BCG Daily Tuesday 20th August 2024

And Mrs review

Aisling Bea does her best in And Mrs, a tonally uneven comedy about a woman determined to marry her dead fiancé, but even she can't breathe life into a clumsy script.

Olga Koch and Finlay Christie use their privilege as a rich seam of humour

One stand-up asks moral questions about her family's post-Soviet wealth, the other uses a self-satisfied persona to survey his gilded lifestyle. Both strike comedy gold at Edinburgh Fringe.

Adam Hills on the Paralympics and how The Last Leg broke down stigma

The comedian sits down with Radio Times magazine to discuss the Paralympics.

Reginald D Hunter tried to quell 'antisemitic' crowd

New footage shows comic urging calm at controversial Edinburgh Fringe gig.

Why the funniest jokes at the Edinburgh fringe just didn't make me laugh

In stand-up especially, a joke is indivisible from its context. The "you had to be there" rule should be more carefully observed.

Suchandrika Chakrabarti on the best and worst of Edinburgh

"Is it a faux pas to flyer a well-known comedian?"

Mr Bean teaches English: how film is helping language learners

For students fathoming British accents, cinema is a godsend. Three Ukrainians getting used to Yorkshire explain how light entertainment has been seriously useful.

Edinburgh goes bananas for cult show with a gorilla costume, a rocking chair and little else

Back for its 15th year, this festival favourite finds a bespectacled primate sitting silently on stage for 56 minutes - to wild applause.

Beloved BBC star John Clegg dies aged 90

John Clegg has passed away aged 90 as tributes poured in for the beloved star.

The actor was best known for playing Gunner 'Paderewski' Graham in the BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum across 56 episodes.