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John Robins, Friday Night Live, Marina Hyde, The Weirdos - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary
Tuesday 1st November 2022
Mark's live comedy adventures this month take in James Acaster, Tim Key, Channel 4's Friday Night Live, John Robins, Amy Gledhill, Marina Hyde, The Death Hilarious and Weirdos Present: The Envelopes.
Random 8: Sleeping Trees and Dan Wye
Tuesday 1st November 2022
Together for a fairytale film mash-up, Sleeping Trees and Dan Wye recall some gruesome injuries and an onslaught of jäegerbombs.
Balls Etc: Bryony Byrne's Fan/Girl gives us a Freaky Cantona Callback
Monday 31st October 2022
Why did Fan/Girl - back for three London shows - give Balls Etc a unique freak-out at the Edinburgh Fringe? Bryony Byrne takes us back to the 90s.
Comedy Rewind: Welcome to Angelo's
Sunday 30th October 2022
We visit Sharon Horgan's little-known first sitcom creation, café ensemble Angelo's, which made it to screen in 2007 after four years in development hell.
First Gig, Worst Gig: The Delightful Sausage
Friday 28th October 2022
It's the first ever First Gig Worst Gig 2 - the burpy comeback - and who better to take the plunge than the on-tour Delightful Sausage?
British Comedy Quiz #226
Wednesday 26th October 2022
This one features: Al Murray's real name, Romesh Ranganathan's label, The World's End, School Of Hard Sums and two struggling actors.
Comedy Chronicles: BOO! When Bela Lugosi met Old Mother Riley
Sunday 23rd October 2022
With Halloween approaching, Graham McCann tells of the now obscure early-50s British comedy film that co-starred Hollywood horror legend Bela Lugosi, Mother Riley Meets The Vampire.
David Renwick looks back on his comedy writing career
Saturday 22nd October 2022
A long-read interview with prolific comedy writer David Renwick. He talks about his early days in comedy, writing for The Two Ronnies, being wined and dined by Spike Milligan, coming up with calamitous catastrophes to befall Victor Meldrew in One Foot In The Grave, how Jonathan Creek episodes were constructed, and much more.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Axel Blake
Friday 21st October 2022
Fresh from his Britain's Got Talent triumph, the on-tour Axel Blake recalls an oddly time-specific post-show hug.
British Comedy Quiz #225
Wednesday 19th October 2022
Black Books, Victoria Wood, Only Fools And Horses, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and Harry Hill start off this week's questions, but there's more too - like Men Behaving Badly.