BCG Daily Monday 13th January 2025

Vicar Of Dibley writer reveals new Parkinson's film

Paul Mayhew-Archer, from Abingdon, told BBC Radio Oxford he had been working on But When We Dance for the last "five or six years". "The film has been commissioned by the BBC, and we've got a top director attached and hopefully once the casting is all sorted, we will make it later this year," he said.

Viral comic Amy Mason on finding freedom in her 30s

Despite achieving huge viral success with her sketches - most famously her characterisations of 'Bristol mums' at the school gate - Amy Mason's journey towards stand-up has been a circuitous one.

Gala Preview Show, De Montfort Hall review

Leicester Comedy Festival nicely teed up.

"Watched it about 12 times": why Notting Hill is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers highlighting their favourite comfort films is a reminder of why Richard Curtis's west London-set romcom is his greatest.

"Terrible" AI Michael Parkinson podcast condemned by Jenny Eclair

Jenny Eclair has condemned a new artificial intelligence podcast that uses Sir Michael Parkinson's voice, calling it "a terrible idea" and saying she "can't compete" with the late chat show presenter.

Russell Brand came out batting for Andrew Tate and was brutally owned into next year

Brand said Tate "should be represented" despite some of the things he says - and this is already a leading contender for understatement of the year - being "pretty out there".

Abby Wambaugh review

Abby's ability to shift seamlessly between slapstick humor and raw, emotional storytelling is nothing short of genius.

Palladium pantomime confirms 2025 return as Robin Hood breaks records

Producer Michael Harrison for Crossroads Pantomimes announced today that Robin Hood broke its own records and that the annual Palladium pantomime will return for a tenth anniversary year.

The production played its final performance yesterday, welcoming more than 132,000 people and setting records for the highest daily, weekly, and season-wide gross sales.

Initial casting revealed for Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors

The first wave of casting for the UK premiere of Dracula, A Comedy Of Terrors has been revealed.