BCG Daily Thursday 30th January 2025
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Which comedians are taking part in celebrity Bake-Off 2025
Jamali Maddix, Tommy Tiernan, Adam Buxton, Phil Wang, Sophie Willan and Chris and Rosie Ramsey are among the stars taking part in the celebrity version of Bake Off this year.
Chortle, 30th January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
Fans will enjoy unpicking its snarl of tangled entrails.
Sam Marlowe, The Stage, 30th January 2025
More comics announced for Latitude
Mark Watson, Huge Davies, Josh Baulf, Matt Bragg, Thomas Green and US comic Reggie Watts have been added to the line-up.
Chortle, 30th January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's two-and-a-half hour stage send-off to their beloved horror anthology is a twisted joy.
Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out, 30th January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
This theatre spin-off mainly rehashes the TV show, but diehard fans will be happy.
Anya Ryan, London Theatre, 30th January 2025
Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright review
With plenty of jump scares and light flickers, you may find yourself with your hands in front of your face - but don't all the best horrors have you feeling the same way?
Katelyn Mensah, Radio Times, 30th January 2025
Inside No. 9 Stage/Fright review
You never know what genre an episode of Inside No. 9 will deliver. Cramming all possibilities together, it's little surprise that some of it will be crowded out. But the show is sold out. Inside No. 9 diehards won't care.
Alexander Cohen, Broadway World, 30th January 2025
BBC apologises for culture of silence over Russell Brand
The BBC has apologised to staff who felt they could not speak up with concerns about Russell Brand's behaviour because he was seen as "too influential" and they felt he "would always get his way and therefore they stayed silent".
Yasmin Rufo, BBC, 30th January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton confirm yet again that they are the great storytellers of our time - but something crucial is missing.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 30th January 2025
Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright review
TV mavericks Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith have oodles of fun playing with all the possibilities of this new medium.
Annabel Nugent, The Independent, 30th January 2025
Edinburgh Fringe appoints a new chief executive
Tony Lankester joins from Riverside Studios.
Chortle, 30th January 2025Videos
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3:30pm10 min
Big Lizard
Episode 30 - Dad's DroneBig Lizard wants to have a go with Dad's new drone but first he has to prove that he can go a whole day without breaking something precious. Good luck Big Lizard!
6:30pm30 min
Kiri's Comedy Club
Series 4, Episode 3 - Getting Into CharacterKiri Pritchard-McLean talks about character comedy with Colin Hoult and Emma Sidi.
6:30pm30 min
POV
Episode 1 - Colin from Portsmouth is DISGUSTEDColin from Portsmouth, Broken News, Sally in HR and every Ed Sheeran song ever.
9pm60 min
A League Of Their Own
Series 19, Episode 4ALOTO celebrates the Olympics with golden girl and recent Sports Personality of The Year winner Keely Hodgkinson and double Olympic champion Sir Andy Murray, alongside comedian Alan Carr.
10:30pm15 min
Eamon, Older Brother Of Jesus
Episode 1He's 40 and lives at home with his parents. He has the perfect younger brother and his mother is a saint. Life is not easy for Eamon....