meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The Now Show - 19th March ft Lucy Porter, Eshaan Akbar and Jess Robinson

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

BBC

Comedy

4.213.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis present the week via topical stand-up and sketches in front of a remote audience - and all from their own home! Joining them from a safe distance is Lucy Porter fighting for our right to protest, Eshaan Akbar analysing our spending habits and a Beyonce inspired song by Jess Robinson and Felix Hagen. Voice Actors: Jason Forbes and Karen Bartke Producer: Pete Strauss Production Co-Ordinator: Carina Andrews Editor/Engineer: David Thomas BBC Studios Production

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:04.8

Thank you for listening to the Friday Night Comedy Podcast.

0:07.8

It's the now show.

0:15.0

Hello, I see Punt, and I'm Hugh Ders.

0:17.8

With us, Lucy Porter, Ysian Atfer, Jess Robinson, Karen Barky, and Jason Forbes.

0:23.0

And this is...

0:25.0

Vanau! Show!

0:33.0

Thank you very much.

0:35.0

So this week, with the vaccine rolling out albeit lumply,

0:39.0

with holidays being booked and Greg's promising new branches,

0:43.0

the government turned its attention to shaping what Britain will look like

0:46.0

in a post-COVID-post-Brexit world.

0:49.0

Yes, apparently we're going to be tilting to the Indo-Pacific region

0:52.0

and importing more from the far east.

0:54.0

So far, we've imported banning political protest from China

0:58.0

and ignoring nuclear weapons agreements from North Korea.

1:02.0

To tell us about all this, the government unveiled a photo of their new briefing room

1:07.0

where important government announcements can be made

1:09.0

without all the bother and fuss of having to go through Parliament.

1:13.0

Yes, at a cost of £2.6 million, Downing Street has used a Russian-owned company

1:17.0

to build an American-style briefing room,

1:20.0

so we can hear all about how we're now free of foreign influence.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.