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No Pressure To Be Funny. Image shows from L to R: Nick Revell, James O'Brien, Alistair Barrie

No Pressure To Be Funny: Edinburgh 2012

No Pressure To Be Funny joins forces with Amnesty International UK for a podcast from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. James O'Brien is joined by activist and comedian Mark Thomas, Canadian stand-up Dana Alexander, America's Paul Provenza and award-winning crime author Ian Rankin. With contributions from NP2BF creators Alistair Barrie and Nick Revell, and music from Steve Gribbin, Loretta Maine (the alter ego of Pippa Evans) and Phil Nichol. Topics include Pussy Riot, Julian Assange and offensiveness in comedy.

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  • Published: 20th August 2012
  • Length: 84 mins
  • Size: 77.88mb

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