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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

Summer Comedy Festival - Jo Brand

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

BBC

Comedy

4.213.3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Expect a summer festival with a difference as some of the nation's favourite comics turn curators and host a virtual festival featuring their favourite performers from the worlds of comedy, literature and spoken word. They'll be in control of everything (even the weather) as we're taken along for the ride to not only hear some great performances but also to get an insight into the cultural radars of our celebrity hosts. In episode 2 it's Jo Brand's turn as chief curator as she brings together all her favourite festival ingredients for a celebration of poetry. She's joined by performance poets Nafeesa Hamid and Hollie McNish as well as the impressionist Lewis MacLeod and the comedy poet, John Hegley. Producer: Richard Morris Production co-ordinator: Caroline Barlow Sound: Chris McLean A BBC Studios Production

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0:00.0

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0:04.5

Hi, I'm Joe Whitt and I'm just popping up to tell you about my brand new podcast with

0:11.0

BBC Radio 4. It's extraordinary, it's almost turbocharges you.

0:16.0

I'm really interested in the links between physical and mental health and what kind of

0:19.7

ordinary everyday activities people do to keep on top of things.

0:22.9

I keep fit because it's relaxing because it absolutely relaxes my mind and that's so

0:28.0

important.

0:29.6

So in this podcast I'm having a chat with some of my favourite people to find out their

0:32.9

tips and tricks to staying healthy and happy.

0:35.1

For me, it's a full-body experience and it's a total game changer.

0:39.8

I think you're going to love it. Hit subscribe on the Joe Witt's podcast on BBC Sounds.

0:43.8

Let's do this.

0:50.2

When I went to Glastonbury last year with my friends Emma Betty, we ended up really

0:56.0

near to the front of the stage. In quite a big space and we were so pleased with ourselves.

1:02.0

We were stood next to a bit of blue tarp all in and at one point I thought, oh let's

1:06.7

just see what's through that hole there and it turned out to be the men's urinals and

1:12.6

there were some honourable members actually in the act of decanting and of course it

1:19.8

dawned on us so that's why we were on our own at the front of the stage.

1:25.9

But what if festivals didn't have to be like that? What if I could design my own festival

1:31.6

without the grim bits and with lots more of the good bits like churro stools, fringe performers

1:38.5

and churro stools? Well, Radio 4 have kindly given me the opportunity to do just that and

1:45.9

I've chosen to throw a celebration of an art form normally found in the side tents but

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