18/06/2011
A special zone celebrating the comedy agents, impresarios and writers with comedy writer Peter Baynham (Borat), club owner Tommy Shepherd (The Stand) and producer Colin Gilbert.
A Behind The Scenes special celebrating the comedy Agents, Impresarios and Writers.
Among the characters featured in this Zone are comedy writer Peter Baynham (Borat), the King of Satire Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It), club owner Tommy Shepherd (The Stand), TV producer Colin Gilbert, The Doyenne of the Scottish Comedy scene Karen Koren and the man who wrote the funny lines for everyone from Morecombe and Wise to the Two Ronnies - that's Barry Cryer.
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Janice Forsyth: Armando Iannucci
The writer, producer and film director sits down to chat to Janice Forsyth about his appearance on a South Bank Show Special in 2006.
Duration: 20:26
Laughed Off The Page: Peter Baynham
The comedy script writer charts his rise through the comedy ranks from Radio 4 to Hollywood.
Duration: 28:34
Stark Talk: Tommy Shepherd
Edi Stark meets the co-creator of The Stand comedy club to discuss his path from schoolboy to comedy kingpin.
Duration: 26:47
Comedy Caf茅: Comedy Critiquing
Comedy Critic Colin Somerville chats to Janice Forsyth about the art of comedy reviewing.
Duration: 05:02
Laughed Off The Page: Ian Pattison
The creator of Rab C Nesbitt discusses the secret of his script-writing success.
Duration: 26:51
Laughter Junkies: Norma Farnes
Spike Milligan鈥檚 legendary comedy agent Norma Farnes chats to Brian Donaldson in 2009.
Duration: 23:49
Comedy Confessions: Barry Cryer
Father Joe Mills chats to the veteran comedy writer about his life penning lines for everyone from Morecombe and Wise to The Two Ronnies.
Duration: 28:37
Comedy caf茅: Warm Up Acts
Comedians Arnab Chanda and Daniel Sloss debate the pros and cons of working as a warm up act for TV studio recordings.
Duration: 10:01
Laughter Junkies: Karen Koren
The creator of Edinburgh鈥檚 famous comedy venue The Gilded Balloon discusses her career promoting some of the biggest names in comedy.
Duration: 28:13
Laughed Off The Page: Andy Hamilton
The creator of 1990s satirical news show Drop The Dead Donkey and regular Radio 4 contributor outlines his own particular comic viewpoint.
Duration: 26:46
Laughter Junkies: William Cook
The comedy reviewer and biographer of Eric Morecombe and Peter Cook chats to Julie Wilson-Nimmo about his life watching comedy from the wings.
Duration: 24:36
Laughed Off The Page: Galton And Simpson
The writers behind Hancock鈥檚 half Hour and Steptoe and Son recall their memories of over 60 years of comedy script writing.
Duration: 26:53
My Favourite Year: 1971
The creator of The liver Birds, Butterflies and Bread describes how 1971 marked the start of her incredible career.
Duration: 14:23
Laughter Junkies: Colin Gilbert
The esteemed television producer of everything from Rab C Nesbit to Limmy鈥檚 Show discusses his comedy career with Julie Wilson-Nimmo in 2008
Duration: 23:46
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- Sat 18 Jun 2011 00:45大象传媒 Radio Scotland
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