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Character Comedy

Lewis MacLeod presents archive recordings featuring the best character comedians in the business including Steve Coogan, The League of Gentlemen and Paul Whitehouse.

5 hours, 15 minutes

Last on

Sat 5 May 2012 00:45

Chapters

  • Ford Kiernan – Stark Talk

    The Dennistoun-born comedian joins Edi Stark to look back over his life in comedy.

    Duration: 28:41

  • Lewis MacLeod – Speak Up

    The comic actor and mimic goes behind the mic to reveal the curious world of the Voice-Over artist.

    Duration: 28:23

  • Steve Coogan – Janice Forsyth Show

    The character actor chats to Janice Forsyth about bringing his creations to life.

    Duration: 22:10

  • Paul Whitehouse – Janice Forsyth Show

    An interview from 1996 featuring the man behind characters like Chris The Crafty Cockney, Rowley Birkin QC, and Unlucky Alf.

    Duration: 20:38

  • Monty Python - Long Live The Dead Parrot

    Original Flying Circus member Carol Cleveland looks back on the birth of a comic institution.

    Duration: 28:20

  • Brendan O’Carroll - Comedy Café

    The star of Mrs Brown’s Boys discusses the success of his creation and how it went from a 5 minute radio spot to a fully-fledged TV phenomenon.

    Duration: 10:53

  • Lily Savage – Janice Forsyth Show

    Paul O’Grady’s alter ego discusses her role in a musical version of the legendary TV show, Prisoner Cell Block H back in 1996.

    Duration: 15:17

  • The Unexpected Items – Comedy Café

    Sketch show star Matt Lacey joins Clare English to explain how his Gap Yer clip became an internet sensation.

    Duration: 08:17

  • Barry Humphries – Janice Forsyth Show

    The Dame Edna Everidge star discusses the birth of comic creation with Janice Forsyth in 1995.

    Duration: 18:29

  • Lee Nelson – MacAulay & Co

    The council estate philosopher drops in to discuss touring, loving the ladies and beating his good friend Omelette in an egg race.

    Duration: 06:05

  • Greg Hemphill – My Comedy Heroes

    Greg sits down with Bruce Morton in 2005 to remember his own particular Comedy Heroes.

    Duration: 23:34

  • Ricky Grover – Comedy Café

    The larger than life actor discusses his comic creation Bulla and his own extraordinary background.

    Duration: 10:10

  • Simon Donald – Comedy Café

    The creator of Viz magazine discusses how he created Finbarr Saunders and Sid the Sexist.

    Duration: 09:53

Broadcast

  • Sat 5 May 2012 00:45