183: Lanah P!
Craig & Friends
Craig And Friends
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🗓️ 5 July 2022
⏱️ 187 minutes
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Summary
Trans non-binary pioneer Lanah P. joins me to talk abortion rights, The Comic Strip, growing up in Grimsby, starring in “Eat The Rich”, letting Lemmy have it, bringing Bowie down to Taboo, “Pistol In My Pocket”, Shirley Bassey, meeting Margaret Thatcher, the vicissitudes of the showbizniss, “Lanah Be Lit And Be Learning”, musical theater, getting hormones in the early 80s, working men’s clubs of the 70s, Mark E. Smith, Leigh Bowery, self-work, Jayne County, compassion, and much much more.
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https://www.instagram.com/lanah.p
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| 0:00.0 | Make believe is not pretend We might be ever on the land |
| 0:07.0 | It never starts, it never ends Welcome to Craig and Friends |
| 0:14.0 | Welcome to Craig and Friends Welcome to Craig and Friends |
| 0:24.0 | Well, not only was I thrilled to get back to England a couple months ago |
| 0:28.0 | I was very excited to finally be having a chat with the legend |
| 0:32.0 | The one the only Lenapee, now you might know Lena as Lana Palais or Alpolae |
| 0:37.0 | If you know Lana Palais, you probably know Pistol in my pocket |
| 0:41.0 | The great mid-80s Stock Akin Waterman Dancefloor Filler |
| 0:44.0 | Perhaps you know Lena from her work with the comic strip, the Pioneering Comedy Troop |
| 0:50.0 | Led by Peter Richardson, Peter Richens, Rick Mayall, Adrian Edmonds and Jennifer Saunders, Don French, Robbie Coltrane |
| 0:57.0 | and so many more |
| 0:59.0 | I was first introduced to the Naas' work as a youth watching MTV |
| 1:04.0 | Late at night on Sundays when they would alternate the young ones with episodes of the comic strip presents |
| 1:10.0 | If you're not familiar with the comic strip presents and you like any of the performers I mentioned before |
| 1:15.0 | including the love that you're going to have for Lana after you hear even a few moments this episode |
| 1:20.0 | Go to YouTube and check some out now there's also a box that available, the complete comic strip presents |
| 1:25.0 | In addition to the TV shows they did, there was at least two cinema features |
| 1:31.0 | and that means that our guest is the first trans non-binary star of a feature film |
| 1:38.0 | Because in 1987, Eat the Rich was released |
| 1:41.0 | There's going to be a movie club coming up on that more details to follow |
| 1:44.0 | Co-starring Lemmy from Motorhead featuring cameos from Paul McCartney, Miles Copeland, Jules Holland, All-Manner of Folks |
| 1:52.0 | It's truly a star vehicle for our guest |
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