BCG Daily Wednesday 9th October 2024

Over 100 Edinburgh Festival Fringe acts owed money as Summerhall box office takings frozen after HMRC action

The Edinburgh venue's bank accounts have been frozen over alleged unpaid tax.

Edinburgh festivals come under the Westminster spotlight

In a Westminster Hall debate on Tuesday, Edinburgh's Olympic-sized annual cultural festivals were put under the spotlight in the first discussion on the topic in Westminster since 1992.

Sophie Duker: But Daddy I Love Her review

Inspired by joint therapy sessions with her father, the stand-up's joyful show has vivid portraits of her 'borderline-delusional' parents.

Robin Morgan: "I finally found 'my voice' in comedy"

Mock The Week and News Quiz star Robin Morgan is on tour with The Spark. He talks us through how he started off in the business.

Alma's Not Normal review

The second instalment of Sophie Willan's semi-autobiographical comedy is a triumph.

Bill Bailey: "After being mocked by my cockatoos, I drew the line at adopting a wallaby"

The comedian and former Strictly star Bill Bailey's home is a sanctuary for wildlife. Some of his 'pets' even laugh at his jokes.

Miranda Hart spotted with mystery man on bike ride - months before confirming secret wedding

Miranda Hart was spotted with mystery man on bike ride - months before she confirmed she had got married.

The popular TV star, 51, surprised fans when she announced on The One Show that she had tied the knot in the summer - after she began dating a man who removed mould from her house in 2020.

'It upsets me' says Sir David Jason about Only Fools And Horses legacy

Sir David Jason has revealed his Only Fools And Horses legacy has left him 'upset' as he reflects on his career.

He revealed "it only upsets me slightly, because that seems to be the only thing that people remember me for".

Graham Norton reveals strict BBC alcohol rule for hit chat show

Graham Norton has responded to claims that guests on his are plied with alcohol before filming.

The talk show host, who has been interviewing celebs on screen since 2007, revealed that some guests do arrive already drunk - but the BBC has a strict rule about giving them alcohol.

An oral history of The Fast Show

Thirty years after it first aired, the stars of the hit BBC sketch show tell all - from wowing Johnny Depp to inter-office tension that left one of the cast in tears.

Eshaan Akbar accused of 'mocking' October 7 victims

Comic appears to make light of massacre as he criticises Israel's response.

Dom Joly talks politics, pranks, and his global adventures ahead of The Conspiracy Tour

For those unaware of Dom Joly's broad career, his origins as a student could not have predicted where he would end up.

Inside Miranda Hart's incredible comeback

As Miranda fought her symptoms, she met her future husband - when he came to remove mould from her home in 2020.

Julian Clary: 'I've nearly been killed three times on stage'

Having begun his career in the mid-1980s, Julian Clary is a pro when it comes to performing and dazzling his peers in showbiz. However, that's not to say everything goes according to plan all the time...

Nigel Planer and Henry Normal perform in Oxfordshire

"We run the full gamut - so lots of funny poems and some serious poems. Viewed from our years of pain, it's all very accessible that's the main thing."

Timestalker review

Visually dynamic and admirably off-kilter, Alice Lowe achieves a cinematic triumph as writer-director-actor on an era-hopping black comedy.

Punching up: this mindlessly woke cliché is killing British comedy

Comedy must punch up? Britain's enviable list of TV successes suggest otherwise, despite Jon Plowman's comments.