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BCG Daily Friday 11th April 2025

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Alice Fraser

Alice Fraser cancels US trip over her Trump jokes

Comedian told immigration officers may take a dim view of critical comments.

Chortle, 11th April 2025
Shaparak Khorsandi. Copyright: Heathcliff O'Malley

Shaparak Khorsandi review

I can wholeheartedly recommend catching one of the remaining shows on her nationwide tour.

David Swift, Number 9, 11th April 2025
Katherine Ryan

Inside Katherine Ryan's savage new show

Celebrities' ears would have been burning this week after Katherine Ryan brought her Battleaxe tour to the London Palladium.

The Canadian comic, hands down the funniest woman in stand-up, took aim at everyone from Jimmy Carr to disgraced rapper P Diddy.

Ellie Henman, The Sun, 11th April 2025

Six cinema release breaks records and adds extra screenings

Six The Musical Live! has broken the record for the highest opening day figure for a musical ever. It opened on the widest screen count in the UK for an event cinema release across 700 sites! Additionally, the live capture has delivered the third highest single day gross for an event cinema title ever.

Tanyel Gumushan, What's On Stage, 11th April 2025

TV & radio

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Naked Week. Andrew Hunter Murray

The Naked Week

Series 2, Episode 6

We mourn the death of globalisation, take a tour of Keir's new theme park, and play a game of BBC Balance Local Elections Naked Week Joke Twister.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
30 min
Have I Got News For You. Martin Clunes

Have I Got News For You

Series 69, Episode 2

Martin Clunes hosts, with staff writer at the Atlantic, Helen Lewis, making her 11th appearance on the programme. Ian Smith completes the panel, making his debut on the show.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
65 min
The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything. Jimmy Carr

The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything

Highlights Special - Ultimate Rivals

Things get spicy between question master Jimmy Carr and an incredible roster of comedy rivals, including Michael McIntyre, Davina McCall, Lee Mack, Romesh Ranganathan, Roisin Conaty, Kevin Bridges, Jack Whitehall, Aisling Bea, Joe Lycett, Nish Kumar, Sharon Osbourne, Mo Gilligan, Jamie Oliver and many more.

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