Live from the UK: Live Comedy Day

APR 6, 202642 MIN
Comedy of the Week

Live from the UK: Live Comedy Day

APR 6, 202642 MIN

Description

<p>It's the first every Live Comedy Day, and Live From the UK brings a special, extended episode to the Radio 4 listener.</p><p>Angela Barnes is back at the comedy club where she did her first ever gig, the Brighton Komedia. She did a comedy course with comedy guru Jill Edwards, so catches up with her to chat about starting out, and grassroots comedy.</p><p>We also tour to all 4 nations of the UK, bringing you insights on a night tour of Edinburgh Zoo, useless stuff you learn in school, nans playing rugby and the dystopian world of fast food restaurants.</p><p>Throughout the show, some of the UK's best loved comedians will also pop up to tell you about their first ever gig.</p><p>In this episode, you can hear;</p><p>Christopher Macarthur-Boyd at the Monkey Barrel in Edinburgh Emer Maguire at the Empire Music Hall, Belfast Carwyn Blayney at the Swansea Grand Seann Walsh at Komedia Brighton</p><p>Additional Material by Ruth Husko</p><p>Recorded by David Thomas, Sean Kerwin and Davy Neil Sound design by David Thomas Production Coordinator: Jodie Charman Executive Producer: Pete Strauss</p><p>Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Audio Production for Radio 4.</p>