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BCG Daily Monday 20th January 2025

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Julian Clary

Sunday with Julian Clary: 'Our family tradition is a midday gin'

The TV personality talks about his neurotic rescue dog, salmon-cooking husband, daily phone calls to his mum and irrepressible ironing habit.

Nick McGrath, The Observer, 20th January 2025
Ben Elton

Ben Elton, Duke of York's review

Big subjects, big laughs. Ben Elton is as punchy as ever.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 20th January 2025
Chris McCausland

Chris McCausland review

The TV star's tour covers childhood delinquency, celebrity encounters and a rectal examination - without ever getting especially personal.

Brian Logan, The Guardian, 20th January 2025
An Audience With.... Barry Humphries. Credit: London Weekend Television

Dame Edna's glasses are up for auction

Auctioneers Christie's put a £1,000 to £1,5000 estimate on each of seven specimens being sold off next month.

Chortle, 20th January 2025
Chloe Petts

Chloe Petts review

A well-crafted, self-assured set about overcoming trolls.

Ben Breen, A Young(ish) Perspective, 20th January 2025
Jamie Demetriou

Jamie Demetriou: Quietly becoming Britain's funniest new Hollywood export

Demetriou muses about comedy with the respect it deserves as an art form; for him, it's all-encompassing.

Joe Taysom, Far Out, 20th January 2025
Stage door sign on a brick wall

Newtion Matthews: A Kinky Boots 'to remember'

Newtion Matthews always had an inkling that he might get the chance to play Lola someday.

"I put it out in the ether, and I manifested," he says while we're catching up in rehearsals for the new Made at Curve revival of Kinky Boots.

Tanyel Gumushan, What's On Stage, 20th January 2025

Videos

TV & radio

Radio 4 2:15pm
30 min
Hennikay. Guy (Bill Bailey). Copyright: CPL Productions

Hennikay

Series 2, Episode 6 - Abigail's... Partly

When Guy visits a new client called Abigail Finch, a bestselling writer of self-help books who in spite of being full of advice for other people lives a rather sad and lonely life, Hennikay decides she is someone that maybe could benefit from his friendship.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Just A Minute. Sue Perkins. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 94, Episode 1 - A red phone called Kevin

Sue Perkins challenges Paul Merton, Laura Smyth, Julian Clary and Desiree Burch to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Subjects include shopping centres, snake oil, and a slip of the tongue.

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