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Comedy of the Week

Evil Genius with Russell Kane: Batman

Comedy of the Week

BBC

Comedy

42.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Stevie Martin, Rachel Fairburn and Johnny Cochrane ask how super the superhero really is. Is the caped crusader the sexiest superhero of all? Or a weirdo in a cave who makes it all worse, actually? Producer: Beth O’Dea Evil Genius with Russell Kane is a BBC Audio Bristol production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts

0:04.9

This podcast contains strong language.

0:07.3

Hi, I'm Athenica Venue and welcome to Comedy of the Week from BBC Radio 4, your weekly

0:13.2

prescription of feel-good funnies to lift the spirits.

0:17.1

Enjoy the show!

0:19.1

Genius Genius Genius!

0:24.5

Hello and welcome to Evil Genius from BBC Radio 4.

0:27.9

This is the show where you don't know what you know about your hero.

0:31.4

We take villains and legends and reveal facts more uncomfortable than a tight bra on a large

0:36.6

arntie.

0:37.6

Don't believe me, check out Alfred Hitchcock, genius filmmaker who created genres still

0:42.1

thriving today, maybe, but maybe also Sterey, Storky, Pervy, Cruel, a messed up tub of

0:48.5

Ron Boner, who made his female stars feel as nervous as my nan opening a gaspill.

0:53.9

Vertigo, Alfred, which self-rerection go and then just go, ew!

0:59.7

The game is simple guys.

1:01.9

My panel of funny fukas must take from me being vigorously tossed about and then at the

1:07.8

end decide evil or genius.

1:17.0

And today it's camp slash noir crusader Batman.

1:21.7

My panel is Rachel Fairburn, fantastic stand up comedian and I believe you did our Pablo

1:26.8

Escobar.

1:27.8

I did, but I'm not sure.

1:28.8

I'm running out of hooks and have returned for more sweet.

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