BCG Daily Thursday 19th December 2024
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Ramona Marquez: "I grew up on TV. I never knew anything different"
Marquez was just five years old when the groundbreaking improvised sitcom Outnumbered made her a star. As the show returns to our screens for a one-off Christmas special, she talks to Ellie Harrison about the pitfalls of fame, from eager fans at Reading to intrusive tabloid headlines, and what we can expect from the Brockman siblings now they are all grown up
Ellie Harrison, The Independent, 19th December 2024
Adam Riches and John Kearns ARE Ball & Boe review
The single funniest hour I've spent in a theatre all year.
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 19th December 2024
"It's all starting to get very emotional": how Gavin & Stacey became one of TV's most beloved comedies
It's back this Christmas ... for the final time. But how did the naughty, surreal sitcom charm Britain so much that new episodes are a national event with viewing figures akin to a royal wedding?
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 19th December 2024Taskmaster Series 19 to premier in New York
Greg Davies and Alex Horne will be hosting the world premiere of the next series at the Town Hall in New York on January 21.
Chortle, 19th December 2024
Simon Evans: The UK will miss Andrew Doyle and Graham Linehan
Their departure for the US is a damning indictment of the state of artistic freedom in Britain.
Simon Evans, Spiked, 19th December 2024
Live At Christmas comedy review: Seasonal stand-up treats aplenty
Powerhouse comedy bill led by Sara Pascoe hits buttons that veer from cynical to silly.
Jay Richardson, The List, 19th December 2024
Cast for Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's The Autobiography Of A Cad adaptation revealed
James Mack will play the eponymous Cad.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 19th December 2024
Eddie Kadi, Michelle De Swarte and Munya Chawawa guest in TV Version of Crongton adapted by Archie Maddocks
With a focus on nurturing homegrown talent from across the UK, Crongton held an open casting call on social media for underrepresented young actors.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th December 2024
Stephen Fry criticises Stonewall's "nonsensical" stance on trans issues
The author and broadcaster spoke out for the first time against the LGBT rights charity's advocacy for gender ideology during an interview with the Triggernometry podcast.
James Eastham, The Telegraph, 19th December 2024
Damian Lewis leads backlash by unpaid cast of Jimmy Carr's Downton spoof
Disaster and recriminations flew on the set of Downton Abbey spoof Fackham Hall, written by comic Jimmy Carr and starring Damian Lewis. The £5 million movie suffered a financial collapse part way through filming, with backers pulling out, and none of the cast or crew have yet been fully paid.
Alison Boshoff, Daily Mail, 19th December 2024Podcasts
TV & radio
11am45 min
The Infinite Monkey Cage
Series 31, Episode 6 - Is Extinction The End?Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince dig into de-extinction asking, could we and should we resurrect creatures of the past? They are joined by geneticist Adam Rutherford, palaeontologist Susannah Maidment and comedian/virologist Ria Lina.
10pm30 min
Only Child
Episode 5 - Who's Brian?Richard secures an audition and embarks on a journey to track down the elusive Brian - Ken's oldest friend, with whom he lost touch with years ago - in order to invite him to Ken's surprise 75th birthday party.