BCG Daily Saturday 12th April 2025

Press clippings

Just Act Normal. Image shows left to right: Tionne (Akins Subair), Tanika (Kaydrah Walker-Wilkie), Tiana (Chenée Taylor)

Just Act Normal: the dark comedy drama that's a TV feelgood joy

This talent-packed Birmingham-set series follows three children with a missing mother and their attempts to stay out of care. It's amazing how much silliness they wring out of such a chilling premise.

Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 12th April 2025

Ardal O'Hanlon on comedy, trigger warnings, and life after Father Ted

From stand-up to movies to a new novel - Ardal O'Hanlon talks to Noel Baker.

Noel Baker, The Irish Examiner, 12th April 2025

Britain doesn't need an SNL reboot

Sky is set to launch a British version of Saturday Night Live next year. The long-running American comedy show is now in its 50th continuous year of production, so one might - with some justification - wonder: why now?

Gareth Roberts, Unherd, 12th April 2025

We have the talent to make the British SNL the greatest comedy show in the world

...but only if we don't try to be a carbon copy of the original, says Burt Williamson.

Burt Williamson, Chortle, 12th April 2025

Last One Laughing - second series dream team? Your choices revealed

Here is the top ten according to my readers... though of course you might disagree.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th April 2025

Eshaan Akbar review

Whilst there is truly hilarious material within this set the one thing that I feel he has improved upon since we last saw him is his ability to take the subject to a more heartfelt place and swing the emotion in the room. It truly is a skill and one that, in my humble opinion, all the best clowns seem to have. Couple this with his intelligent yet almost innocent delivery and you really have something worth the price of admission.

Clownster, 12th April 2025

Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith

Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith: 'We really make each other laugh'

The Inside No. 9 stars talk about taking it from screen to stage, the secret of their creative chemistry - and why The League Of Gentlemen should have one last reunion.

Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 12th April 2025

Videos

TV & radio

10:15am
10 min

Nikhil & Jay

Episode 29 - Nikhil And Jay And The Train To Chennai

When a power cut interrupts their call, the boys feel sad that they are not in Chennai with Ammamma and Thatha. They pretend to take a train all the way there to see them!

11am
60 min

Fighting Talk

Series 22, Episode 34

BBC Gladiator Alex Gray, sports journalist Jim White, and comedians Justin Moorhouse and Susie McCabe join Rick Edwards for an hour of sporting punditry, humour and entertainment.