BCG Daily Saturday 8th June 2024
Press clippings
Rachel Parris: Poise review
Songs pepper the set, and are among its stronger elements.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 8th June 2024
Harold Snoad obituary
BBC comedy producer who directed the hit sitcoms Keeping Up Appearances and Ever Decreasing Circles.
Anthony Hayward, The Guardian, 8th June 2024
20 years later, The Mighty Boosh is still a comedy revolution
It's been 20 years since The Mighty Boosh first aired on the BBC in the UK. Starring Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt, the surreal comedy pair grew quickly from having a cult following into a popular award-winning series. While the show never achieved that same level of mainstream success in the US, it certainly left a legacy that reaches far beyond its initial cult status.
Joanna Orland, Collider, 8th June 2024
Emily Atack reveals 'annoying thing' that people say to her
Emily Atack has revealed a huge pregnancy gripe after flashing a glimpse of her bare baby bump.
Beth Allcock, The Sun, 8th June 2024
Count Binface among 13 candidates standing in Richmond and Northallerton
Count Binface is among 13 candidates contesting the new Richmond and Northallerton constituency at the General Election, where he will stand against Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Official Monster Raving Loony Party's Sir Archibald Stanton.
Joe Willis, Richmondshire Today, 8th June 2024
Jazz Emu review
A bizarre and brilliant hour of toe-tapping and side-splitting nonsense. Trust me, you'll love it!
Claire Roderick, Fairy Powered Productions, 8th June 2024
Rachel Parris: Poise review
Easily switching from a self-deprecating and cringeworthy parenting anecdote to a biting political critique, Rachel Parris's easy charm wins over the audience immediately and enables her to go into full primary school music teacher mode leading the audience in a wonderful singalong about what women want.
Claire Roderick, Fairy Powered Productions, 8th June 2024
"The show happened by accident": cult comedy Inside No. 9 shuts its doors
As Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith call time on their grimly hilarious TV anthology, they and their collaborators from a decade of darkness discuss how it was all done.
Daniel Dylan Wray, The Guardian, 8th June 2024
The Oxford Imps Game Show (Live) review
If improv is risky, here you're in safe hands.
Laurence Cooke, Cherwell, 8th June 2024
Rosie Jones reveals she has had to have therapy after taunts
Rosie Jones has revealed abuse from trolls has driven her to therapy, days after she endured hurtful ableist comments for competing in Channel 4 series Taskmaster.
Stuart Pink, Daily Mail, 8th June 2024
The week in audio: The John Dredge Nothing To Do With Anything Show review
Dredge is someone made for Radio 4, I feel, but never appears there: Radio 4's 6:30pm slots are taken by established panel show types, or by up-and-coming comics. Dredge is neither, but his series are always hilariously silly - Chris Morris meets Milton Jones - and he makes best use of the medium by creating a madcap space that you can picture in your imagination but would cost thousands if it were a film set.
Miranda Sawyer, The Guardian, 8th June 2024
Phil Ellis interview
"I've never liked stand-up comedy. I've got no interest in it."
Andy Murray, Northern Soul, 8th June 2024On the Mic Picks: Anesti Danelis
Anesti is a musical comedian, who makes music to mean something.
On The Mic, 8th June 2024Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024: 18 stand-up comedy shows
With hundreds of Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows to choose from, we will be picking out the acts we think you should see this year, starting with the best stand-up comedians.
Kevin Quinn, Edinburgh Evening News, 8th June 2024