Thom Gibbs and comedian Jacob Hawley join Rick Edwards for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.
9:35pm60 min
The Jonathan Ross Show
Series 21, Episode 6 - Michael Palin, Anthony Joshua, Lulu, Laura Smyth, JungleJonathan is joined by Monty Python and travelogue legend Michael Palin, heavyweight boxing star Anthony Joshua and singing veteran Lulu, ahead of her final tour after 60 years in the business. Comedian Laura Smyth also appears on the sofa and music is provided by Jungle, winner of the best British group at the Brits.
11pm30 min
You Heard It Here First
Series 2, Episode 1Chris McCausland asks a panel of comedians to live in an audio only world, with Iain Stirling, Su Pollard, Alasdair Beckett-King and Sophie Duker.