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BCG Daily Tuesday 30th April 2024

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Daliso Chaponda

A quick chat with Daliso Chaponda

Today we speak to comedian Daliso Chaponda who is heading out on tour from May with the show Feed This Black Man Again.

Holly, Phoenix Remix, 30th April 2024
Taskmaster. Rhod Gilbert. Copyright: Avalon Television

Rhod Gilbert "pinching himself" over return to comedy two years after cancer diagnosis

Rhod Gilbert has said he's shocked and elated to have returned to stand-up comedy just two years after receiving a stage four cancer diagnosis.

Lydia Spencer-Elliott, The Independent, 30th April 2024
Alexander Bennett

Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand the Man, Myself - review

Ultimately, Bennett's show emerges as a testament to the power of comedy to illuminate the human experience, offering both catharsis and camaraderie to those brave enough to confront their own inner demons alongside him.

Serafina Cusack, The Reviews Hub, 30th April 2024
Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee turns indie singer

Stewart Lee played a surprise gig last night - fronting a band. Lee temporarily teamed up with The Girl With The Replaceable Head, who are currently on a short UK tour.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th April 2024

Eddie Tobin, who managed Billy Connolly and survived a shooting, has died

Tobin enjoyed a lifetime of experience in business in Glasgow and throughout Scotland.

Russell Leadbetter, The Herald, 30th April 2024

On the Mic Picks: Ed Patrick

Ed is a comedian, author and anaesthetist.

On The Mic, 30th April 2024

Videos

TV & radio

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!. Milton (Milton Jones). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!

Series 6, Episode 3 - Excalibat!

Milton Jones pulls at a zip that hasn't been opened for 60 years and inadvertently causes a UK Chutney Crisis.

BBC Two 9pm
45 min
QI. Image shows left to right: Alan Davies, Cariad Lloyd, Sandi Toksvig, Bridget Christie, Rosie Jones

QI

Series U, Episode 15 - Ulex

Sandi Toksvig is joined by Bridget Christie, Rosie Jones, Cariad Lloyd and Alan Davies to find out about ulex and other obscure U words.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm
60 min
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable. Image shows left to right: Jordan Stephens, Fern Brady, Mel Giedroyc, Lou Sanders, Jamie Laing

Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable

Series 4, Episode 8

This week Mel and Lou are joined by TV personality Jamie Laing, comedian Fern Brady and musician Jordan Stephens. Amongst the misdeeds, Jamie reveals why he got arrested after a bungee jump, Fern lifts the lid on the terrible sex education she gave to her friends, and Jordan spills the beans on a long-running feud with a famous children's TV presenter.

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