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Videos
Here’s the video for Jazz Emu’s latest single, Here It Comes.
It comes from his new album, Sings: The Inimitable Sound of Archie Henderson which is out now on streaming services, or to buy from Bandcamp, priced £9.
The video features a number of familiar names from the comedy circuit including Catherine Bohart, Rob Carter and Ellen Robertson.
Here It Comes
by Jazz Emu
Introducing the cast
Retuning to the BBC this month