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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

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  • Novelty Jukebox
  • First Gig, Worst Gig
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  • Balls Etc
  • The British Comedy Quiz
Hatty Ashdown Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Hatty Ashdown

Friday 10th February 2023

As she prepares to re-open The Worry Drawer, Hatty Ashdown recalls that time she lived in a cupboard.

Chris Jarvis Live

Chris Jarvis / Alison Spittle / Amy Matthews - Bobby Carroll's Comedy Diary

Wednesday 8th February 2023

Bobby finds sheer joy at the Chris Jarvis pantomime Cinderella, and reports back from the gigs of Alison Spittle and Amy Matthews.

Andy Capp. Andy Capp (James Bolam). Copyright: Thames Television Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #240

Wednesday 8th February 2023

Topics this time include Feathers McGraw, Andy Capp and the Sparrowhawk Family Centre. Recognise any of those names?

Celya AB Live

Random 8: Celya AB

Tuesday 7th February 2023

From Paris to Brum, now taking on London and Leicester, Celya AB tackles our huit suite.

Nick Hancock. Credit: Alan Howard Features

Nick Hancock's Second Half

Saturday 4th February 2023

He's as 1990s-iconic as Pierre van Hooijdonk, and still benefits from those old shows. Now Nick Hancock is back talking football every week - and recalling a unique career.

The Thinking Drinkers. Credit: Steve Ullathorne Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: The Thinking Drinkers

Friday 3rd February 2023

What happens when The Thinking Drinkers and our Q&A come together? It's First Drink, Worst Drink!

Doctors + Nurses. Image shows from L to R: Toby Stephens (David Mitchell), Zita Khan (Mina Anwar), Tara Cummings (Susan Earl), Roy Glover (Adrian Edmondson), Flapper (Steven Alvey), Lucy Potter (Abigail Cruttenden), George Banatwala (Madhav Sharma) Features

Medical sitcoms

Wednesday 1st February 2023

Healthcare is a national obsession, so we take a look at a few TV sitcom depictions of hospital life.

Blackadder. Mrs Miggins (Helen Atkinson-Wood) Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #239

Wednesday 1st February 2023

Who runs the coffee shop in Blackadder? Where did Captain Hans Geering go? How did David Brent finally make his staff laugh? What did Arthur Tolcher play? Those questions, and more.

Raymond Allen Features

Comedy Chronicles: One sitcom did 'ave 'em - The strangely short career of Raymond Allen

Sunday 29th January 2023

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em is one of Britain's favourite sitcoms, but for writer Raymond Allen it was almost his only success a comedy writer. Normally sitcoms flop and writers flourish - so why the near-opposite here?

Alex Edelman Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Alex Edelman

Friday 27th January 2023

Back for FGWG2 as he wows London's Menier Chocolate Factory, Alex Edelman reveals his big breakthrough and dream bill.

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