#283 - Minor Key Comedy, Same Old Larkin and Frank Skinner

Elis James and John Robins

BBC

Comedy

4.8 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2023

⏱️ 130 minutes

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Summary

The Edinburgh Fringe. The centre of the comedy universe. And the beaming hot star at the centre of said universe, of which every other planet orbits, is the gas giant that is John Robins. Although he’s performing two shows per day whilst up in Scotland he’s still committed to providing the nation with much needed radio. Elis and Producer Dave? Well, they’re holding the fort in London, thus showing that Radio 5 Live truly is the voice of the nation. But it’s not just John who was in our studio north of the border. The legend that is Frank Skinner dropped by to talk about his new show, as well as enacting a law into Petty Parliament. Plus, there's a Made Up Game resembling a comedian’s fever dream, Tony Livesey reveals his bizarre showering routine, and the Brandy Lady makes another appearance.

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0:00.0	Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to tell you why I love podcasting.
0:04.5	I'm Sasha Johansson, I'm an Assistant Commissioner for the BBC,
0:08.1	and I work on making podcasts. My real passion is discovering unbelievable
0:14.3	unheard stories and working with the biggest stars who can really bring those stories to life.
0:20.0	I love the whole process of making podcasts from the spark of an idea
0:24.8	to hearing the final edit. There's nothing like it.
0:27.6	What makes BBC podcast special is that we're working for you,
0:31.0	so whatever we commission has to reflect the things that you care about and love,
0:34.9	wherever you are in the UK. So if you like this BBC podcast,
0:38.4	there's so much more to discover. Have a listen on BBC Sounds.
0:43.6	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:47.0	Hello, dear friends. How are you all? It's Elis and John here, your digital colleagues.
0:55.4	Friends, not colleagues. Your brothers in radio. Oh, yeah, like that.
1:00.1	And your audio lovers. And we're here to tend to you to massage those troublesome knots and muscles,
1:08.7	those sinews. We're here to cook for you a meal of chat, laughter and improv and empathy.
1:16.0	And we're also here to redecorate your life. That's the self-help book, Elis and I
1:20.5	am working on. It's called redecorate your life. And what it is is a mixture of sort of personal
1:25.4	development and DIY tips. Yes. So you don't just end up fresher, brighter, more productive. You do end
1:33.2	up with, you know, a new kitchen. Yeah, yeah. And I'll show it on a show where the drain's
1:37.5	properly. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. No longer are you going to be held hostage by clogged hairs in the
1:44.8	plug hole. Drainers that aren't angled enough for the water to actually drain. Yeah, that's
1:50.4	it. So it pulls and puddles. Yeah. You kiss goodbye to that with the Elis and John 10-week
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