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Now Wash Your Hands. Image shows from L to R: Salma Shah, Nathaniel Tapley, Jake Yapp, Jon Holmes
Now Wash Your Hands

Now Wash Your Hands

  • Radio comedy
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2020
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Comedy series following comedians in isolation. Stars Jon Holmes, Salma Shah, Jake Yapp and Nathaniel Tapley.

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Comedy corona-cast as Jon Holmes, Jake Yapp, Salma Shah and Nat Tapley drop in on isolated home-bound guests, including Jenny Eclair, Matt Lucas and David Sedaris.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 9th April 2020
Time
11pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Jon Holmes Host / Presenter
Salma Shah Host / Presenter
Jake Yapp Host / Presenter
Nathaniel Tapley (as Natt Tapley) Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Jenny Eclair Guest
Matt Lucas Guest
David Sedaris Guest
Writing team
Jon Holmes Writer
Salma Shah Writer
Nathaniel Tapley (as Natt Tapley) Writer
Jake Yapp Writer
Tony Churnside Writer (Additional Material)
Steve Doherty Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Jon Holmes Producer
Laura Grimshaw Producer

Press

Now Wash Your Hands review

The recurrent dreadfulness of Radio 4 comedy is a bit like a humanitarian disaster on the other side of the world. Yes, it's bad; yes, you wish it wasn't happening; but what are you realistically going to do to change things? Best to turn off the radio and stop thinking about it. Sometimes, things get so awful that intervention becomes necessary. As the Times radio critic I feel moved to issue a unilateral condemnation of Radio 4's new coronavirus-themed "comedy" podcast Now Wash Your Hands.

James Marriott, The Times, 9th April 2020

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