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鈥淎 Centrist Dad takes his children to feed the ducks, a Conservative Dad takes his children duck shooting, a Socialist Dad takes his children to a Solidarity With Ducks rally.鈥�

Centrist Dads have a bad reputation. They鈥檙e 鈥渆ntirely responsible for Labour鈥檚 Election defeat鈥�, 鈥渁ggressively condescending鈥� and they 鈥渓ike Top Gear too much鈥�. And yet, Alun Cochrane is fine with being one (albeit one who hasn鈥檛 actually watched Top Gear).

Recorded in front of a virtual audience from Salford, this show is Alun鈥檚 quest for the centre ground, an area bizarrely underpopulated in the comedy world. Comedians should poke fun at all hypocrisy no matter whether it emerges from the right or the left, so why are so few stand-ups apparently adept at sniping from the middle?

Alun investigates whether his politics have changed or if it's the world that has changed around him and left a reasonable man feeling like an extremist. He is pretty sure he isn鈥檛 an actual baddie. He spends his days writing jokes in 鈥榃here鈥檚 Wally?鈥� pyjamas alongside his gluten-free dog. Does that sound like an extremist to you?

Written and performed by Alun Cochrane
Production co-ordinator: Mabel Wright
Sound engineer: Michael Smith
Producer: Richard Morris

Photo credit: Matt Stronge

A 大象传媒 Studios Production. First broadcast in 2021.