John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music
- Radio comedy
- BBC Radio 4
- 2014 - 2016
- 8 episodes (2 series)
Radio 4 series in which John Shuttleworth invites musical guests to his lounge to sing one of his songs - and one of their own. Stars Graham Fellows.
Press clippings
Second series for John Shuttleworth
Radio 4 has commissioned a second series of John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music.
Chortle, 11th January 2016Graham Fellows: 'I can't do John Shuttleworth for ever'
Sean O'Grady joins Graham Fellows down the comedian's local Spar in Louth, Lincolnshire, for milk, pasties - and a heart-to-heart about the future of Sheffield's most versatile singer-songwriter.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 28th July 2014John Shuttleworth, aka writer and performer Graham Fellows, is always hoping that someone will record his songs, and he gets his wish in the new series John Shuttleworth's Lounge Music.
The 'lounge' of this title doesn't necessarily relate to the comic character's whimsical style of music, but more to the front room of his house in Sheffield where he invites guests to chat and sing.
First to call in was Chas Hodges - of Chas and Dave fame (although Dave was busy elsewhere indulging his passion for restoring gypsy caravans).
Much about the half-hour amused, including the usual interruptions from John's wife Mary and his agent Ken Worthington (also voiced by Fellows), who hassled Chas about joining his tiny stable of artists.
The series is likely to stand or fall on how well the invited guest is able to ad-lib and engage with Shuttleworth's dry sense of humour. This first instalment was something of a hit and miss affair, although Chas' rendition of Shopkeepers in the North was a highlight.
Lisa Martland, The Stage, 23rd July 2014