BCG Daily Saturday 3rd August 2024
Press clippings
Fringe 2024: Rarely Asked Questions - Dr Jo Prendergast
Introducing New Zealand comedian, psychiatrist and author Dr Jo Prendergast who makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut with The Cool Mum at the Gilded Balloon.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd August 2024My Festival: Jazz Emu
Hotshot pseudo-comedological multi-instrumentalist answers our Fringe Q&A.
The Scotsman, 3rd August 2024Trans activist Dylan Mulvaney on womanhood and why there's so much on the line in the US election
The LA-based musical theatre star's new show FAGHAG is a sharp, campy and autobiographical play with songs.
Nick Levine, The Big Issue, 3rd August 2024Learn the not so cunning art of Festival Fringe self-promotion
In case you hadn't noticed, the Fringe started this week. Once again, it's that time of year when performers will do anything to get their faces in the papers.
Vladimir McTavish, Edinburgh Evening News, 3rd August 2024
Thank Goodness You're Here: The love letter to Yorkshire making gamers cry laughing
Players pilot a tiny, silent character through a series of surreal odd-jobs given to them by local residents. It's a deliberately weird experience, but it's also been hailed as hilariously funny and "reyt proper Yorkshire".
BBC, 3rd August 2024
Book Review: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? By Pierre Novellie
Novellie's area of work combined with his skilful way with words - neatly sarcastic, amiably sardonic and stylishly self-deprecating - makes this latest exploration of the human mind in all its strangeness essential reading.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd August 2024Dee Allum picks her comedy favourites
Dee Allum picks her Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites.
Chortle, 3rd August 2024The comedy industry's at a crossroads between tone-deaf corporate greed and artistic freedom
Writes Vlad Ilich.
Vlad Ilich, Chortle, 3rd August 2024Edinburgh Fringe comics pitch their own Baby Reindeer
With every streaming service now searching for their version of the Netlfix hit, Mark Watson, Lucy Porter, Celya AB and more pitch the TV show of their lives, from real-life origin stories and flights of fancy to, erm, Baby Reindeer.
Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 3rd August 2024Sian Davies: Where Are All the Working Class Comics?
You can tell I'm working class from the tattoo on my leg. Apparently, this means I also eat kebabs and frequent two star resorts in Benidorm.
Sian Davies, Entertainment Now, 3rd August 2024Lauren Pattison: Reaching for the Sky
Her career highlight includes a gig in the Sydney Opera House. But Lauren Pattison has no pictures of her on stage - she was too busy being excited about the extraordinary chance which had been sprung on her just days earlier.
Jo Christie, Entertainment Now, 3rd August 2024An Interview with Nerd Mentality
If you fancy a spot of interactive murder mystery this Fringe, get yourselves to the Uno Mas Keller.
The Mumble, 3rd August 2024Graham Kay: Pete And Me
His show also has a really interesting theme, so I thought it would be good to find out more.
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 3rd August 2024On my radar: Sue Perkins' cultural highlights
The broadcaster and stand-up comedian on her love of Angela Carter, bewitching Budapest, and a pizza restaurant that fuses Indian and Italian cuisine.
Killian Fox, The Guardian, 3rd August 2024Matt Forde's Edinburgh Festival Fringe Political Party podcast guests added
Matt Forde will interview Anas Sarwar, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Sarah Brown, over three live Edinburgh Festival Fringe Political Party podcast specials.
Podcasting Today, 3rd August 2024Videos
Online
TV & radio
10am30 min
You're Dead To Me
Series 9, Episode 5 - Robert BruceGreg Jenner is joined in medieval Scotland by Dr Iain MacInnes and comedian Marjolein Robertson to learn about Scottish independence hero and king Robert Bruce.
9:30pm30 min
Changing Ends
Series 2, Episode 5 - Better The Neville You KnowWith the stress of the Cobblers trying to stay top of the league taking its toll, Christine strong-arms Graham into having a caravan mini-break in Great Yarmouth.
10pm30 min
Piglets
Episode 3 - UniformThe excited recruits get to wear their uniforms for the first time, Dev reveals a deeply personal issue that Steph offers to help with, and Paul gets a second shot at his mission.
11pm30 min
Scott Agnew: Dead Man Talking
Episode 1 - How It All EndedScott Agnew tells the story of how he died and the musings over mortality that have dominated his life.