Welcome to The Comedy Bureau... where this week we are doing something slightly different! This is the first in a two part series where we are looking at how the most sensational legal story of the 1800s became one of the biggest comedy acts of the Music Hall era.In this first part of the story, Laura Lexx tells Oliver Double the truly spectacular story of the Tichborne Claimant. The heir to a wealthy British family disappears at sea and thus begins a multi-year legal battle as someone steps forward to claim the estate.Laura talks us through the details of the claim, and exactly why it was so much bigger than any story that had gone before. If you thought Heard V Depp was the most sensationalised legal battle in history then you are about to have your mind blown... it's nothing compared to The Tichborne Claimant.Next week, Olly will take over the story telling as he explains how this epic saga was not the end of the notoriety of the case but just the beginning...Laura mentions Stitches Comedy Clubs - if you live along the south coast of the UK and want to see live comedy then check out their website for your nearest gig: https://www.stitches.fun/The book Laura refers to throughout this episode is DEFINITELY worth reading and these are the details:McWilliam, Rohan “The Tichborne Claimant - A Victorian Sensation” (2007) Bloomsbury ContinuumThis episode is dedicated to Laura's little sister, Meg who loves True Crime. If this little detail appeals to you then why not check out Laura's other podcast Lexx Education where Meg serves up two true crimes and a lie and lets Laura and their other sibling Ron work out which one is a lie.