BCG Daily Saturday 22nd June 2024
Press clippings
Asim Chaudhry releases rap song about the Prime Minister
The comedian and actor, who notably starred on BBC Three sitcom People Just Do Nothing, has now added music artist to his repertoire with the release of "Meet the Tories". The song is a cover of Kendrick Lamar's popular song "Meet the Grahams", which addressed members of rapper Drake's family amid the pair's ongoing feud. "Meet the Tories" is instead aimed at current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, as well as previous Tory PMs Boris Johnson, David Cameron and Margaret Thatcher.
Sara Baalla, Digital Spy, 22nd June 2024
Why the Fringe needs to prepare for a fight with puritanical climate activists
Campaigners like Fossil Free Books are achieving little but they have diminished our literary festivals, writes Stephen Jardine.
Stephen Jardine, The Scotsman, 22nd June 2024
The last curtain for the Earth Exchange cabaret
In the fourth and final part of his series about the Earth Exchange - a vegetarian cafe in North London that was a significant venue in the early days of alternative comedy - its promoter and compere Kim Wells tells of his run-ins with political correctness and the feminists who came to run the venue.
Kim Wells, Chortle, 22nd June 2024
Douglas Is Cancelled: Hugh Bonneville's culture war show is skin-crawling
This comedy drama about a newsreader caught making misogynistic jokes is full of cartoonish depictions of young people. Steven Moffat's latest is neither funny nor interesting.
Joel Golby, The Guardian, 22nd June 2024
Siân Docksey: Pole Yourself Together, review
Siân Docksey's exuberant Soho Theatre show melded surreal comedy with observations about life and some impressive pole dancing sequences.
Stephen Armstrong, The Telegraph, 22nd June 2024
The sitcom isn't endangered. We can all find something to laugh at - even Mrs Brown's Boys
An SOS by the BBC's comedy chief overlooked a raft of eclectic shows to help cheer us up.
Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 22nd June 2024
Why is the BBC so feckin' snobby on Mrs Brown's Boys? It's their biggest comedy ratings winner
The BBC's director of comedy Jon Petrie earns more than £210,000 and his job is to find programmes the corporation's viewers will actually find funny.
Jane Atkinson, The Sun, 22nd June 2024
Paulina Lenoir review
"The whole of LIFE in under an hour", Paulina Lenoir tells us about her all-encompassing clown show Puella Eterna.
Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 22nd June 2024
Three and a half Jewish women have the last laugh
A group of Jewish and Jew-ish women are launching a comedy night in north London
Judith Zerdin, The Jewish Chronicle, 22nd June 2024Surprise election forces comedians to tear up Edinburgh festival scripts
For this year's fringe, performers will be rapidly updating their shows to reflect the outcome at the ballot box.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 22nd June 2024Bedfringe 2024 Interview: Louise Atkinson: She's Got The Look
"I thought I was running incredibly late, was going to miss the start of my own show, sprinted to the venue knocking over a small child in the process only to realise I had read the time of my own show wrong and was an hour early."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 22nd June 2024On the Mic Picks: Yuriko Kotani
Yuriko Kotani is a UK-based Japanese comedian who was named as "one to watch" by Time Out. Who are we to disagree?
On The Mic, 22nd June 2024Kinds Of Kindness review
Jesse Plemons excels in unique trio of dark tales.
Ian Sandwell, Digital Spy, 22nd June 2024Videos
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