Where Do You Want Me? (A Comic In Continental Crisis)
- Radio documentary
- BBC Radio 4
- 2009
- 1 episode
Johnny Vegas looks at the Benidorm comedy scene and asks if it is a graveyard for past-it comedians, or a tribute to the glory days of comedy. Features Johnny Vegas, Albi Senior, Crissy Rock, Gary George, Ricky Stevens and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2009
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Johnny Vegas, Albi Senior, Crissy Rock, Gary George, Ricky Stevens, Tony Scott, Wendy Kane and Ricky Wayne
- Writers
- Johnny Vegas
- Producers
- Sally Harrison
- Company
Johnny Vegas asks whether Benidorm is the elephant's graveyard for entertainers who just don't know when to call it a day, or a shining tribute to the glory of comedy that came before. And he tries to fathom if this is the fate that awaits him.
Johnny is at a turning-point in his professional status. He has a thriving career but knows, deep down, that audiences are getting younger and his shelf life within showbusiness could be too close to perishable for comfort.
He sees that, with the demise of the great British Working Men's Clubs, and the unforgiving nature of popular culture, many household names have followed their audiences to the Spanish coast, where they are still revered and can play once more to packed houses of grateful punters.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 7th November 2009 at 10:30am on BBC Radio 4
- Episode length
- 30 minutes