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Britain's Got Talent. Lorraine Bowen
Lorraine Bowen

Lorraine Bowen

  • English
  • Composer and comedian

Press clippings

The pros and cons of comics going on BGT

Following yesterday's opinion piece on Lorraine Bowen's appearance on Britian's Got Talent I was contacted by another performer, Martin Cabble-Reid. a.k.a. Kevin Cruise, who also went from the live circuit to Britain's Got Talent, reaching the semi-finals in 2010. Cabble-Reid's cautionary story below suggests that if you are already a circuit performer going on BGT will change your career direction forever and that you may not be able to go back to your old life even if you want to...

Martin Cabble-Reid, Beyond The Joke, 18th May 2015

Britain's Got Talent does not understand comedy

Watching Britain's Got Talent last night, I did wonder if it was just me and David Walliams who understood that Lorraine Bowen was actually a comedy act, and a very clever one to boot.

D. Cohen, Unreality TV, 17th May 2015

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