BCG Daily Friday 28th February 2025
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The Last Laugh review
Hallelujah! There really is a comedy heaven, and within it are the ghosts of Bob Monkhouse, Eric Morecambe and Tommy Cooper.
Patrick Marmion, Daily Mail, 28th February 2025
Bruiser: The most important comedy show you've never heard of
Bruiser is the off-beat, lo-fi sketch show that launched the careers of Olivia Colman, Martin Freeman, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, and more.
Tom Nicholson, i Newspaper, 28th February 2025
Small Town, Big Story review
Christina Hendricks and Paddy Considine are great, but O'Dowd's Sky series about a Hollywood production in Ireland fails to pay off.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 28th February 2025
Londonist asks someone random questions: Arthur Smith and Phil Nice
Together, they are Fiasco Job Job, and their 40th anniversary sell-out Edinburgh show OOF! comes to Soho Theatre in April.
Londonist, 28th February 2025
Andy Zaltzman shortlisted for sports journalism award
Andy Zaltzman has been nominated for an an award in the Data Journalist category in the SJA British Sports Journalism Awards.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th February 2025
John Bishop quits his own chat show after just two series
Popular comedian John Bishop has revealed he won't be continuing with his self-titled chat show any more.
Jake Penkethman, The Sun, 28th February 2025
"A huge chunk of men don't want a funny partner": the podcast revealing the horrors of dating as a comedian
When Amy Gledhill and Harriet Kemsley both realised the other was newly unattached, the standups decided to create Single Ladies In Your Area, a hit podcast about divorces, dating and unwanted DMs.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 28th February 2025
Bill Bailey's 6-necked guitar to be sold at auction
Auctioneers in Wiltshire are offering a pair of guitars each with five necks.
Also in the sale is a Hutchins six-neck guitar called The Beast, as played by comedian Bill Bailey and spoof rock band Spinal Tap.
Rod Minchin, The Independent, 28th February 2025Showstopper! The Improvised Musical review
These incredible performers are guaranteed to wow as they dazzle you with drama, dance and delightful ditties.
Amarjeet Singh, Fairy Powered Productions, 28th February 2025Alterations review - tailoring comedy remade to measure at the National Theatre
In Michael Abbensetts' play, elegantly directed by Lynette Linton, characters work, dream, horse around and question the nature of home.
Arifa Akbar, The Guardian, 28th February 2025The Last Laugh at the Noel Coward Theatre review
Gags, gurning, and a supremely lazy script.
Nick Curtis, Evening Standard, 28th February 2025Videos
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1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 30, Episode 3Des Clarke is joined by guests Ray Bradshaw, Amy Matthews, Jamie MacDonald and Alice Fraser.
3:30pm5 min
Big Lizard
Episode 51 - One Whole YearIt's been one year since Cosima crash landed on Proxima, but no-one else has remembered this anniversary! Can a perfect picnic jolt their memories?
5:30pm30 min
Horrible Histories
Series 11, Episode 4 - Terrible TransportFrom camels to space rockets, via Dandy Horses, actual horses, royal train rides, cars, balloons and planes, it's the Horrible History of travel.
6:30pm30 min
The News Quiz
Series 116, Episode 8 - Mr. Starmer Goes To WashingtonAndy Zaltzman is joined by Scott Bennett, Sara Barron, Alex Massie and Lucy Porter for The News Quiz recorded from Scarborough. In the last of the current series, the panel unpack the Prime Ministers Washington visit, aid cuts and defence pastes, silent albums and AI generated essays.
8pm30 min
Would I Lie To You?
Series 18, Episode 8Stand-up comedian Josh Jones, comedian and actor Shazia Mirza, social media commentator and bodybuilder Matt Morsia and writer and presenter Rosie Ramsey join host Rob Brydon and regular captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack on the offbeat panel show.
10pm65 min
The Last Leg
Series 32, Episode 6Adam, Josh and Alex are joined by guests Gyles Brandreth and Judi Love.
10pm25 min
Funboys
Episode 3 - Pigs In Sleeping BagsGemma brings home a new pet and unwittingly unlocks some painful memories for Lorcan. Callum moves in with Jordan and his two dads and learns about a thing called "feelings."
10:25pm70 min
Asian Network Comedy
Episode 16 - London 2025An evening of stand-up from the BBC Radio Theatre in London. Performers include the fearlessly honest and witty Fatiha El-Ghorri, finalist of the BBC's Best New Act in 2022 Dinesh Nathan, stand-up comic and writer Shalaka Kurup and BBC Writers Room and Never Mind The Buzzcocks contributor Bas Rahman. Hosted by Nikita Kanda and SMASHBengali, with an live DJ set from Asian Network's own DJ Kizzi.
10:40pm50 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 32, Episode 21 - Claudia Winkleman with Chris Pratt, Toby Jones, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Rob Beckett, Rachel ChinouririChris Pratt talks about his famous father-in-law, Saoirse-Monica Jackson says she is amazingly proud of Derry Girls, Toby Jones calls Alan Bates a true hero, Rob Beckett jokes about his new series, and Rachel Chinouriri performs live in the studio.
11:05pm65 min
Jordan Gray: Is It A Bird?
Jordan Gray brings her universally acclaimed stand-up comedy show, Is It A Bird?, to TV for the first time. Shot in Jordan's home town theatre in Essex, this transgender comedy TV stand-up special is a whirlwind of music and comedy covering every possible topic, from politics to Batman.