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Alex Edelman's Peer Group

Alex Edelman's Peer Group

  • Radio stand-up
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2017 - 2021
  • 14 episodes (4 series)

Alex Edelman returns to Radio 4 for another stand-up show on millennials.

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Series 3, Episode 1 - Cool

Award-winning comedian Alex Edelman discusses the concept of "cool" and what it means today. With help from his "peer group" at the University of West London, Alex examines what is cool, how to be cool, and why it's still important today.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 5th February 2020
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Alex Edelman Host / Presenter
Writing team
Alex Edelman Writer
Alfie Brown Writer (Additional Material)
Rebecca Nicholson Writer (Additional Material)
David Burstein Writer (Additional Material)
Catherine Brinkworth Writer (Additional Material)
Kat Sadler Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Sam Michell Producer

Press

Radio review: Alex Edelman's Peer Group

Alex Edelman's Peer Group debated what "cool" means. He did this at Westminster University, with students. He is 31. He's probably not sure that's a cool age to be, so feels obliged to lay down the laws of cool very firmly. "No one can pull off pink hair," he says, and "the idea of cricket is cooler than the actual thing". His frequent use of "like" (as in "I was, like...") betrayed his essential uncoolosity. Perhaps his audience thought whichever age they are is definitely cooler than his. But they're polite about it. Is polite the new cool?

Gillian Reynolds, The Sunday Times, 9th February 2020

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