30/07/2021
Comedian Mark Steel tells Roger Bolton how he gets away with satirising the towns and cities he visits in Mark Steel's in Town, which has now been running for over a decade.
How does the comedian Mark Steel get away with cheekily satirising towns and cities that he visits in his eponymous Radio 4 programme?
Mark Steel’s in Town has been running for over a decade, but now he has broken new ground writing and appearing in a radio sitcom, Unite. Mark tells Roger Bolton he thinks all comedians are actors at heart, and questions whether there is such as think as left-wing comedy.
And two listeners review Alun Cochrane: Centrist Dad? Part of a series of stand-up specials on Radio 4.
Presenter: Roger Bolton
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Executive Producer: Samir Shah
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