BCG Daily Sunday 18th August 2024
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Swimming Against The Algorithm : Interview with Suchandrika Chakrabarti
Having returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with her sophomore show, Doomscrolling, Suchandrika Chakrabarti chats to Pepper&Salt about her new hour, character comedy and what's going on with the orcas.
Katerina Partolina Schwartz, Pepper and Salt, 18th August 2024
What Adrian Mole means to me
Four decades after Adrian Mole (13 ¾) shared his toe-curling diary, two writers pay tribute to the enduring comic genius of Sue Townsend.
Nina Stibbe and David Nicholls, The Sunday Times, 18th August 2024
Helen Fielding: "I'm very protective of Bridget Jones"
HHer creation became the voice of a generation. The author talks about blue soup, Keir Starmer and calorie counting.
Hadley Freeman, The Sunday Times, 18th August 2024
Film nerd mates create comedy love letter to valleys
Three friends who have spent years geeking out together over films and TV series are about to see their own creation hit the small screen. Based on their shared experience of growing up in the south Wales valleys, Adam Llewellyn, James Prygodzicz and Tom Rees wrote animated sitcom The Golden Cobra.
Nicola Bryan, BBC, 18th August 2024
The week in TV: Daddy Issues
David Morrissey strays into sitcom land.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 18th August 2024Edinburgh Fringe show with graphic period detail is actually causing men to faint
"We've had three men faint at shows and another nine people leave," says Marjolein Robertson.
Kitty Chrisp, Metro, 18th August 2024Why Is There So Much Misery in Fringe Comedy?
Maybe it was those pesky reviewers to blame all along. Maybe we just ran out of words to describe funny and clutched at narrative as a way to keep ourselves feeling smart and relevant.
Kate Copstick, Entertainment Now, 18th August 2024David Eagle wins Outstanding Visually Impaired Award at the Neurodiverse Review Awards
The awards reflect the dedication and exceptional talent of disabled and neurodiverse acts at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th August 2024Couple in Fringe row named as long-term activitsts, but blast 'nutty' conspiracy theories
The couple booed out of Reginald D Hunter's show after heckling an anti-Israel joke are long-term antisemitism campaigners Mark Lewis and Mandy Blumenthal, Chortle can confirm.
Chortle, 18th August 2024