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Channel 4 has released Joe Kent-Walters' ’nasty little sketch show’ Bad Eggs.
He hosts the show as ‘Yorkshire’s biggest bugger’, Frankie Monroe, leading viewers on a tour of Rotherham Road.
Producers say: ‘It’s a place where the kids drink bitter and dreams come true (if your dream is to slap a topless man on his belly for 50p). Meet local legends in the pub, the offy, and a van. They are horrible and you will love them.’
The eight-minute show was commissioned as part of Channel 4’s Playground initiative. It was made with Hat Trick Productions, directed by Sam O’Leary and features fellow comedians including Molly McGuinness, Paul Campbell and Tom Lawrinson.
Bad Eggs from Joe Kent-Walters
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