Sketch groups get Radio 4 showcase
25/08/2011 … Radio 4 is to showcase live sketch comedy groups in a new four-part series.
Thu 25 August 2011
Terry Alderton
25/08/2011 … As Terry Alderton bursts on to the stage with his manic and intense energy, half of the crowd are clearly baffled.
Bridget Christie: Housewife Surrealist
25/08/2011 … Bridget Christie got me from the very beginning when she ran into the room, dressed as a bishop with hairy monkey hands, danced about to a ska version of the Dr…
Cul-De-Sac
25/08/2011 … The sinister and depraved goings-on behind the polite conformity of the suburbs has long been an inspiration for writers.
John Scott is Totally Made Up
25/08/2011 … I’ve absolutely no idea what the Spike Milligan award was, but John Scott was runner-up in it in 2003.
Piff The Magic Dragon: Last Of The Magic Dragons
25/08/2011 … ‘I’m a purist,’ deadpans Piff The Magic Dragon, as he professes his hatred of gimmicks… while standing before us in a shiny green dragon costume, his similarly-clad…
Chris And Paul Show
25/08/2011 … A good ‘best newcomer’ shortlist makes you go ‘Who?’ A poor one makes you go, ‘Why?’This year the first criterion was definitely fulfilled with The Chris…