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Tickling Tunes: a History of Comic Song

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4/4. Parodies. Roy Hudd examines ways of transforming serious songs into funny ones, either by means of new lyrics, the imposition of a comic personality or the addition of an unlikely context. The programme also details the rise of comedy talents from within the folk scene, and the way in which television shaped the nature of parody during the 1970s. Producer Karl Phillips

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