BCG Daily Thursday 11th April 2024
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Could this be the year that the Edinburgh Fringe bubble finally bursts?
It is still only April and chilly outside, but there is already heated debate about August's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The problem is the escalating cost of accommodation. A one-month Fringe stay has never come cheap, but for the hundreds of comedians hoping to head up there to hone their craft and maybe even be talent-spotted, the costs really are no laughing matter.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th April 2024
The first ever Taskmaster was a very different beast
No Greg Davies, 20 contestants, post-midnight... the original Taskmaster didn't start out as the show it is now.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 11th April 2024
Seize Them! review
While there's a whole battalion of comic talent doing their best with the poor material they've been given, they have precious little to work with. (2.8 stars)
Philip Caveney, Bouquets & Brickbats, 11th April 2024
Bait and Switch: 10 Years of Inside No. 9
Ahead of its final series, a look back on the compelling, confounding and constantly changing world of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's Inside No. 9.
Kirstyn Smith, The Skinny, 11th April 2024
Just The Tonic announces Edinburgh Fringe shows
Just The Tonic's 2024 Edinburgh Fringe programme has announced 128 incredible shows so far with tickets on sale now.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th April 2024
The Space announces 150 more Edinburgh Fringe shows
With another 150 brand new shows going on sale at theSpaceUK for the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, here are some highlights of the shows you won't want to miss.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th April 2024Swede Caroline review
Featuring giant squash, allotment sabotage, sex parties, big country piles, double entendres and a madcap conspiracy centred around a marrow called Ricky, this comedic "mockumentary" is about as brilliantly British as you can get - and it is hilarious.
Laura Stott, The Sun, 11th April 2024Videos
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6:30pm30 min
Kiri's Comedy Club
Series 1, Episode 2 - Britain's Got TalentKiri Pritchard-McLean hosts a roundtable with a group of comedians who've all taken part in the entertainment juggernaut that is BGT. Daliso Chaponda, Lee Ridley, Abi Carter-Simpson and Janice Connolly (aka Barbara Nice) chat about their time on the show, subverting expectations on stage, and how it felt becoming a household name overnight.
9pm45 min
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Episode 7This week's guest players are Joel Dommett, Nathaniel Curtis, Jason Fox and Hermione Norris.
9pm60 min
Taskmaster
Series 17, Episode 3 - Some Impropriety?The answers to a great many questions will be answered in this episode. Will Steve Pemberton's no-vowels gamble pay off? Why does Sophie Willan love to balance items on her head? Can John Robins make formula milk? What does Nick Mohammed think is going to happen to those eggs? And, most intriguingly, why is Joanne McNally sniffing Little Alex Horne's beard?
10pm30 min
Big Mood
Episode 5 - The EdgeEddie takes to London's nightlife to find a rich man and has a run-in with her mother. Maggie tries to make amends for what happened at the pagan festival.
10:35pm30 min
Big Mood
Episode 6 - The Great BeyondMaggie and Eddie reckon with the past and prepare for the future, but will their friendship survive the challenges as they both reach crisis point?