Another stand-up series for Susan

Susan Calman has been given a second series of her Radio 4 stand-up show Calman Is Convicted.

The show is also being promoted to the prime-time 6.30pm slot, after the first four episodes – which aired in February and March – went out at 11pm.

On Twitter, the Glasgow-born comedian said she was ‘utterly delighted’ by the news, adding: ‘Hurrah!’

In the show, Calman explores topics on which she had strong opinions – which have so far been gay marriage, the death penalty, depression and national pride. She said: ‘I wanted to write about things that mattered to me rather than just fluff.’

Here she is in a clip from the first series, reminiscing about her time campaigning against Capital Punishment in the US when she was a lawyer:

Published: 16 Jul 2013