Live! How comedy can bring hope in dark times - with Adam Hills and Kemah Bob
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Pod Save the UK
4.6 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 15 August 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
In this special live episode from the Edinburgh Fringe, recorded on 07/08/24, Nish and Coco are joined by comedians Adam Hills and Kemah Bob to talk about how political comedy offers relief in dark times, while still holding power to account.
The gang reflect on political flashpoints and what they learned from it, from dropping a spoonful of sugar to the unique lens that comedy can lend while reporting devastating events. Once again, Nish is confounded by Brat Summer.
Later, in a special Q&A session with our live audience, we resurrect Pod Shag the UK and hear about some of the things bringing hope to our listeners, with a special appearance from Nish’s mum.
Guests:
Adam Hills - Comedian
Kemah Bob - Comedian
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the UK to |
| 0:07.3 | UK, thanks very much for coming. |
| 0:08.7 | Everybody okay. |
| 0:10.3 | How are you, Coco? I'm good. So I had a lovely moment earlier. So this is our |
| 0:16.1 | closing night. I believe that we can say that. Night two of two. I'm on This is the end of the run guys. |
| 0:25.0 | Weirdly, it was a sprint, not a marathon. |
| 0:30.0 | I'm really getting into it though. |
| 0:32.0 | Because you know as a journalist journalist you don't normally get to |
| 0:34.3 | Stand up on stage and talk to 150 inebriated people although I do hear that that's what happens in comments |
| 0:42.0 | You worked at the Guardian. You spent every Monday speaking to 150 inebriated people at the |
| 0:47.0 | morning meeting. |
| 0:48.0 | How dare you? It's a mint tea organisation, okay? |
| 0:51.0 | How are you doing? |
| 0:52.0 | My ass. But I've really gotten into it. |
| 0:54.0 | I found myself talking to him in my other half earlier today, |
| 0:56.0 | and he was saying something that, |
| 0:58.0 | I admit, bought me, so I said, I said, |
| 1:01.0 | I said, I'm sorry I have to rest my voice. |
| 1:03.0 | So you couldn't listen to what he was saying. |
| 1:08.0 | I've heard people say they need to rest their voice. |
| 1:12.0 | I've never heard anyone go I have to |
| 1:13.0 | perform tonight I have to rest my ears I've had some great text from people today |
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