Character Comedy
Lewis MacLeod presents archive recordings featuring the best character comedians in the business including Steve Coogan, The League of Gentlemen and Paul Whitehouse.
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Ford Kiernan – Stark Talk
The Dennistoun-born comedian joins Edi Stark to look back over his life in comedy.
Duration: 28:41
Lewis MacLeod – Speak Up
The comic actor and mimic goes behind the mic to reveal the curious world of the Voice-Over artist.
Duration: 28:23
Steve Coogan – Janice Forsyth Show
The character actor chats to Janice Forsyth about bringing his creations to life.
Duration: 22:10
Paul Whitehouse – Janice Forsyth Show
An interview from 1996 featuring the man behind characters like Chris The Crafty Cockney, Rowley Birkin QC, and Unlucky Alf.
Duration: 20:38
Monty Python - Long Live The Dead Parrot
Original Flying Circus member Carol Cleveland looks back on the birth of a comic institution.
Duration: 28:20
Brendan O’Carroll - Comedy Café
The star of Mrs Brown’s Boys discusses the success of his creation and how it went from a 5 minute radio spot to a fully-fledged TV phenomenon.
Duration: 10:53
Lily Savage – Janice Forsyth Show
Paul O’Grady’s alter ego discusses her role in a musical version of the legendary TV show, Prisoner Cell Block H back in 1996.
Duration: 15:17
The Unexpected Items – Comedy Café
Sketch show star Matt Lacey joins Clare English to explain how his Gap Yer clip became an internet sensation.
Duration: 08:17
Barry Humphries – Janice Forsyth Show
The Dame Edna Everidge star discusses the birth of comic creation with Janice Forsyth in 1995.
Duration: 18:29
Lee Nelson – MacAulay & Co
The council estate philosopher drops in to discuss touring, loving the ladies and beating his good friend Omelette in an egg race.
Duration: 06:05
Greg Hemphill – My Comedy Heroes
Greg sits down with Bruce Morton in 2005 to remember his own particular Comedy Heroes.
Duration: 23:34
Ricky Grover – Comedy Café
The larger than life actor discusses his comic creation Bulla and his own extraordinary background.
Duration: 10:10
Simon Donald – Comedy Café
The creator of Viz magazine discusses how he created Finbarr Saunders and Sid the Sexist.
Duration: 09:53
Broadcast
- Sat 5 May 2012 00:45Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio Scotland
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