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The Now Show

The Now Show

  • Radio comedy / stand-up
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 1998 - 2024
  • 466 episodes (64 series)

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present a mix of stand-up, sketches and songs in this popular topical comedy show for Radio 4. Also features Jon Culshaw, Marcus Brigstocke, Jon Holmes, Mitch Benn, David Quantick and more.

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Series 31, Episode 2

John Finnemore co-hosts alongside Steve Punt, with the show inevitably focusing around the emergency budget and the World Cup, but also squeezing in a good deal about bees, a plan to abolish all taxation, a handy guide to recycling and a lullaby for Andy Murray. With Laura Shavin and special guests Isy Suttie and Andy Zaltzman.

Topics

- Budget Cuts

- Recycling (Isy Suttie song)

- Government reform (Andy Zaltzman)

- The World Cup

- BP's reaction to the oil spill

- Aardvarks and Bees (John Finnemore)

- Andy Murray (Isy Suttie song)

Audience Question

"A match at Wimbledon broke all records this week, with the last set lasting longer than the previous longest match. What is the most interminable event that you have ever found yourself at?"

- A four day conference about wire... in a Stalinist hall in China. Presentations were in Mandarin... which I don't speak... I was the chairman!

- Meeting the Queen. I could have just looked at a stamp.

- All the swimming galas my son swam in. Four hour at the top of a steaming stuffy swimming pool seating area to see an indistinguishable child in black hat and trunks swim for 25 seconds... and, yes, I have cheered for the wrong one!

- I couldn't think of anything witty to say so here is a picture of an elephant beating Wayne Rooney at football.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 25th June 2010
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Steve Punt Host / Presenter
Laura Shavin Ensemble Actor
Guest cast
John Finnemore Host / Presenter
Andy Zaltzman Self
Isy Suttie Self
Toby Longworth Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Steve Punt Writer
Laura Shavin Writer
Jon Hunter Writer (Additional Material)
James Kettle Writer (Additional Material)
John Finnemore Writer
Andy Zaltzman Writer
Isy Suttie Writer
Hugh Dennis Writer (Additional Material)
Carey Marx Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Colin Anderson Producer

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