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This page lists all the articles, interviews and other features BCG has published. There are more than 4,000 articles to read in this section.   RSS feed

  • Comedy Chronicles
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  • Novelty Jukebox
  • First Gig, Worst Gig
  • Random 8
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  • Balls Etc
  • The British Comedy Quiz
Mark Brailsford. Copyright: Sam Cartwright Photography Live

Random 8: Mark Brailsford

Tuesday 5th April 2022

About to reprise his Tony Hancock, Mark Brailsford recalls snubbing Pinter but delighting a Brighton football legend.

Sydney Lotterby. Copyright: BAFTA Features

Comedy Chronicles: The subtle sitcom skills of the one and only Sydney Lotterby

Sunday 3rd April 2022

Sydney Lotterby was producer/director of some of the most esteemed sitcoms of all time - titles such as Last Of The Summer Wine, Porridge, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and Yes Minister all benefited from his touch - but is all-too-often overlooked for his skill, influence and input. Graham McCann sets that right.

Just Good Friends. Image shows from L to R: Penny Warrender (Jan Francis), Vince Pinner (Paul Nicholas). Copyright: BBC Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #196

Wednesday 30th March 2022

Clem Fandango, Manny from Black Books, Major Bloodnok and the Fourmile family are amongst the characters we are quizzing you about this time.

Bobby Mair Live

Random 8: Bobby Mair

Tuesday 29th March 2022

Back on an eagerly-awaited tour, Bobby Mair recalls pre-show donut binges, anxious gatecrashing and screaming arm dangles.

Isy Suttie Live

Musical Comedy Awards 2022 finalists

Monday 28th March 2022

Abigail Carter-Simpson, Amy Webber, Chris Timoney, Jeff Japers, Joseph Emslie, Kayleigh Jones, Kit Sullivan, Nikola McMurtrie, Orlando Gibbs, Simon David, The Sugarcoated Sisters and Talal Karkouti will take part in the 2022 WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards final on 9th April.

Colin Mochrie Live

First Gig Worst Gig: Colin Mochrie

Friday 25th March 2022

Improv legend Colin Mochrie heads back to the UK with a hypnotic new show, but why was he once held up by a Hollywood action hero?

Miranda. Image shows from L to R: Penny (Patricia Hodge), Miranda (Miranda Hart) Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #195

Wednesday 23rd March 2022

This week: Miranda, the magazine in Nathan Barley, the first Arnold Rimmer, heights of comedians, and more.

The Island. Tom Allen TV

Tom Allen introduces The Island

Sunday 20th March 2022

Tom Allen fronts Dave's comedy format, The Island. Across eight episodes, Allen takes on the role of Captain of the SS Unsinkable which has run aground. He explains more in this interview.

Duncan Wood Features

Comedy Chronicles: Duncan Wood - The maestro

Sunday 20th March 2022

Galton and Simpson are often credited as the writers who created the modern television sitcom; but if they were its scripted progenitors, then the mighty and prolific producer/director Duncan Wood was the parent of its technical language and stylistic form.

Comedy tastes survey results Features

Comedy tastes survey results

Saturday 19th March 2022

We present the results of a survey conducted into tastes and preferences of comedy audiences in Britain.

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