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BCG Daily Monday 2nd December 2024

News

Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2024. Ferdia Lennon. Credit: Laurie Fletcher Shop

Ferdia Lennon wins Wodehouse Prize 2024 with Glorious Exploits book

Ferdia Lennon has won the 2024 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction for his book Glorious Exploits.

Johnny And The Knights Of The Galilee TV

Male escort comedy series Honey Boys in development

A TV comedy series about a group of childhood friends who run an escort business in Cornwall is in development. Honey Boys is based on an existing Israeli format.

Pete Firman. Credit: Karla Gowlett Live

Pete Firman confirms next tour

Comic magician Pete Firman is to embark on another tour. Tricks & Giggles will run from September 2025 to April 2026.

Live Comedy Association Pro

Live Comedy Sector AGM details confirmed

The first AGM for the UK live comedy sector will take place on Thursday 6th February 2025 in Leicester, featuring a range of speakers.

Joanne McNally Live

Joanne McNally announces 2025 UK dates

Stand-up show Joanne McNally: Pinotphile will tour the UK between April and November 2025.

FYI

Armando Iannucci. Credit: Tim Whitby People

Armando Iannucci company

BBC Studios has announced a development partnership with Armando Iannucci's new production company, Touchscreen.

Sarah Hadland TV

Sarah Hadland dance sitcom

Sarah Hadland is writing a sitcom inspired by her experience on Strictly Come Dancing, and wants her friend Miranda Hart and dance partner Vito Coppola to feature in the comedy. The Miranda star is developing the idea with Car Share writer Paul Coleman.

Image shows left to right: SMASHBengali, Nikita Kanda News

BBC Asian Network Comedy 2025

A new episode of BBC Asian Network Comedy will be recorded on Friday 31st January, featuring Fatiha El-Ghorri, Dinesh Nathan, Bas Rahman and Shalaka Kurup.

Features

Kiri Pritchard-McLean Live

Kiri Pritchard-McLean talks about Peacock

Kiri Pritchard-McLean talks about what her creative process is like for a show, steps aspiring comedians should take and what it is like to be making history at Theatr Bryn Terfel.

BCG Pro

Compass Pro

A world of opportunity

It's easy to get cynical, but for comedy creators there is still plenty of opportunity.

Press clippings

Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Cat (Danny John-Jules), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Lister (Craig Charles), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn). Copyright: UKTV

A comedy spray

While we're on an anonymous questions kick, here's something else I was asked recently: "Favourite behind-the-scenes moment?" Which gives me an excuse to talk about something brilliant - Red Dwarf's Stasis Leak.

Dirty Feed, 2nd December 2024
Extras. Image shows from L to R: Maggie Jacobs (Ashley Jensen), Andy Millman (Ricky Gervais), Darren Lamb (Stephen Merchant)

How David Bowie ended up starring in one of the most memorable TV comedy scenes of all time

Just when you thought you couldn't love David Bowie more, along came his surprise cameo in Extras.

Paul Brannigan, Louder Sound, 2nd December 2024
A theatre stage door sign and entrance

Peter Pan pantomime at King's Theatre in Glasgow - review

The formula for panto is basically the same every year, but this cast manages to make it feel fresh and exciting each time, and not just in the bits that they're apparently making up as they go along.

Simon Thompson, What's On Stage, 2nd December 2024
Paul Foot

Paul Foot review

Surreal, intelligent, and daring comedy.

Ben Breen, A Young(ish) Perspective, 2nd December 2024

Videos

Unhinged. Ashwin (Sunil Patel) Online

Unhinged - My optician is down BAD

3 mins, 27 secs

This was a lot more emotionally involved than you would expect most optician's appointments to be...

TV & radio

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 3:30pm
10 min
Big Lizard

Big Lizard

Christmas Special - Happy Proximas!

When it unexpectedly snows, Cosima decides it must be Christmas! Rex disrupts her festive preparations, but it doesn't stop the family having a perfect 'Proximas'.

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 4:40pm
10 min
Supertato

Supertato

Series 3, Episode 12 - Evil Pea's Party Plan

It's Evil Pea's birthday, but she and Carrot are trapped in the bottom of her freezer. They must put their differences aside and work together to escape.

OUTflix 6pm
84 min
LGBTQ+ New Comedian Of The Year. Image shows left to right: Daniel Foxx, Zoe Lyons, Jen Brister, Jonny Woo

LGBTQ+ New Comedian Of The Year

In the bustling comedy scene, nine distinct LGBTQ+ comedians take centre stage at the Comedy Bloomers competition.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz. Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz

Series 3, Episode 6 - Merthyr - home of Welsh heroes

Stand-up and quizzer Paul Sinha tests the people of Merthyr Tydfil on their knowledge of Wales's 100 Greatest Heroes, from those rated alarmingly high to those who were overlooked.

Comedy Central 9pm
60 min
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains. Image shows left to right: Ignacio Lopez, Janine Harouni, Krishnan Guru-Murthy

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

Series 6, Episode 6

Krishnan Guru-Murthy relives his teenage dreams on a ride-on lawnmower, Janine Harouni serenades everyone with some ukulele hip-hop and Ignacio Lopez is mortified by his school friend, who reveals an embarrassing obsession. There are weird obsessions, friends who dish the dirt and cringey performances but who will be crowned most embarrassing?

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