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New podcast dramatises real-life meeting between Michael Jackson & Benny Hill

On February 22 1992 the King of Pop met the King of Comedy. Benny Hill was staying at the Brompton Hospital following a heart attack when he was visited by his number one fan - Michael Jackson. They talked for half an hour, making plans for Michael to star in a future TV series of The Benny Hill Show. But it was not to be; Benny Hill died on the April 20, less than two months later. Now, exactly thirty years later a new play When Michael Met Benny is being released as a free drama podcast, imagining just what took place in that hospital room.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th February 2022

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